PARK RANGERS got past Wellman, while Azad Azeez starred with the bat as Wolf Warriors thrashed Tony’s X1 in their quarterfinals in the Trophy Stall Softball tournament, which was played last Sunday at the Cyril Potter College ground.Wellman batting first rattled up 208 off their 20 overs with Lloyd Rooplall scoring 45 and Samlall supporting with 36, as Mark Fung and Ricky Persaud took two wickets each for Park Rangers who raced to 209 for 3 off 17.4 overs, thanks to Ron Ramnauth’s brilliant 109, while Fung made 45 and S. Massiah 36.
Wolf Warriors then demolished the youthful Tony’s X1 by 136 runs. Led by Azeez with a blistering 97, Wolf Warriors posted a challenging 232 for 8 off 20 overs.
A. Nizamudin scored 45 and Amit Rai chipped in with 29 as K. Jailall took 3 for 46 for Tony’s X1, who were bowled out for 96. A. Zamin did the damage with the ball taking 4 for 19 and Dharam Persaud 2 for 29.
Success Masters defeated Frontliners by 60 runs. Success batting first did well to score 201 for 8 off 20 overs, K. Ramnauth led the way with 65. Raghunandan Narine took 2 for 36 for Frontliners who replied with 141 all out. Rudy Rodrigues top-scored with 36. R. Mayors bowled well to snare 4 for 23.
Trophy Stall ‘A’ overcame Country Side by 46 runs. Trophy Stall ‘A’ raised 213 for 8 off 20 overs, thanks to scores of 53 from S. Budhu, 35 from M. Dutchin and 34 from J. Deosarran. R. Gomes picked up 3 for 44 for Country Side who got to 167 for 9, when their overs expired. L Karim made 37 and Ramlakhan 25. S. Budhu took 3 for 31.
Farm gained a walkover from Trophy Stall B.
In the Open semi-finals Wolf Warriors will take on Trophy Stall ‘A’ while Regal will play Farm from 09:00hrs, to see which two will take on Smith X1 and Die Hard of Essequibo from 13:00hrs tomorrow at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, to decide who will make it to the Grand Finals on Sunday April 13.
The Masters semifinals will be played at Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) next Saturday under floodlights while the Open final is set for Saturday April 26 under floodlights also at the DCC ground.