A WELL-CONSTRUCTED century from Everest’s Travis Mohammed and an entertaining 95 from Shiloh Adams Transport Sports Club were the highlights of the drawn GCA’s GISE Star Party Rental & Trophy Stall first-division two-day match at the Queen’s College ground which ended on Sunday.
Mohammed’s brilliant 104, which came in Everest’s second innings was constructed in 69 balls and included 10 fours and seven sixes, while Adams’ attractive 95 lasted 83 balls and was decorated with six fours and five sixes.
The best bowling effort came from veteran off-spinner Kevin Ross, who captured 5-79 off 17.5 overs in Everest’s first innings.
Batting first in hot conditions on a good pitch and a fast outfield, Everest made 166.
Ushardeva Balgobin hit eight boundaries in his 45 and added 77 with Steve Mangal, who reached the ropes five times in 28 to give the Camp Road unit a solid foundation.
Left-arm pacer Chris Harry hit two fours and three sixes in a cameo 14-ball 28, while Stuart Hoppie scored 20.
Ross got support with the ball from Josh Persaud, who had 3-41.
Transport made 321 in their first innings to take a lead of 155.
Riyad Latif hit six fours and three sixes in an entertaining 61 and featured in a 77-run third-wicket stand with Jerimiah Hohenkirk, who hit three fours and a six in 30 after Harry had dismissed Ryan Latif (5) with the score on 7-1.
Adams batted at number five in the order and executed some well-timed drives and several elegant cuts in his innings.
But when five runs short of his century, he was removed by left-arm spinner Javed Rasheed to leave the score on 321-9.
Earlier, Nehemiah Honenkirk had hit five fours and three sixes in 51 and Stephon Sankar had contributed 20.
Rasheed had 2-62 and Harry 2-98.
On the back of Mohammed’s enterprising hundred, Everest reached 289 in their second innings.
Balgobin scored 61, Nityanand Matura 46 and Harry chipped in with 23 to set Transport 234 to win.
Nehemiah Hohenkirk captured 3-44, while Sankar and Ryan Latif got two wickets each for Transport, who finished on 45-2 when stumps were drawn.
Riyad Latif, a pair of two sets of brothers in the Transport team, was unbeaten on 19.
Feyad Kakhraj took both wickets to fall as the game ended in a draw.