Pierre grabs match-haul of 13 for 78 as Third Class beat Bel Air RUBiS

TEENAGED fast bowler Deon Pierre finished with a match-haul of 13 wickets for 78 runs to spur Third Class to a come-from-behind win over Bel Air RUBiS II when the teams clashed over the weekend in the Noble House Seafoods second division two-day cricket competition at the Queen’s College ground.
RUBiS were in control of the match on Sunday morning having registered a first-innings lead, but deep batting and penetrative bowling from Pierre late in the afternoon propelled Third Class to victory.

Scores in the match: Third Class 179 and 217-9 declared and Bel Air RUBiS II 199 and 92.
On Saturday, Third Class batted first but were dismissed in 32 overs for 179. Sameer Housain led the attack with 47 (7×4, 2×6), while Donald Gauvia added 38 (6×4, 1×6) and Lenny Pancham 19 (1×4, 1×6).

T. Persaud and C Geenarine were the pick of the bowlers for Bel Air with 3-6 from five overs and 2-10 from four overs respectively.
In their turn at the wicket, R. Gonsalves exploded with the bat. He struck 13 fours and six sixes in a match-high 97 runs, but Pierre with his right-arm fast bowling was almost destructive.
The 17-year-old Pierre finished with 6-45 from 12 overs. Support came from T. George (2-25 from five) and C. Benjamin (2-30 from five).

Troy Thomas played a few shots on Sunday when Third Class batted again. He struck seven fours and three sixes in a score of 66, while Gauvia added 35 (4×4).
Geenarine was again among the wicket-takers with 3-31, while D. Jones picked up 2-11.

Pierre then delivered an aggressive spell, in which he picked up 7-33 from 10 overs to dismiss Bel Air short of their needed total.
L Pancham supported with 2-8 from 5.3 overs.