THE latest round in the GCA’s New Building Society (NBS) 40-over second-division tournament on Sunday, saw six 50s being registered in steaming heat in the city, while GNIC’s Devon Layne captured 6-21 to claim the lone five-wicket haul of the day.

At the bone-dry and parched DCC ground in Queenstown, GNIC’s Quincy Richardson blasted seven fours and an equal number of sixes as he hit a pugnacious 86 from 45 balls to make the highest score of the round and continue his fine form since his return from club cricket in Trinidad.

Richardson’s team-mate Sheldon Chapman scored an entertaining 79 from 51 balls decorated with six fours and seven sixes, while Jermaine Grovsnor fell two short of GNIC’s third half-century in the match when he fell for 48 from 40 balls with five fours and six, as GNIC were dismissed for 308 in 34.4 overs.
Richarson made 76 and took a five-for in the previous round, was removed at 115-1 by Sherwin White who finished with 3-68.
Joel Gilks had 3-51 and Shawn Thompson took 2-31 for Positive Foundation of Agricola, who were bundled out for 53 in 12.4 overs.
Raequan Adams, who hit two fours in 10, was the only batter to reach double figures as Layne (6-21) and Deswyn Butts (3-25) were the architects of destruction for GNIC who won by a massive 255 runs.

At Malteenoes on Thomas Road, the host lost to Transport by four wickets after TSC dismissed MSC for 193 in 36.3 overs before reaching 197-6 in 28 overs.
Sindal McAllister top scored for MSC with 34, but only Trenton Liverpool (25). Nkosi Barker (15) and Collis Semple (16) of the other batters reached double figures.
Dave Mohabir (3-21), Myheim Khan (3-27) and Akeem Redman (2-42) were the main wicket-takers for TSC.
Khan returned with the bat to score an attractive 63 and got support from Rayed Latif who ended undefeated on 42 while Emmanuel Lewis contributed 20.
Marcus Watkins had 3-49 while Barker took 2-22 in a losing cause.

At MYO on Woolford Avenue, 4R Lions beat Sophia by two wickets.
Under a cloudless sky Sophia batted first and six of their batters reached 25, although Ronald Hercules top-scored with 49 after adding 64 with Steven Mangal who made 33 on a ground with very small square boundaries where only fours can be scored, even if the ball goes out of the ground.
Dwyane Peters (25), Malcolm Morris (45), Jonathon Nichols (33) and Eon Daniels (20) all got starts without converting them into ‘big 50s’ as Sophia reached 308-8 when their overs expired.

Munish Outar had 3-62 while Rabindra Samaroo and Romeo Deonarain, the MVP in the U-19 tournament, captured two wickets each for 4R Lions who galloped to 309 in 38.1 overs.
Renaldo Scouthen clobbered nine fours and three sixes in his 57-ball 79 while Rampertab Ramnauth followed up his Man-of-the-Match half-century in the GCA’s U-19 final the previous day at Bourda, with an elegant 63 from 51 balls with 12 boundaries.

Sachin Balgobin’s 55-ball 52 with six fours and a six was the third 50 of the innings, while Samaroo chipped in with 20.
Bowling for Sophia, Steven Mangal had 3-33 and Stevin Rose grabbed 3-41.
NBS has been sponsoring this tournament for just over a decade and action is scheduled to continue this weekend.
GCC, who beat DCC in Queenstown in the 2022 final, are the defending champions.