ENTERPRISE Cricket Club (ECC) came away the victors in the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB)/ Trophy Stall sponsored Under-19 limited overs competition, when they defeated Lusignan by seven wickets in the final last Saturday at the Enmore Community Centre ground.
Batting first, Lusignan found the going rough against the bowling of man of the match S. Chandro who took 4-19 and Enterprise’s skipper Arif Habib who took 2-3 and were bowled out for 102, out of which S. Ramdass (34) and G. Sukanand 23 were the leading scorers.
In reply, Enterprise, led by Habib’s 43 and T. Mangal with 33, reached 106-3 to cart off the trophy.
Meanwhile, in a Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ Neal and Massy sponsored nationwide 40 overs a side competition, Enterprise scored a 49 run victory over Lusignan in their encounter which was played at the Enterprise ground on Sunday..
Batting first, Enterprise reached 190-5 when their overs ran out, with national off spinner Zaheer Mohammed leading the way with 55, whilst R. Mangal (37) and L. Yadram with 26 offered support
Bowling for Lusignan, D. Hamilton took 2-27 from five overs, whilst E. Khan conceded a miserly 18 runs from seven overs, but the LSC batsmen could not build on their efforts and were bowled out for 141 in reply.
V. Ramjeet (28), C. Gangagin (27) and S. Bharat with 25 tried to steer their team to victory, but Mangal (5-9) and Mohammed who offered him support by claiming 3-23, had other ideas in mind for Enterprise.
