THE Demerara Cricket Club registered back-to-back wins over the weekend, including an important victory against the previously unbeaten Police Sports Club when action continued in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)-New Building Society (NBS) Second Division 40-over cricket competition.

DCC defeated Bel Air Rubis II by six wickets on Saturday. Bel Air batted first and were routed for 94 in 27.1 overs (Steven Sankar 4-18 from eight overs and Daniel Mootoo 3-3 from 6.1 overs). DCC, who lost four wickets in the process, reached the target in 21.1 overs.
Yesterday, the Queenstown team travelled to the Eve Leary ground to meet the home team in a decisive clash.

The game was important because it keeps DCC in line for a semi-final spot. The top two teams from Zone B will reach the final four, but so far, it has been a three-team race between the Everest Cricket Club, Police and DCC.

DCC lost a heartbreaker to Everest via the Duckworth Lewis method a few weeks ago, so they were in a must-win position against the Lawmen to stay in the hunt.
Police won the toss and opted to bowl first. It paid off with opening bowler Steven Harris trapping Joshua Persaud (0) leg before in the first over. Raymond Perez, who has been in form, then joined Dexter George, but the latter became Harris’s second victim to leave the score at 2-23.

Although Perez played a few shots, he did spend some time at the crease for his 42 (2x4s, 3x6s), it was not until Ashmead Nedd joined Derwin Christian that DCC were able to wrest control.

The pair added 104 runs, with Nedd hitting 79 not out. The West Indies U-19 cricketer hit six fours and four sixes in his innings. Former national cricketer, Christian, struck three sixes in his knock of 35.

DCC ended their 40 overs on 214-6. Harris led the attack with 3-26 from eight overs.
In the middle, Police struggled to put together partnerships. Kemol Savory, who was just selected to represent Guyana at this year’s 2019 Colonial Medical Super50 Cup, led the attack with 49 (3x6s), but he fell victim to medium pacer, Dexter George.

A few other batsmen had starts, including the in-form Andrew Lyght Jr., who scored 26 at the top and Kevon Boodie (21), but George was in a no-nonsense mood as he decimated the middle order to pick up 5-25 from 6.5 overs.

George’s exploits and two each from Nedd and Christian resulted in Police losing their last eight wickets for 53 runs (168 all out in 38.5 overs).