THANKS to Chien Gittens’ unbeaten ton, home team Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) recorded a three-wicket victory over Transport Sports Club (TSC), when action in the New Building Society (NBS)-sponsored Georgetown Cricket Association, (GCA)-organised second division limited overs tournament continued yesterday.
Also recording victories were Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) who took less than 25 overs to demolish Ace Warriors and Everest Cricket Club (ECC) who defeated Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) by seven wickets on their opponents’ home ground.
Gittens struck 12 fours and eight sixes in his unbeaten 101, which guided MYO to 198 for 7 from 29.1 overs against the bowling of Azim Azeez and Shawn Massiah who took two wickets each for 34 and 48 runs respectively for TSC who were earlier limited to 195 for 9 at the MYO ground.
Keon Morris made an unbeaten 52 (7×4, 1×6), Stephon Sampson 32 (7×4) and Sunil Singh 20 (4×4) for TSC, whose innings was bolstered with 29 extras, while Richard Latiff (3 for 28), Satesh Jaikaran (2 for 18) and Imtiaz Pooran (2 for 30) did the damage with the ball for MYO.
At the GYO ground, the home team were bowled out for 171 from 33 overs by ECC, with Loakesh Reid contributing 42 that was decorated with eight fours and received support from Yogeshlall Persaud 28 (6×4) and Anand Goolsarran 21 (4×4).
Saeed Mohammed took 3 for 21 for ECC, who were indebted to Rishi Heralall’s unbeaten 64 (8×4, 2×6), Sherfane Rutherford’s 66 (14×4) and Mohammed’s unbeaten 28 (5×4), as they reached 175 for 3 from 21.3 overs to complete the win, with Goolsarran taking 2 for 33 for GYO.
At the ECC ground, DCC bowled out Ace Warriors for 76 from 18 overs, with only Levar Douglas 18 (1×4, 1×6) and G. Bess 13 (2×4) reaching double figures, while Dennis Squires (3 for 11), Joel Brown (3 for 20) and Cavell Reece (2 for 16) led DCC’s bowling.
Omesh Dhanram then struck five fours in his 29 while Squires returned to hit two sixes in his unbeaten 25, as DCC reached 79 for 1 from a mere 7 overs, to complete the win inside the first session of the contest.