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THE University of Guyana (UG) second division cricket team encountered mixed fortunes in their last two matches of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)-organised New Building Society (NBS)-sponsored second division 40 overs-a-side tournament, by going under to Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) in one match before humiliating Ace Warriors in another. At the Everest Cricket Club ground on Camp Road last week Saturday, Third Class were in a comfortable position against the home team, before they were forced to forfeit the contest after losing their fourth wicket at 124, with the incoming batsman being an unregistered player.
At the MSC ground on Saturday, the home team batted first and rattled up 217 for 7 from their allotted overs with Shaquille Williams topscoring with 56 (5×4), while Vishal Narayan who also struck five fours in his unbeaten 50, Nichosie Barker 23 and Kwame Crosse 20 offered support.
Royston Alkins and Damian Van Tull took 2 wickets each for 31 and 44 runs respectively for UG who were bowled out for 79 from 18.3 overs in reply, with Suresh Dhanai’s unbeaten 20 being their best score against the bowling of Steven Sankar and Crosse who both took four wickets for 5 and 28 runs respectively.
The following day, UG returned to the same venue to take on Ace Warriors who batted first and were bowled out for 129 which was scored off 23.3 overs, with Garth Allen hitting five sixes and one four in his 54.
Van Tull took 4 for 33 and Dennis Heywood 3 for 44 for UG, who taught their opponents a lesson in batsmanship and technique, by replying with 130 without loss from 17.5 overs, thanks to Dwayne Dobson’s 60 (5×4) and Nicholas Carryl’s 38 (4×4).
In the ECC versus Third Class encounter, Randy Ramroop was unbeaten 43 that contained three fours, while Clint Jones and Alvin Castello struck four fours in their respective scores of 29 and 20 against the bowling of Javed Rasheed (2-9) and Kevin Paul (2-14).
The game came to a temporary halt, when a Third Class batsman was making his way to the wicket and was stopped from doing so by the home team, whose skipper relented and allowed the game to continue, but not before he told the umpires he will be doing so under protest.
At this point, Third Class realised they were contradicting the playing conditions that govern the tournament and decided to take no further part in the contest, handing ECC the win by default.
With the win, ECC join Georgetown Cricket Club, Demerara Cricket Club and Police Sports Club in the semifinals of the tournament. (Calvin Roberts)
At the MSC ground on Saturday, the home team batted first and rattled up 217 for 7 from their allotted overs with Shaquille Williams topscoring with 56 (5×4), while Vishal Narayan who also struck five fours in his unbeaten 50, Nichosie Barker 23 and Kwame Crosse 20 offered support.
Royston Alkins and Damian Van Tull took 2 wickets each for 31 and 44 runs respectively for UG who were bowled out for 79 from 18.3 overs in reply, with Suresh Dhanai’s unbeaten 20 being their best score against the bowling of Steven Sankar and Crosse who both took four wickets for 5 and 28 runs respectively.
The following day, UG returned to the same venue to take on Ace Warriors who batted first and were bowled out for 129 which was scored off 23.3 overs, with Garth Allen hitting five sixes and one four in his 54.
Van Tull took 4 for 33 and Dennis Heywood 3 for 44 for UG, who taught their opponents a lesson in batsmanship and technique, by replying with 130 without loss from 17.5 overs, thanks to Dwayne Dobson’s 60 (5×4) and Nicholas Carryl’s 38 (4×4).
In the ECC versus Third Class encounter, Randy Ramroop was unbeaten 43 that contained three fours, while Clint Jones and Alvin Castello struck four fours in their respective scores of 29 and 20 against the bowling of Javed Rasheed (2-9) and Kevin Paul (2-14).
The game came to a temporary halt, when a Third Class batsman was making his way to the wicket and was stopped from doing so by the home team, whose skipper relented and allowed the game to continue, but not before he told the umpires he will be doing so under protest.
At this point, Third Class realised they were contradicting the playing conditions that govern the tournament and decided to take no further part in the contest, handing ECC the win by default.
With the win, ECC join Georgetown Cricket Club, Demerara Cricket Club and Police Sports Club in the semifinals of the tournament. (Calvin Roberts)
