ON a day blessed with glorious sunshine, Travis Kadir and Brandon Jaikarran scored centuries as the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) registered victories as the Dave’s West Indian Inc. First Division 50-over tournament which resumed in the city last Saturday.
At the small DCC ground in Queenstown, the home team beat the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) by 37 runs in a high-scoring run fest.
Led by 103 with 18 fours and a six by the left-handed Brandon Jaikarran, a pugnacious 76 from 31 balls with nine fours and five sixes from veteran Chris Barnwell, 42 from Alphius Bookie and 41 from West Indies U-19 player Jonathan Van Lange, DCC piled up an imposing 419-9 off 45.1 overs.

The side also had support from Joshua Persaud who scored 37 and 25 from Demerara U-13 Captain Lomar Seecharran.
Left-arm spinner Kelvin Umrou had 4-44 and got support from Sachin Balgobin, 2-113 from nine overs.
MYO put up a spirited fight, but despite a magnificent 161 from 86 balls, decorated with 19 fours and six sixes off the bat of Travis Kadir, MYO fell short of their target.
Damion Cecil blasted seven fours and four sixes in an explosive 29-ball 80, while Chaitram Balgobin smashed seven fours and six sixes in his shot-filled 81.
The 38-year-old Barnwell returned with the ball to take 2-24 while First-Class left-arm spinner Ashmead Nedd had 2-67.
In the other First Division 50-over game on Saturday at the Police ground, GCC defeated Transport Cricket Club by 271 runs.
GCC were dismissed for 359 in 48.1 overs, with the left-handed Akshaya Persaud scoring 70 with five fours and five sixes.
The First-Class player got support from Mavendra Dindyal, who hit three fours and a six in an elegant 57.
Martin Pestano-Bell (44), Renaldo Ali-Mohamed (33), Skipper Devon Lord (30) and West Indies all-rounder Kevin Sinclair (28) all passed 25 for the Bourda boys.
Nehemiah Hohenkirk had 3-56, and Ryan Latiff got 2-73 for Transport, who were bowled out for 88 in 15.3 overs, with only Riyad Latiff who hit six fours and a six in 36 making significant contributions.
Carlos Larose, Aryan Persaud and Lord, who is unlucky not to be in the Inter-County tournament after being the leading wicket-taker last year, had three wickets each. Sinclair (1-17 from 3 overs) had the other wicket to fall.