… Forrester headlines with superb 175 for GCC at Bourda

STRONG victories by the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) and Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) headlined this past weekend’s action in the GISE Star Party Rentals and Trophy Stall 1st division two-day tournament.
At Bourda, the home team Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) walked away with a massive 130-run win over Malteenoes.

GCC managed just 129 in their first innings, after electing to take first strike. Only all-rounder Ronaldo Ali Mohamed top-scored with 33, while Winston Forrester supported with 30.
Malteenoes bowling was led by Nichosie Barker who snatched 4-46 and Diquan Murray who chipped in with 3-30. But in reply the visitors were kept to a meagre 126 all out in reply to GCC’s 129.
Barker showed his skill with the bat after returning to top-score with 38. Jermiah Scott was the next best scorer with 33, after Stephon Wilson helped stem the flow of runs with figures of 4-22 while veteran Leon Johnson duly supported his teammate with 2-14.

But GCC in their second innings at the crease were indebted to a superb century from Forrester, who assaulted the Malteenoes, smashing a blistering 175. He smoked 25 fours and 2 maximums as his record knock came off 165balls.
Johnson supported again, stroking 65 with 10 fours and two sixes, as GCC piled on 302-4.

Spinner Daniel Ross grabbed 2-37 for Malteenoes, who stumbled in reply making just 175 in their second innings. Mervin Permaul withstood the carnage from the GCC bowlers to finish with 47 after Johnson wrecked the lineup with second-inning figures of 5-31, ending with match figures of 7-45.

Over at Police Ground, Eve Leary, the officers were eventually arrested by the boys from Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), who secured a 4-wicket, Duckworth/Lewis victory on the road.
After being restricted to a first-innings score of 184 all out, courtesy of some fine bowling from national spinner Steven Sankar who snatched 4-70, DCC piled on 193 with senior all-rounder Chris Barnwell hitting 46 with 2 sixes and 3 fours.

Left-arm spinner Anthony Adams snared 4-49 bowling for the lawmen. Second innings witnessed a complete implosion by the cops who were shot down for 77.
Sankar returned to capture 3-19 while Barnwell and off-spinner Raj Nanan had two wickets apiece.
DCC were then undone by some pace from Dwayne Dick, who finished with 5-31 bowling for Police. Veteran DCC opener Trevon Griffith ended with 16 not out as his team finished on 70-6, thus completing a solid win on the road.