Henry bowls TSC to an exciting one-wicket over DCC
With white cotton wool-like clouds floating lazily over the DCC sward in scorching heat, Transport Sports Club beat DCC by one wicket in a drama-filled GCA Pepsi 50-over First-division cricket game at DCC yesterday.
DCC opted to bat on a good track and small ground and made 186 all-out before TSC responded with 188-9 in a thrilling last-wicket finish with 9.5 overs.
Raymond Perez (1) edged Nehemiah Hohenkirk at 5-1 in the fourth over.
The left-handed Brandon Jaikaran played some gorgeous drives and timed the ball sweetly and Jonathon Vanlange put together 87 for the second wicket before Jaikarran drove at a pitched-up delivery from left-arm Brandon Henry and hit bat seemed to hit the pitch and he was given out, caught behind at 92-2. Jaikaran’s elegant 39 included five fours and a six.
Vanlange, who hit nine fours and six in his 53-ball 55 played an irresponsible lofted drive and was taken at long-off as Henry struck again.
Sachin Singh (14) tried to hit Henry for six but only succeeded in being caught at long-off while Skipper Ashmead Nedd (14) and Shamar Yearwood were beginning to build a partnership when Nedd called for a single and Yearwood never responded resulting in both batters running to the none strikers’ end.
Nedd was run out and in a fit of rage screamed expletives at Yearwood before pelting his helmet into the pavilion wall while still on the field.
This behaviour caused the Umpires to charge him with a level one offence and send reports to his club, the GCA and the Georgetown Umpires Association.
Yearwood (13) would soon loft Myhiem Khan to long-off as the irresponsible shot selection of the DCC batters continued.
Steven Sankar (25) played a loose drive for another soft dismissal to gift his younger sibling his wicket while Dexter George (16) contributed valuable runs.
Henry (4-42), Khan (2-21) and Stephon Sankar (2-20) bowled well for TSC and were spearheaded to a hard-fought win.
Jerimiah Hohenkirk top scored with an entertaining 60 from 76 balls with six fours and three sixes while Emmanuel Lewis hit an unbeaten 48 with three fours and three sixes.
Jaden Dowlin (3-25), Nedd (2-27), Sankar (2-52) and Mark Cumberbatch (2-51) bowled well in a losing effort.