… whip Everest in final clash

THE Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) humbled Everest Cricket Club yesterday in their final clash, to finish unbeaten in the GCA-organised Friends of Cricket 100-over competition.
Unofficially, the home team finished ahead of Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO), who had completed their quota of seven matches prior to the Christmas break with a lead, and Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) who were impressive in their last three matches this year. Eight teams competed in the competition.

After drawing with the Eco Champs developmental team last Saturday and virtually winning the tournament last Sunday against Malteenoes Sports Club by 123 runs, GCC team showed their dominance again at the Bourda ground by demolishing the visiting Everest team by 222 runs.

GCC won the toss and batted first. Century-maker last Saturday Mavendra Dindyal (6) was the first to go, but young skipper Zachary Jodah (30) and Rivaldo Phillips (32) added 58 for the second wicket, before Romel Datterdeen scored 69 (2×4) batting at number five. Aryan Persaud added 22 as the home team reached 256 from their 55 overs.
Ushardeva Balgobin, who did the damage in the middle order, led the bowling attack with 4-34 from 10 overs.

The visitors never settled in the middle and it showed from the first ball. It was, however, Datterdeen’s first over – the second over of the game that the wickets began to tumble.

The 15-year-old medium pacer got the wickets of both openers Balgobin (1) and Varun Mangla (1) to leave the score on 2-4. By the eighth over, the visitors were all but defeated as three additional wickets had fallen to leave Everest scrambling at 15 for five.
Datterdeen picked up two more wickets, before Jodah and Darius Andrews cleaned up the tail. Jodah clean-bowled both victims as they misjudged the line. Prior to Jodah’s spell, Persaud looked solid with his spin bowling.

In total, the visitors scored a single boundary and were led by Y. Persaud who scored seven runs.
Datterdeen ended with 4-6 from five overs, while Jodah took 2-3 from three overs and right-arm medium pacer Yohance Angoy 2-9 from five overs.