TORONTO, Canada – A match-winning maiden unbeaten 120 from 17-year-old Lincoln Hoitram paced Kaieteur Cricket Club (KCC) to a commanding five-wicket victory over Gladiators when the Scarborough Cricket Association (SCA) 2017 season continued last Sunday at the Ashtonbee Number Two ground, Scarborough here.
In a game, played in brilliant sunshine and in which sixes were raining at an alarming rate, Hoitram hoisted seven maximums and a similar number of fours as KCC chased down a formidable 330 for victory in 39.4 overs, losing five wickets in the process.
Mixing aggression with sound defence and technique, the youthful Hoitram whose father Richie and mother Winnie originate from Annandale and Lusignan respectively, shared a second-wicket partnership of 122 with veteran Sat Sarju whose 76 contained three sixes and nine fours.
The stoutly built Hoitram also added a further 105 with 18-year-old Jordon Piralli whose contribution was 24. Opener Nate Anandjit had earlier set the tone with a blistering 43, smashing five sixes and two fours.
Earlier, Gladiators’ Bilal Javed went on a rampage clobbering 10 sixes and 10 fours in a brutal knock of 141 and received fine support from Sharjeel Siddiqui (40 with four sixes) in a losing cause as their team reached what seemed a winning total of 329 for nine in their allotted 50 overs.
Bowling for KCC, skipper Bay Khemraj led from the front with five for 57 in 10 overs while 16-year-old Kevin Persaud bagged two for 65 in 10 consecutive overs.
Manager/player of KCC, Vish Jadunuath, under whose tutelage Hoitram’s youth cricket has blossomed, was full of praise for the fine knock. According to Jadunauth, Hoitram is one of the youngest members to play with the Scarborough Colts and was part of the team when they won the 2015 second division championship. He also captained the SCA Under-16 side in 2015, hitting a highest score of 67.
Hoitram’s skipper Khemraj, who is also his uncle, and secretary of the club Omesh Dass were also impressed with the fine display. (Frederick Halley)