DESPITE a belligerent 81 from Police’s Andrew Lyght (Jnr), TSC defeated the lawmen by six wickets on Saturday, at the DCC ground, to capture the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) inaugural Atlantic Marines/ Suzuki T20 Second Division Cricket tournament.

In hot conditions, on a good track and fast outfield, Police made 194-7 off their 20 overs before TSC, watched by a large crowd which came from the Inter-County final at Bourda for the second-half of the match, responded with 196-4 with six balls to spare.
Police was led by an explosive 81 from 42 balls decorated with 10
fours and two sixes on the small Queenstown venue, by Lyght, the son of the late Andrew ‘Monster’ Lyght, who played
for Guyana and the West Indies ‘B’ team.

But After Troy Benn was LBW to off-spinner Kevin Ross for a duck, no other Police batter, except Lennox Andrews who made 29 from 22 balls with four fours and a six and Kyle Michael who scored a run-a-ball 28 with two fours and two sixes, contributed important runs without going on when well set. The pair shared in a 65-run partnership before Andrews departed to Redman, who soon removed Dwayne Dick and Kelvin Leitch cheaply before dismissing Pernell London.

London clobbered 22 from eight balls with five boundaries, including a six, but he was the only Police batter to reach double figures as Akeem Redman grabbed 4-22.
When the Thomas Road-based TSC began their chase, half-centuries from Adrian Hinds and Alvin Mohabir led their team to victory while Riyad Latif chipped in with an unbeaten 34. Hind’s 60 lasted 26 balls and included five fours and four sixes before he was run out, while Mohabir reached the boundary eight times and cleared it twice in his 59 before he  fell to Dick’s off-spin.
After Emmanuel Lewis (5) departed, Latif’s 34 took him 29 balls and included two fours and a couple of sixes and along with Redman (2) saw their team home. The sponsors have committed their sponsorship for the 2023/24 season.