SECOND-round action continued last Saturday in GCA’s Mayor’s Cup U-17 hundred-overs cricket competition with DCC, Trasport, and Agricola in winner’s row.
This is the second victory for Agricola, the last village in Georgetown on the East Bank of Demerara, after their 85-run win last weekend against GCC at Bourda.

Highlights of the game were outstanding performances from national youth leg-spinner Reyaz Latif, who bagged his second 5-for in as many games, Guyana U-15 batter Shamar Apple, who followed up his 151 with an entertaining 50, and Berbice and national youth batter Richard Ramdehol, who scored an attractive 78.
Agricola, strengthened by the inclusion of National Youth players from Berbice, beat host Malteenoes by 123 in hot conditions in the City.
Agricola was spearheaded by 78 by Ramdehol and 77 from Avinash Depaul as they reached 251.

Tyler Nedd captured 4-24, while Deshawn Ramnauth had 3-20 for Malteenoes, who were dismissed for 128, despite 34 from Michael Amsterdam who took 4-18, and was supported by Berbice, and National U-15 player Gilbert Griffith, who bagged 3-18.
At Transport, the home team beat Bel Air Rubis by eight wickets.

Bel Air Rubis were fired out for 87 in 33.2 overs, with Junia Pindyal and Arun Gainda scoring 17 each. Latif captured 5-13, his second consecutive 5-for following his 5-2 against Everest. Andy Ramgoolam had 3-13, and Dave Mohabir, who had 2-17, were the other wicket-takers for Transport.

Apple continued his wonderful form with 50 from 34 balls with three fours and five sixes before he was bowled by Gainda.

The talented Apple had scored 151 when Transport amassed 351 against Everest in the last round.
Emanuel Lewis (14) and Mohabir (7) powered Transport to their second win.

At DCC, the home team trounced Everest by 10 wickets after racing to 60 without loss in 12 overs replying to the 56 made by
the Camo Road side.

Stephon Seymour hit a couple of boundaries in 21 but only Savir Narine (11) of the other batters reached double figures for Everest.
Mikel Sharma (3-7) and Kwesi Willamson (2-4) bowled well for the Queenstown unit with Lomar Seecharran hitting four fours in his 26 and shared in an unfinished 60-run opening partnership with Kishawn Silus who 25 with a solitary boundary.