DESPITE Nalini Sumintra’s five-wicket haul, defending champions East Coast Demerara (ECD) made a successful start to this year’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)-organised, Demerara Inter-Sub Association female limited overs tournament, when they defeated West Bank Demerara (WBD) by 36 runs at the Demerara Cricket Club ground yesterday.
Winning the toss and opting to take first strike, ECD reached 150 off 40.5 overs before they were bowled out, with extras top-scoring with 60 inclusive of 57 wides, while Fay Franklyn and skipper Reneka Isaacs contributed 45 and 26 respectively. The pair added 62 for the fourth wicket from 14.1 overs as Sumintra did some early damage to end with 6-20 while national female captain Zaheeda Samdally had 2 for 24 off 10 overs.
When WBD began their reply, they were struggling on 49 for 7 in the 14th over, before Tracy Glasgow, who made an unbeaten 29, and Kesha Lall joined forces to push the score to 111. Lall who made 17 with two fours struck off Angela Waldron and Isaacs was lbw to Waldron.
Once again, extras led all scorers in WBD’s innings with 55 which included 47 wides. Waldron, who ended with 3 for 28, along with Kavita Yadram and Haseena Mohammed, who took two wickets each for 28 and 5 runs respectively, saw their team o victory.
The competition continues today with Georgetown facing East Bank at the same venue. (Calvin Roberts)