Demerara beat Select X1 by 109 runs
By Sean Devers
IN scorching heat at Everest yesterday home team Demerara, led by a 107 opening partnership, beat the GCB’s Select X1 by 109 runs in latest action in the GCB’s 50-over Inter-County U-17 cricket tournament.

Demerara were bowled out for 222 in 45.1 overs as Vikash Wilson made 50, Stephon Sankar scored 40 and Deonarine Dindyal contributed 38 while there were 30 Extras in the innings.
Dave Mohabir had 4-24 and Davon Wharton took 2-32 for the GCB’s Select X1 who were bundled out for 113 I 41 overs.
Omari Smith top scored with 31 with two fours and three sixes from 42 balls but only Mohabir (15), Shiloh Adams (16) and Parmeshwar Ram (19) reached double figures.
Earlier, Demerara opted to bat on another spin-friendly pitch and shortened boundaries, Wilson raced to 50 from 37 ball aided by five fours and three sixes while Deonarine Dindyal’s 38 lasted 51 balls and was decorated by three fours and two sixes.

The pair scored freely on a much faster outfield which was baked by the extremely hot sun for two days, to post 107 before Wilson fell to Mohabir in the 13th over to trigger a mini slide which left the hosts on 117-4 in the 19th over.
Nicolas Seepersaud (2) was run out, Dindyal was removed by Arun Gainda and Jonathan Van Lange, with 158 under his belt from the last match, was bowled off the under-edge by Mohabir for a first ball duck.

His demise sparked wild celebrations from the Select X1 players and their fans in the stands.
Sachin Balgobin (15) was looking set for a good score before fell to Jaden Dowlin, the son of former West Indies batter Travis Dowlin after adding 28 with Nityanana Mathura to leave Demerara on 145-5.

Mathura (16) was dismissed by Avishar Beharry 167-7 before Sankar and Alex Datterdeen (16) put together 41 for the seventh wicket.
But both batters fell with the score on 208-7. Sankar was bowled by Wharton while Datterdeen fell to the impressive Mohabir before Wharton and Mohabir wrapped up the innings with 29 balls remaining,
The tournament continues today at Everest