Chan, Looknauth and Cameron give PMCC successful start

THANKS to solid performances from Arif Chan, Manoj Looknauth and Nicholas Cameron, Port Mourant Cricket Club (PMCC), now under new management, recorded back-to-back victories over their first two opponents in this year’s Berbice Cricket Board/Elizabeth Styles Under-19 cricket competition.Playing both games at their Port Mourant ground, the home team first defeated Whim National by a mammoth 209 runs, before they trounced Big Stars by 247 runs in their second game last Saturday at the same venue.
In the first game, PMCC batted first and scored 282 for 9, with Cameron, a former member of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, hitting 10 fours in his 114 that took him 154 balls to aggregate, while Looknauth had five fours and one six in his 51, even as Shaquille Luke and Daniel Samaroo contributed 17 each.
Cameron got his 50 from 95 balls with five fours while he added 92 for the fifth wicket with Looknauth, as M. Charran led Whim National’s bowling with 4 for 47, backed by K. Motayne, 3 for 33, and Akeem Blackman who took 2 for 67.
In their reply, Chan, another former member of RHTYSC, took 5 for 19 and Looknauth 3 for 22 as Whim National were dismissed for 73 in 27.3 overs, with only Charran and Kundial Deonarine with 15 each managing to get into double figures.
In their second game played last Saturday against Big Stars, PMCC, on the back of 114 from Chan which was decorated with 15 fours off 112 balls, 42 from Looknauth (27 balls, 6×4), 31 from Samuel Kisnasammy and 30 from Samaroo, piled up 309 for 7 off their 50 overs.
Chan’s first 50 was scored off 35 deliveries with seven fours while his hundred was recorded off 83 balls, with 12 fours, even as Kisnasammy and Samaroo struck four fours each in their innings, as PMCC piled up the runs on a good batting track.
U. George and Delroy Leitch took three wickets each for 44 and 49 runs respectively for Big Stars, who in their turn at the wicket were bundled out for 62 inside 13 overs, as the pint-size Jamal Lancaster took 5 for 19 and Looknauth 5 for 27.

(Calvin Roberts)