Dindyal’s classy ton gives GCC win over DCC
–Pestano’s 157 leads Everest to win over TSC
ON a bright and sunny day at the Demerara Cricket Club ground (DCC), the Pepsi 50 overs first division game between the host and GCC was reduced to 32 overs due to late pitch preparation with GCC winning by eight wickets.

West Indies U-19 batter, Mavindra Dindyal, scored 118 and featured in a 173-run stand with Aryan Persaud, who made 50 to take GCC to 180-2, replying to DCC’s 179 all out in their allotted 32 overs.
When the game began, DCC lost the left-handed Brandon Jaikarran (16) with a four and a six when he was LBW to left-arm spinner Aryan Persaud at 33-1.

Sachin Singh (23) and Raymond Perez, who hit five fours and four sixes in 82 took the score to 77 before Singh pulled a short ball from Renaldo Ali-Mohamed to deep mid-wicket after hitting three fours and a six from 16 balls.
Ali-Mohamed then had Jonathan Vanlange (0) LBW when he seemed to get an edge without addition to the score as Perez continued to bat well.

Chris Barnwell, one of the players who dominate local cricket, had a rare failure when, after hitting a six and a four in his 16, he drilled left-arm spinner Devon Lord to cover at 104-4.
However, nobody stayed with Perez who hit pacer Carlos LaRose to long-on in the final over to bat from start to finish.

LaRose had 3-37, Lord took 3-10 and Ali-Mohamed 2-37 for GCC who lost Joshua Wade (1) at 6-1.
Wade’s demise made way for a brutal onslaught on the fast outfield and small boundaries as the fair sized gathering, which included former Guyana opener, Nolan McKenzie, home for the funeral of his mom tomorrow, was treated to boundaries galore as Dindyal cut lose as he returned to form.

Persaud finished unbeaten on 50 while Dindyal fell to Dexter George, with victory one run away, for a well-compiled 111.
At Everest, Transport, led by Akeem Redman’s 50, Charwayne McPherson’s 40 and 37 from Shilow Adams, reached 216 all out as Junior Sinclair (4-36) and left-arm spinner Javed Rasheed (3-10) were the main wicket takers for Everest who had earlier made 364.

Clinton Pestano smashed an explosive 157 from 76 balls with 12 fours and 14 sixes while Richie Looknauth scored 55 as Dave Mohabir had 5-55.
Clinton Pestano smashed a century at Everest