FRESH off his brilliant all-round performance in the recently-concluded New York Softball Cricket League (NYSCL) 20th edition of its Independence Cup, which saw him earning the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in the Legends Over-50 category, former Guyana Under-19 player, Troy Gobin displayed his prowess once more last Saturday in the continuation of the 2025 Ontario Masters Softball Cricket Clubs (OMSCC) Over-50 tournament at the St Andrews School ground in Scarborough, Toronto, Canada.

Entering the fray with his team GTA Storm precariously placed at 28 for three in the fifth over in pursuit of a victory target of 160 posted by opponents Warriors and losing Jai Singh in the ninth over with only 49 on the board, the super cool skipper dominated two important partnerships which eventually saw the defending champions winning with five balls to spare, losing six wickets in the process. Gobin’s unbeaten 72 off 49 balls, was laced with four fours and three sixes.

Gobin, who also won the OMSCC Over-50 MVP for the past two seasons, added 57 for the fifth wicket with Jito Narine (23) and a vital 42 for the sixth wicket with the obdurate Gavin Glasgow whose contribution in the partnership was eight.

With 11 needed in the final over, Ron Singh’s first delivery went inexplicably for five wides while the next was clobbered over deep extra cover by Orlando Deonarine for a huge six as GTA celebrated their second consecutive victory over Warriors, having beaten them on the opening day of this year’s version.

Bowling for Warriors, Rishi Singh took two for 12 while captain Bobby Parasnauth finished with two for 13 from his three overs.
Earlier, Rakesh Dyal led the way for Warriors with an attacking 35 which contained fours sixes while Rishi Singh supported with a fine unbeaten 32 (one four and two sixes. There were also

useful contributions from opener Suresh Persaud who hit 29 with one four and three sixes and Ray Moosai, 23 with three fours and a six.
Gobin bagged two for 16, the same figures as Deonarine while Richard Driffield ended with two for 24.

GTA Storm, who currently head the points table, will battle Toronto Blizzards on Saturday at Littles Field Park while Warriors oppose Canadian Legends at St Bede as the four top teams battle for supremacy.