Rampersaud Ramnauth ton powers 4R Lions to win

by Sean Devers

RAMPERSAUD Ramnauth’s 73-ball 107, with 18 boundaries, powered 4R Lions to an emphatic 98-run victory over Bel Air Rubis, as action in the GCA’s NBS 40-over Second- Division Cricket Competition continued yesterday at the MYO Ground.
Such was Ramnauth’s dominance that only Sachin Balgobin, who struck seven fours in his 42 runs, reached 20 after Ramnauth’s more known elder brother, Rampertab, was run-out for one, as 4R-Lions were dismissed for 278 in 33.2 overs.

Rudranauth Kissoon had 3-28, and got support from Andrew Samaroo took 2-58 for Bel Air Rubis who were bowled out for 180 in 30.4 overs, despite Kissoon (28) and Samaroo (20) retuning with the bat to offer token resistance.
Arun Ganida chipped in with 21 in a losing cause, as Natron Gill (3-31), Rashad Gafor (3-32), and Matthew Pottoya (2-33), did the damage with the ball.
At QC Number 1 Ground, Transport Sports Club (TSC), on the back of a 127-run stand by Adrain Hinds, who hit two sixes and five fours in 54 from 41, and Ryan Latif, whose 59 lasted 56 balls, and included eight fours and a six.

Emmanuel Lewis hit two sixes and a couple of fours in his 31, as TSC reached 192-6 in 24.1 overs, before bowling out Ace Warriors for 189 in 27.4 overs.
Dave Mohabir took 4-39, while Nehemiah Hohenkirk and Rafeal Singh picked up two wickets, as only Diquan Murray (48), Lawrence Pellew (40), Roger Aarons (24), and Deryck Babb (22) offered a fight.
At QC Number 2 Ground, Queen’s College made 194 in 26 overs, with Owen Andrews (43), and Anthon Lim (31), doing most of the scoring, as Ryan Mangal took 4-36, while Shaquil King and Ryan Phillips had two wickets each. Ace Warrior were 38-8 innings closed in 8.2 overs, as Andrews had 4-12, and Akeem McCalmont took 4-19. (Sean Devers)