Adams hits ton for ECC, Gibson, Squires and Mohammed also sparkle
DWAYNE ADAMS struck a ton for Everest Cricket Club (ECC), but when the proceedings culminated last Saturday afternoon, their host Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) were crowned champions of the Georgetown Cricket Association/Noble House Seafoods second division two-day competition.Batting first on the previous day after they were invited to do so, ECC who advanced to the finals on the most wins system after their semifinal encounter with Georgetown Cricket Club was rained out the previous weekend, scored what looked like an imposing 267 all out off 68.2 overs.
Adams struck 11 fours and five sixes in his 102, a she added 90 for the first wicket with Rishi Heeralall 32 (5×4, 1×6) and an additional 97 for the second wicket with Troy Gonsalves whose 59 included six fours and three sixes struck off successive deliveries from Antonell Atwell.
Steve Ramdass also contributed healthily to ECC’s total with 38 (4×4, 2×6), as Dennis ‘Bitterman’ Squires led the home team bowling by picking up 5 for 45, with support from National Under-15 left arm spinner Ashmead Nedd who took 3 for 52 and Atwell with 2 for 65.
When the home team batted, they had contributions of an unbeaten 99 from Andrew Gibson that included eight fours and one six, 51 (5×4, 3×6) from Atwell, and 35 with five fours from Dexter George, which guided them to 372 all out off 116 overs, with Gibson and George adding 82 for the fifth wicket.
Shaheed ‘Cocoo’ Mohammed led ECC bowling with his 5 for 100 and got support from Raphael Singh and Javed Rasheed who took two wickets each for 9 and 68 runs respectively, but found it hard to contain the home team on a track that was conducive for batting.
At the presentation ceremony that followed, GCA president Roger Harper applauded the sponsors for their tangible and unwavering support over the years, even as he congratulated both teams for a well played game, especially DCC for claiming the crown.
While the two on-field umpires, the stand-by umpire and Match Referee all received medallions, both teams were also the recipients of medallions and trophies, while DCC claimed the winner’s trophy and $100,000 and ECC the runner’s up trophy and $60,000.
Individually, Tevin Imloch of DCC got rewarded for Most Catches, Adams for Highest Score in the Final, Squires (Best Bowling) while Gibson was named Man of the Match, to which they all received trophies, before both teams posed for a photo opportunity with their spoils.

(Calvin Roberts)