Mae’s Primary defeated Bel Air Primary and Stella Maris Primary got past Redeemer Primary to book their place in the final of the East Georgetown Zone of the GCB-Scotiabank Kiddy Progression One Cricket.At the Racquet Centre ground, Mae’s Primary defeated Bel Air Primary by 10 wickets. Bel Air Primary batted first were limited to 94-8 in 14 overs. Ravindra Singh was the top scorer with 21 as no other batsman reached double figures while Nicholas Samaroo bagged three wickets.
In reply, Mae’s Primary made light work of their target as they finished on 100-2 in the ninth over when Samaroo smashed the second delivery he faced for a maximum to end the match. Leading the way with the bat for Mae’s was Jonathan Vanton (43) while Omar Percival contributed an unbeaten 27.
In the second semi-final of the East Georgetown Zone also played at the Racquet Centre ground, Stella Maris eased past Redeemer by 41 runs. Stella Maris amassed 146-8 in 14 overs batting first with Alvin Adolphus leading the way with an unbeaten 68 while Ameer Hussain had three wickets.
In Redemeer Primary’s reply, they could only manage to get to 105-9 when their overs were completed. Leading the bowling for Stella Maris Primary was Chelsea Morrison who claimed three wickets for just two runs.
Meanwhile, on the Essequibo Coast, Better Hope Primary defeated Charity Primary by six wickets at Charity ground. Taking first strike, Charity Primary were restricted to 114-8 off 14 overs with only Shem Dey making any significant contribution with 19. Kevin Persaud took 2-8 for Better Hope.
Better Hope then replied with 115-7 in 13.4 overs winning by six wickets with two balls to spare. Hibron Peters and Mahendra Ramlall scored 25 and 21 respectively as Erica Alphonso and Romario Adams took two wickets apiece.
At Mainstay ground, the home team went down to Taymouth Manor by six wickets despite scoring 180. Asked to take first strike, Mainstay Primary racked up 180-7 off their 14 overs as Rayon John struck an entertaining 61 and Ronaldo Charles made 30. Pooja Persaud was the pick of the Taymouth Manor Primary’s bowlers with 2-9.
In reply to Mainstay Primary’s mammoth total, Taymouth Manor showed no signs of being intimidated by the huge total as they completed the chase in the 14th over. Leading the way with the bat was Rajindra Ramballie who top scored with a composed 52 and Shazeg Mohammed chipped in with 21.
In another match played in Essequibo Coast zone, Queenstown Primary beat Capoey Primary by 12 runs at Capoey ground.
Batting first, Queenstown Primary made 149-11 in 14 overs. Kellon Cox and Akeem Jones each scored 18 while two wickets each went to Tamar Hendricks and Nadia Prince.
In reply, the home team reached 137-9 in their 14 overs falling short by 12 runs. Only Andrian Hendricks and Dave Deyouny reached double figures while Kellon Cox, Brian Innis and Akeem Jones all had two wickets each.
At Sparta ground, the home team defeated C.V Nunes Primary by 7 wickets. C.V Nunes batting first was limited to 92-4 off their 14 overs. Christopher Samaroo and Jaydon Reece made 13 each as Sim Persaud had 2-6.
In reply, Sparta Primary eased to 93-6 in 12.5 overs as Aryan Doodnauth led the way with 22. Devonte Pearson had 2-1 in a losing cause.
Matches continue in Georgetown today at the Racquet Centre ground as North Georgetown Primary face St. Margaret’s Primary from 09:30 hrs to determine the winner of the North Georgetown Zone while Stellas Marris will play Mae’s Primary from 13:00 hrs to determine the winner of East Georgetown Zone.