COMBINED XI defeated Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and Lusignan by three wickets and 17 runs respectively, to win the Arrival Day T20 tournament which was hosted by Quest International at the Enmore Community Centre ground last Monday.

In the final against Lusignan, Combined XI batted first and were off to a good start with Nichosie Barker and Delvon McEwan adding 36 for the first wicket in five overs before McEwan was removed for 12.
Barker continued to bat positively to finish with the top score of 30, while Steven Harris and Cordell Mars, 14 and 12 respectively, supported Barker to guide the Combined XI to 118-6 in their 15 overs.
Bowling for Lusignan, Kumar Bissoondyal claimed 2-28, before his team in reply, reached 109-5 from their 15 overs, with Leon Morgan and Somnauch Bharratt being the topscorers with 24 and 22 respectively, even as Mars claimed 2-13 from his three over spell.
Earlier in the day, Combined XI played and defeated a strong DCC lineup which included Christopher Barnwell as well as guest players Leon Johnson and Robin Bacchus, by three wickets after scoring 18 runs off the final over to claim the win.
Needing 94 to win off 12 overs, Leroy Bristol ensured Combined XI reached their target by scoring 32 off 18 balls, 11 of which was scored in the final over, as he received support from Harris and Barker who scored 13 and 12 respectively. Johnson and Barnwell finished with two wickets each.
DCC took first strike and were restricted to 93-3 in 12 overs, with Bacchus slamming an unbeaten 61 (3×4, 3×6) to stabilise DCC’s innings, as Harris snared 2-25 for Combined XI.
In the second game of the day, Enmore, who had national player Assad Fudadin and big-hitting all-rounder Troy Gonsalves in its armoury, were outplayed by Lusignan who won by 19 runs.
Batting first, Lusignan scored 75 for 8 in their 12 overs, led by Safraz Ali with 25, as Gonsalves and Yuvraj Dyal claimed two wickets each for Enmore, who in reply were dismissed for 56 thanks to Gajanand Sooknanand who claimed 3 for 12.
At the brief presentation ceremony that followed, Bristol was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP), while Barker was adjudged Best Batsman and Bowler.
In a brief post-match speech, Benedict Prince of Quest International congratulated the Combined XI on their performance and thanked the members of the Enmore Cricket Club, the villagers from Enmore and most importantly the sponsors of the tournament for making the event a success, saying next year’s tournament will be bigger and better.
This year’s tournament was sponsored by Trans Pacific Motor Spares and Auto Sales, Star Party Rentals, Woodpecker Sports Complex, Trophy Stall, Tiger Sport and Motor Trend Auto Supplies.