FORMER National U-19 cricketer Chris Patandin’s dominance with the bat has propelled him to the top of the players’ rankings of the New York National Cricket League (NYNCL) Caribbean Fest 40-over tournament.
After seven games, the Majestic Cricket Club vice-captain has 1 662 total points stemming from two centuries, which is 40 points more than teammate and fellow Guyanese Derick Narine.
Berbician Hemindra Ramdihal from Galaxy CC is third overall with 1 452 points while former Demerara Cricket Club cricketer Dion Choo-wee-nam is fourth with 1 391 points. Unlike Patandin and Narine who have played seven games and Ramdihal who played six, Choo-wee-nam from Richmond Hill Liberty has only played five games.
Meanwhile Everest/ACS’s cricketer Wasim Haslim (three games) is fifth on 1 160 points, while another Guyanese Avi Dhanpaul is sixth with 1 122 points from seven games.
Overall, Patandin has scored 451 runs from 318 balls at an average of 75.17.
GUYANESE TEAM DOMINANCE
Guyanese teams Galaxy CC and Majestic CC are tied for the top spot in Group A of the tournament with 12 points from six wins in seven games, while Richmond Hill Liberty, the only unbeaten side left in the league sit on 13 points from seven matches (six wins and a no result) in Group B.
Everest/ACS (nine points) are second in a three-way tie with Punjabi Lions and Meten-Meer-Zorg NY.
OUTSTANDING PATANDIN
In his latest clash, 32-year-old Patandin led Majestic CC to a 54-run victory. At Baisley Pond on Sunday, the eventual winners won the toss and opted to bat first. Led by a brutal unbeaten 135 from Patandin, which included seven fours and nine sixes off 100 balls, Majestic CC were able to push their total to 270-6 in a reduced 35-over clash against Melbourne NY Alliance.
University of Guyana cricketer Damian Vantull, who travelled up for the competition, also batted well for 40 runs (1×4, 5×6) from 18 balls.
In reply, Melbourne had a solid start with the first three batsmen leading the attack. By the 24th over, they were comfortably placed at 3-156 with Richie Balkarran hitting 54 (7×4, 3×6) and skipper Ryan Girdhary scoring an innings-high 64 (7×4, 1×6, but Narine and Patandin got into the attack, Girdhary was bowled and caught by Narine, while middle-order batsman Parasram Beepat (28) lost his wicket via the same route off the bowling of Patandin.
In the end, the side fell short at 216-9. Skipper Narine finished with 2-32 from five overs and Patandin 2-34 from seven overs.
