Apple, Lewis, Seecharran and Outar highlight third round action

Sharmar Apple continued his purple patch with a shot-filled 121 while Emmuel Lewis made 91, Lomar Seecharran scored 90 and Munish Outar grabbed 5-25 to highlight the third round of the GCA Mayor’s Cup 100 Overs U-17 tournament yesterday.

At the Transport Sport Club (TSC) Apple followed up his unbeaten 151 and 68 with a shot-filled 121 from 63 balls decorated with nine fours and 10 sixes.
Apple who been in sublime form, added 165 for the first wicket with Javed Glasgow whose 53 lasted 33 balls; striking three fours and four sixes.

Lewis hit a quick fire 91 from 56 balls with nine fours and four sixes while Dave Mohabir hit three fours and four sixes as TSC amassed 350-6 in 40 overs.
Francis Guhroo had 3-72 while Nicholas Lovell took 2-35 for Malteenoes who slumped to 52 all out in 24 overs.

Mohabir returned with the ball to take 3-7 and got support from Reyad Latif who had 3-8 as the home team won by 298 runs.
At Everest, the hosts were dismantled for 27 in 11.4 overs as Dhanesh Persaud captured 4-1, Ravindra Singh had 3-3 and Nathaniel Sucknanan snatchedt 3-7 for GCC who reached 28 without loss in 8.1 overs in match which all over on a sunny day just after 11 am. Kush Seegobin 10 and Shaid Ramzan 15 who retired with cramps, scored the runs as GCC won by 10 wickets.

At the Queen’s College ground, DCC, led by Seecharran’s 90 from 121 balls with 13 fours and four sixes and Nathan Bishop (27) as DCC were dismissed for 229 in 52.5 overs.
Outar captured the day’s only 5-wicket haul finishing with 5-25.

Jonathan Viera (3-66) and Antonio Chan (2-29) were the main wicket-takers for Bel Air Rubis who were bowled out for 100.
Outar’s 20 was the score above 15 as Kaylon Callender had 3-2 and Quacy Wilkinson took 2-9.

This is a developmental tournament with the aim off batting ‘long’ and capturing batting and bowling points and it was disappointed to see a day blessed with brilliant sunshine with the availability of the Everest ground that more cricket was not played.

Coaches of most of the teams complained about the format while the City Mayor Alfred Mentore who is a former Guyana U-19 player, expressed disappointment that the available time was not better utilised since the goal of the tournament is to develop the temperament play an entire day and earn as much points as possible (bowling and batting).