AFTER some intense action this past weekend, Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) will now lock horns with Everest Cricket Club when they meet in the semi-finals of the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA)/Noble House Sea Foods 2-day 2nd Division tournament.

Over at Queenstown on DCC’s home turf, Malteenoes were knocked over for 74 after making 143 in their first innings. Shemroy Barrington pulled off a cameo innings of 26 off 13 balls featuring one four and three maximums.

DCC made a first innings score of 145 then ended on 71-4 batting a second time with Jaden Campbell hitting 31 and Raymond Perez chipping in with 26.

Spinner Daniel Mootoo finished with a match-haul of 8- 79 after grabbing an impressive 5-49 in the first innings before snatching 3-29 bowling in the second.

Further support came from national youth player, Sachin Singh with (3-11) and Kareem Whitney (2-26), securing the much-needed points which helped their team to the final.

Meanwhile, at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, in another drawn yet exciting affair, the home team, GCC managed to finish on 141 after resuming on 34-3, replying to Malteenoes’ 1st innings score of 207.

All-rounder Bernard Bailey hit 38 while Thaddeus Lovell (22) and Aryan Persaud (19) were the other players to reach double-figures for the home team.

Everest were indebted to left-arm spinner Javed Rasheed, who took three wickets before his team returned to post 86-5 in their 2nd innings, thus securing a place in the final.

Dwayne Adams showed his seniority with a solid knock of 21 which aided the likes of West Indies U-19 Captain, Matthew Nandu, who stroked 41 with seven fours.

Both DCC and Everest will now look to the final which will have its time and place announced shortly.