GCC, the oldest cricket club in the West Indies, defeated Diplomats by 144 runs in Sunday’s GCA/New Building Society (NBS) 40 overs second-division cricket tournament at the historic Bourda sward.

In very hot conditions on a good track and a lightning fast outfield, GCC piled up 297-6 in 40 overs before dismissing Diplomats for 153 in 32.4 overs.
In front of a fair-size home crowd, GCC were off to a solid start from Kennard Moonsammy and Rayan Hemraj, who reached the boundary six times in a quick-fire 38 before he was dismissed at 75-1 in the 15th over.

Revaldo Phillips, the younger sibling of talented but temperamental Renaldo Ali Mohammed, joined the set Moonsammy who soon reached his 50.
The 100 came up in the 19th over before Phillips, with three fours and two sixes in 31, fell in the 13th over to make the score on 113-2.
National U-19 batter Zackery Jodha and Moonsammy who played in entertaining fashion, added 101 runs before Moonsammy was bowled at 214 in the 34th over after hitting eight fours and three sixes in a magnificent knock of 97

Jodha, the son of former Guyana U-19 batter Richard Jodha, reached the boundary four times but was the second GCC batter to fall just short of a landmark when he departed in the 36th over for 47.

Bernard Bailey hit four fours in an unbeaten cameo 31 as GCC scored 61 in their last four overs.
Quincy Cummings had 2-53 for Diplomats who lost their first two batters for ducks before Shane Roberts top scored with three boundaries in his unbeaten 31.
But only Ryan Gill, who clobbered three sixes and a four in 28 before he was bowled by Josh Charles, and Nigel Simpson who made 25 before he was LBW to Bailey, of the other batters passed 15.

Franchot Duncan-Clarke had 3-33 while Bailey and Joshua Wade took two wickets each for the winners
In the other match at MYO, Sophia got a walk over from Third Class