AN all-round team effort propelled GNIC to an easy five-wicket win over the Diplomats Sports Club in a low-scoring encounter of the New Building Society (NBS) 2nd Division 40-over cricket tournament played on Saturday at the GYO ground.

David Dick made batting look easy after his teammates had restricted the Diplomats for 106 in 19.4 overs.  The opener scored 44 as his team raced to 107-5 in 14 overs.

Only two batsmen reached double figures for Diplomats earlier in the day.  Reliable opener Claudius Anthony Fraser struck three fours and a six in a score of 25, but his only support came from H. Blackman who produced a similar score of 25 (3x4s).

GNIC’s opening bowler, Jeremiah Benjamin, finished with two wickets, including that of Fraser, while off-spinner Ryan Shun and leg-spinner Clairmont Duesbury cleaned up the middle and lower order.

Shun finished with 3-14 from 4.4 overs after doing the damage in his last two overs, while Duesbury, who got his two wickets in his first two overs, finished with 2-15 from five overs.

In reply, it was all Dick.  The opener struck three sixes and an equal amount of fours before Shemar Williams removed him.  Dick and Shun (2x4s, 1×6 in a score of 14) struck the ball well in the early overs. Also making a mark was Shone Desouza, who added 20, to all but seal the victory.

Medium pacer Sean Hughes and leg-spinner Michael McCalmont led Diplomats with two wickets each.