THE 2017/2018 Guyana Cricket Board/ Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited/ National Sports Commission/National Secondary Schools Cricket League (GCB/DMLAS/NSC/NSSCL) continued this weekend with its District play-offs.

Chase Academy once again showed their dominance in the league, when they defeated an ambitious North Georgetown team by 28 runs in a challenging encounter.
Chase Academy, batting first in a match reduced from 30 to 20 overs per side, rallied to 117 for 7 off their allotted overs.

Challenged by excellent bowling and superb fielding by the North Georgetown players, Chase Academy seemed set to face their first defeat in a Georgetown District final in three years.

A fighting 23 from middle order batsman, Halley; 19 from all-rounder Dwain Dick; 18 from opening batsman, Tameshwar Permaul; a courageous 15 from tail-ender Thirnys Payne and 17 from national youth player, Sachin Singh, combined to take Chase Academy to 117 and an outside chance of winning the 2017/2018 GCB/DMLAS/NSC/NSSCL Georgetown District title.

Bowling for North Georgetown, Shivanand Gosian returned figures of 3 for 11 from 4 overs; leg-spinner Wayne Bollers 2 for 26 from 4 overs and Mervin Permaul 1 for 20 from 4 overs. Bowling for Chase Academy, Dwain Dick had the valuable wicket of opening batsman Gosain for 6, to end with 1 for 18 from 4 overs, while Orlando Giddings sent back Mervin Permaul for 4 to finish with figures of 1 for 13 from 4 overs.

Michael Pooran, batting at number 2, was run out for 6.
Chase Academy won by 28 runs to lift the 2017/2018 GCB/DMLAS/NSC/NSSCL Georgetown District title.

Chase Academy will now enter the countrywide play-offs, with their next encounter being against the East Coast Demerara/ Mahaichony District champions.