DCC & GDF game ends in draw despite ton from Waldron

THE GDF and DCC played to an entertaining draw at DCC while the game between Malteenoes and Police was cancelled due to the absence of umpires at the MSC ground as the two-day First Division games resumed in the GISE, Star Party Rentals & Trophy Stall tournament over the weekend.
In a match which DCC’s Sachin Singh (96) and GDF’s Damian Waldron (109) scored centuries on the small ground, the GDF made 112 & 267, while DCC scored 332 & 48-2 when the contest concluded on Sunday.

On Saturday in sweltering , the soldiers were bowled out for a paltry 112 with multi-talented Joshua Jones, who represented Guyana in cricket and track & field, offered token resistance with three fours and a six in 25.

Another two-sport athlete, National U-17 Captain Jonathon Van Lange, who represents his country in table tennis and cricket, had 5-23 and got support from Singh, who had 2-26.
Singh’s fantastic 96 lasted 131 balls and included 13 fours and two sixes. He was supported by Inderjeet Nanan who hit seven fours and a six in his 56, while Nkosi Beaton, 55 with 10 fours and a six and Daniel Mootoo (28) all contributed to DCC’s 300 plus total.

Leon Andrews had 3-62, while Keith Simpson and Jones captured two wickets each for the army who made 267 in their second innings.
Damion Waldron made 109 decorated with seven fours and 10 sixes, while Andrews hit nine fours and a six in 59 as Beaton captured 4-31 and Ricardo Percival took 3-41.
Batting a second time, DCC reached 48-2 after Jones removed Jaden Campbell (2) and Singh (0) to leave the home team on 15-2.