Ramnauth’s fifty spurs 4R Lions to win over DCC despite Vanlange’s heroics

THANKS to an elegant 58 from an exhausted Rampertab Ramnauth, 4R Lions defeated DCC by 52 runs on Saturday at the DCC Ground in the lone NBS second- division 40 over cricket tournament for city teams organised by the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA).
The Queen’s College Ground matches were called off due to the roller for the pitch malfunctioning.

The Berbician, who represented Guyana in the last Regional U-19 tournament, hit eight fours and a six off 67 balls.
He shared in a 71-run opening partnership with his sibling, Rampersaud Ramnauth, who reached the boundary thrice, and cleared it once in a 43-ball 36.
The brothers capitalised on the small and fast outfield, and played an array of extravagant shots in sweltering conditions before Rampertab, who, along with the other Berbicians, travelled from Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) to the city on the morning of the match, and was forced to retire hurt, due to exhaustion. The left-handed Rampertab played some majestic cover drives and wristy flicks for on-side boundaries.

Romeo Deonarain hit a patient 52-ball 29, but only Sachin Balgobin clobbered two fours and six in a cameo 18 from 11 balls, and Sanjay Algoo, who hit a six in a run-a-ball 16, were able to reach double figures, as 4R-Lions were dismissed for 226 in 39.1 overs.
National U-17 Captain Jonathan Vanlange had 3-43 from five overs for DCC, who fell for 174 in 29.3 overs.

Vanlange and Ricardo Percival, the son of former Guyana First-Class batter Andre Percival, added 90 for the first wicket in 8.3 overs on the small ground to DCC an explosive start.
Vanlange smashed five fours and three sixes in 43 from 22 balls, while Percival, who also bowls flat left-arm spin, hit five fours and a six in 34 from 37 balls.
But when the pugnacious Vanlange was removed by Matthew Pottaya, five wickets tumbled for just 13 runs, with Pottaya having Guyana U-13 left-hander Lomar Seecharran (1) hit-wicket before he bowled Percival.

Nkosi Beaton (9) fell to Salim Khan, while Johnathan Mentore was run out for a duck, and the Queenstown side were 104-5.
Although Inderjit Nanan smashed three fours and a six in 26, and Orlando Giddings hit a boundary in his 16, it was never enough, as Pottaya and Khan had three wickets each to lead 4R Lions, a team comprising players from all three Counties, an emphatic victory.