LED by a brilliant 150 from Omesh Danram and 5-48 from Abdul Ramsammy, the Muslim Youths Organisation (MYO) captured its first Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) New Building Society (NBS) 40-over second division title when they beat the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) in the tenth Final at DCC ground on Sunday night.

Watched by a good-sized gathering at the small Queenstown venue, DCC lost by 49 runs in their own backyard under lights to spark wild celebrations from the Woolford Avenue team and their supporters.
Chasing 299 to win DCC, despite a 140-run second wicket stand between Alphius Bookie and 17-year-old Jonathan Van Lange, were dismissed for 250 in 38 overs.
Bookie hit a pugnacious 89 with eight fours and a couple of sixes while Van Lange scored 59 with five fours and two sixes.
Ramsammy (5-48) got support from Marlon Boele who had 2- 39.

Earlier, Danram reached the boundary seven times and cleared it on 14 occasions in his belligerent 150 which lasted 139 balls.
He joined opener Andrew Lyght, who blasted eight fours and two sixes in his 56 with MYO on 51-4 and the pair shared in an 80-run fifth-wicket stand to silence the vocal home fans.
However, with the score on 131 in the 19th over, Jaden Dowlin, the son of former West Indies batter Travis Dowlin, removed Lyght. Lyght Jnr is the son of the late Andrew Lyght who played 38

First-class matches for Guyana and West Indies ‘B’ between 176 and 1988 but was unlucky not to have played Test cricket because of Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes.
Sarfraz Esau who scored 20, was one of three batters to reach double figures.

Danram launched a brutal attack on hapless bowlers as sixes rained at DCC before he was dismissed in the penultimate over off Wavell Allen who ended with 2-46.
MVP of Zone ‘A’ Van Lange returned with the ball to capture 3-45 while Dowlin had 3-41.

Van Lange finished Zone ‘A’ with 224 runs including 102, took six wickets with a best of 5-49 and held three catches.
GDF’s Leon Andrews took the Lion’s share of the awards; winning trophies for the most runs (365), most wickets (16), most catches (6) and MVP of Zone B.
Devon Layne had the best bowling figures (5-1-21-5). Brandon Jaikarran had the highest individual score in the preliminary rounds with 150 for DCC.
This was equalled in the final by Man-of-Match Danram.

At the Presentation Ceremony, NBS’ Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr Nanda K Gopaul was so impressed by Nandan’s innings that he presented him with $100,000.
Guyana Chronicle’s Sean Devers was awarded for his ‘Best Coverage of the Tournament’ for the fifth consecutive year.
Dr Gopaul expressed satisfaction with GCA’s running of the tournament and promised additional prizes for the 11th edition, scheduled to commence next month.
“Congratulations to both teams here tonight for getting to the finals.

NBS will fund a competition for NBS champions in Berbice, Essequibo and Demerara. The details are being discussed. We (NBS) are extremely pleased with the standard of this tournament, both on and off the field” informed Dr Gopaul. MYO collected the beautiful Championship Trophy and $120,000. DCC got the runners-up Trophy and $90,000 and the losing semi-finalists took home $50,000 each.
Caption 1: We are the Champions! MYO celebrates their maiden NBS 2nd Division title at DCC with NBS and GCA officials (Sean Devers photos)