DCC cart off GCA/GISE Trophy Stall& Star Party first-division title
The triumphant DCC team pose with GCA/GISE Trophy Stall and Star Party Rentals First Division two-day cricket trophy. (Samuel Maughn Photo)
The triumphant DCC team pose with GCA/GISE Trophy Stall and Star Party Rentals First Division two-day cricket trophy. (Samuel Maughn Photo)

By Stephan Sookram

GUYANA all-rounder Christopher Barnwell gifted the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) with the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) sponsored General Industrial Supplies Enterprise (GISE) Trophy Stall and Star Party Rentals first-division two-day cricket title yesterday.A man-of-the-match performance from skipper Barnwell ensured that DCC, who took first innings points, cart off the trophy ahead of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).
Barnwell chalked up his team’s win with determination, adding: “It’s the hard work during the week that I did. I put a lot of emphasis on bowling and batting in the nets and I wanted to play a big role in getting my team to victory and I came out and did exactly that.”
The Queenstown-based side had bowled out the GDF for 160 on day one, after which they responded with a total of 302, for a lead of 142. In the DCC innings, Barnwell stroked a run-a-ball 70 with 13 fours to add to his three for 36 on day one.
In chasing down the total, the army men ended their second innings yesterday on 66-3 as they slipped to 10-3, thanks to Barnwell who scalped Leon Andrews and Quacey McPherson for a pair of ducks and Hakeem Hinds (05), all within the space of five overs.
However, he could not trouble the unbeaten 56-run fourth-wicket partnership between Kevin Ramdeen (29) and Ishwar Singh 26.
Earlier, DCC resuming at their overnight score of 184-5 with Kemol Savory (02) and Dennis Squires scoreless were forced onto the back-foot to be 197-7, thanks to Romario Shepherd who removed the duo for his fifth wicket of the match.
Tevin Imlach who resumed his innings after retiring hurt with cramps on day one, joined forces with Paul Wintz for a 41-run partnership to take the score 238-8 before he was stumped by wicketkeeper Dexter Solomon for 73.

This brought Dexter George to the crease to join Wintz and the duo put together a nifty little eighth-wicket, 49-run partnership, with the latter caught behind one shy of his half century.
The final wicket to fall was that of George, who made 15, while his partner at that time, Totoram Bishun was left not out on nine and the score at 302.

 

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