OMSCC Over-50 playoffs set to bowl off tomorrow
Rovendra Mandolall
Rovendra Mandolall

QUARTER-final matches in the Ontario Masters Softball Cricket Clubs (OMSCC) Legends Over-50 tournament are set to bowl off tomorrow at four venues around the Greater Toronto Area with defending champions GTA Storm taking on KC Stalwarts at St Bede from 14:30 hours.

Following the completion of the preliminary round of matches, last weekend, GTA Storm led the point standings with 54 points, 12 more than Canadian Legends, the only team they lost to earlier in the season.

Richard Driffield

Last season’s runners-up, Toronto Blizzards ended in the third spot with 39 points while Ramblers Rampage placed fourth on 36.

Apart from the GTA Storm, KC Stalwarts encounter, the other quarter-finals feature Canadian Legends versus Friendship Masters at Littles Field, Toronto Blizzards opposing Remax All Stars at Dean Park and Ramblers Rampage battling newcomers Warriors at Pearson CI. 

The feature match of the quarter-finals is expected to be the clash between numbers four and five, Ramblers Rampage and Warriors. Entering the fray for the first year, Warriors, who are being led by the experienced Mahendranauth “Bobby” Parasnauth and including the prolific Rovendra Mandolall, have not lived up to their pre-season billing but are not to be taken lightly.

Lots of focus will be placed on this game as both teams endeavour to advance to next Saturday’s semi-final.

GTA Storm, although not taking KC Stalwarts lightly, will start as overwhelming favourites to get past their opponents who have struggled throughout the season, tallying a mere six points to end at the bottom of the points standing.

GTA Storm’s Richard Driffield has been in superb all-round form and with the likes of skipper Troy Gobin, Zaheer Haniff, Ian Baldeo and Orlando Deonarine among, are aiming for their third consecutive Over-50 title.

Toronto Blizzards, with the experience of Sunil Dhaniram, Shiv Seeram, Jaimini Singh and new skipper Mohan Harihar should have no problem advancing to the semi-finals at the expense of Remax All Stars. (Frederick Halley)

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