Georgetown destroys East Bank to remain unbeaten

IN scorching heat at the Farm Cricket Ground on the East Bank Essequibo, an unbeaten Georgetown was destructive in their demolition of the home team as the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) 50-overs U-15 tournament continued on Thursday with two matches.

At Farm, the hosts were bundled out for an embarrassing 22 in 12. 4 of the allotted 50 overs on a good track and fast outfield on the small ground. The city side reached 23-1 in 4.1 overs to win by nine wickets.

Watched by a good-sized gathering, left-arm spinner Brandon Henry took 5-5, while Reyaz Latiff’s 4-0 included the first-ever helmet-trick of Demerara Cricket Board’s cricket at any level.
Skipper Emmanuel Lewis, who scored a double century against Upper Demerara at the Queen’s College Ground, took the other wicket to fall with medium pace.

Extras top-scored with eight, while Ravendra Singh scored seven, as seven batters made ‘duck’ in a deplorable show of batting which was cause for urgent concern.

Georgetown, which defeated West Demerara and an Upper Demerara Select X1, which included several Georgetown players, rested their two fast bowlers (Darwin Larose and Samuel Barkoye).
Lewis removed Jermine Paton (2) at 4-1 in the first, before 13-year-old Henry, the Guyana U-13 Captain, removed Dilshan Latchman (0) without addition to the score.

The tall Henry from the Transport Sports Club (TSC), bowled Jason Craig (0) at 12-3 in the sixth over, and trapped Singh, who showed ‘fight’ in 27-ball innings, which included the only boundary of the innings.

Singh’s demise at 19-4 triggered a dramatic collapse with six wickets tumbling for three runs, as National U-13 spinner Latif, Henry’s TSC club mate, ripped the lower order to shreds with four wickets in four balls.

Although Shamar Apple was removed for a first-ball ‘duck’ by Craig, Shane Shivbarran, who hit two fours in 13, and Ravin Singh, who reached the boundary once in his, ensured Georgetown, the most dominant team in the five-team tournament, won emphatically with 45.5 overs to spare.

Meanwhile, at Lusignan on the East Coast Demerara, East beat Upper Demerara Select X1 in a close match, and will face West Demerara at Lusignan today.
Today’s other game will see Upper Demerara Select X1 facing-off with East Bank at Farm.

Georgetown will play their final game on Tuesday at DCC, when they come up against East Coast.