Select X1 beat West Demerara while Georgetown maul East Bank

ON another steaming hot day the Select X1, on the back of Man-of-the-Match performance from Shaid Ramzan, beat West Demerara at the Transport Ground while Cush Seegobin’s Man- of-the-Match effort at Farm spearheaded Georgetown to an emphatic win over East Bank.
At Transport Ground, the left-handed Ramson bagged 3-14 and then, batting at number four in the order, stabilised the innings with a sensible unbeaten 45. The Select X1 reached 98-7 in 25 overs, replying to West Demerara’s 95 all out in 32.2 overs. Jaaziah Singh stroked three fours in 31 but when he seemed set for a useful score, he edged Ramzan to the wicketkeeper and only Extras with 39, contributed double figures. Rusoe Anderson (3-2) and Jasani Criag (2-26) supported the skipper Ramzan.

When the select X1 began their reply, Ramson arrived at the crease with the score on 4-3 after pacer Patrice Frasher had removed Leon Walls (0), Kadeem Campbell (0) and Raj Persaud (3) to finish with 3-26.
Ramzan followed up his top score of 25 in a losing cause in the opening round against Georgetown on Monday, with an accomplished innings as wickets fell around him.

After four wickets fell in the space of 23 runs to leave the score at 73-3, Ramzan who favoured the front foot cover drive and Criag, hit two fours in his unbeaten 10 added 25 for eighth wicket.
In the game at the tiny Farm ground on East Bank, the city side reached an imposing 472-5 in 50 overs as Cush Seegobin unleashed a brutal onslaught in his 195 before he was run out five short of National U-15 batter Emanuel Lewis who registered a ‘double’ in the last year’s tournament.
Makai Dowlin (71) Lemar Seecharran (53) made half-centuries while Mikel Johnson (23) and Ryaz Latif (28) featured in an unfinished fifty-run sixth wicket stand.

When East Bank batted, they were bowled out for 46 in just 10 overs as pacers Arfraz Khan had a five-wicket haul and Jacobus Prosper took four wickets.
Today, third round action will see West Demerara facing Georgetown at LB1 and the Select X1 battling East Bank at Farm.
Both matches are scheduled to commence at 09:00 hours.