…Dwayne Dick takes 5-for as Police beat GCC

A pugnacious century from Man-of-the-Match Johnathan Vanlange and an enterprising 83 from National Captain Tevin Imlach powered DCC 320-5 in 41 overs in a rain affected game at the DCC ground in Queenstown yesterday, while Dwayne Dick’s 5-8 spun Police to a seven-wicket win over GCC at Bourda.
At DCC, Vanlange, who turned 18 last December, brushed off the disappointment of not being picked for the CWI Breakout T20 League with an entertaining 111 from 73 balls decorated seven fours and seven sixes and got support from Imlach who reached the boundary seven times and cleared it on seven occasions in a masterful 83 which lasted 75 balls.

Alypius Bookie hit an undefeated 49 from 23 balls with six fours and two sixes while Sachin Singh chipped in 32 from 31 balls with five boundaries.
Nickosie Barker took 2-71 for Malteenoes who were dismissed for 112 from just 23.4 over despite Barker’s 34 with two fours and a couple of sixes. Andrew Gibson (19) was the only the other batter to offer token resistance on the small ground as the sun returned in all its glory.
Left-arm spinner Ashmead Nedd (4-28) and off-spinner Ezekiel Wilson (4-37) conspired to dismantled the Malteenoes batting.

At the historic Bourda, in the other match played yesterday, GCC were shot out for 77 after losing Test player Kevin Sinclair for first-ball duck.
The Berbican, in his first match for the Caribbean’s oldest club after leaving Everes Club, edged Quinten Sampson to the keeper at 0-1 and GCC never recovered.

First-Class all-rounder Renaldo Ail-Mohamed (1) fell to Dick and only Nicolas Shiopersaud who hung around for 76 balls for his 25 before he removed by the frugal Troy Benn who conceded just 18 runs from 8.3 overs.
Martin Pestano-Bell (14) and Aryan Persaud (12) were the other batters to reach double figures as Dick spun webs around the batters. He was supported by Berbard Bailey (3-22).

Police reached 81-3 in 16.3 overs as Pernell London was unbeaten on 49 from 59 balls with three fours and three sixes. Benn was with him on 10 when victory was achieved.