IT was a massacre at the Police Sports Club, Eve Leary on Wednesday as Chemroy Kendal blasted a pugnacious 168 for Region 4 A and B against Region 2 to power his team into today’s final of the Commissioner of Police (COP) Inter-Region T20 tournament.
The right-handed Kendal deposited a record 22 sixes and sixes fours in a brutal 168 from just 61 balls and featured in a record 203-run fourth-wicket partnership with Troy Drakes whose 38-ball 60 included four fours and four sixes.
The pair joined forces at 59-3 and helped Region 4 and B to 273-5, the highest total in this competition since it began in 2012 as the Commissioner’s Birth Anniversary T20 tournament.

Tamesh Dhanpaul had 2-22 despite the carnage but once his team lost their openers to leave the score on 8-2, the team from the Essequibo Coast never recovered and were bowled out for 86 in 14-1 overs.
Ramesh Chattergoon who hit three fours and a six in his 28 and Roopnarine Ramnarine with four boundaries in 21 were the only batters to reach double figures.
Shamar Holder and Darson Larose bowled with pace and extracted disconcerting bounce from a good track.
Holder took 3-28 to take him to nine wickets, the most so far while Larose supported with 2-18.

Watched by a raucous capacity crowd in the stands, in sweltering heat and under a cloudless sky, Region 4 A and B started shakily.
Dhanpaul removed Orwin Ventura (3) and Daniel Collis (4) before Larose (10) was sent back by Plasid Edward to start the Chemroy Kendal show.
Dropped on seven, Kendal cut loose with an array of savage shots, mostly targeting the straight boundaries while Drakes, who made a century in this tournament, played the supporting role.
Kendal galloped to his fifty from 20 balls before racing to the tournament’s second ton with a six off Fazeer Khan. His hundred lasted just 36 balls as sixes rained at Eve Leary to the delight of most of the fans.
The left-handed Drakes stepped on the gas as the stand reached 100 as the pair flayed the hapless attack to all parts of the field.

Drakes, the leading run scorer in the tournament, soon reached his fifty before the double-century partnership, aided by seven dropped catches was finally broken when Drakes departed at 262-4.

In March 2024, Chris Gayle clobbered 17 sixes in 175 in the IPL, to break the record for the most sixes in a T20 game.

Although this match does not rank with the standard of the IPL, when Kendal deposited Edward for six he passed Gayle’s 17 sixes.
Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken went onto the ground to acknowledge Kendal’s achievement.
Kendal’s 150 was posted in 49 balls before he was dismissed to end the runs feast.

Today’s double-header will see defending Champions Officers, beaten by Headquarters on Tuesday, clash with Region 2 in the third-place play-off from 09:00 hours.
The final will commence at 13:00 hours and should be a riveting contest between Region 4 A and B and Headquarters.