MAN-of-the-Match Tevin Imlach led from the front to help Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) to lift the GISE, Star Party Rentals and Trophy Stall’s first division two-day title with a seven wicket win against Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) in the final at the DCC Ground yesterday.

Scores GCC 262 and 210, DCC 337 and 137-3 (20.5 overs)

Resuming on their overnight 198-4 in their second innings, with

national captain Imlach on 61 and Guyana U-19 Skipper Van

Lange on 26.

The DCC pair took the score to 265 before Yeudister Persaud dismissed Van Lange after the burly right-hander hit two fours and a six in 91-ball 65.

Imlach was last out for 107 from 187 balls with 10 boundaries

but Christopher Barnwell, whose three fours and a six in his 34 off the remaining batters reached double figures.

Left-arm spinner and GCC Captain Devon Lord had 3-100 and

got support from Yeudister Persaud 2-32 and Ronaldo Ali-

Mohamed 2-33.

Kevin Sinclair (35) and Ninvindra Persaud (34) provided a solid

70-run opening foundation before Barnwell removed Sinclair

after he had reached the boundary five times.

The off-spinner, who bowled a bit too quick then removed Persaud who hit a long-hop to short mid-wicket where Jyden Dowlin held a brilliant catch without addition to the score.

Akshaya Persaud (19) and first innings centurion Mavindra

Dindyal (1) departed in the space of a run to leave GCC on 123-

4.

Yeudistir Persaud followed up his ton in the last game with an

entertaining 86 from 72 balls with five fours and a six before

Van Lange got his wicket to finish off the innings.

Ashmead Nedd, who also bowled too fast, had 3-63, Wilson

followed his five-for in the first innings with 2-49 and left-arm

spinner Daniel Mootoo took 2-38 for DCC who required 137 to

win outright in 22 overs.

DCC slipped to 23-3 as Lord bowled Van Lange (3) and Joshua

Persaud (6) before Sinclair bowled Sachin Singh (6).

But questionable field settings from Lord; putting everyone on

boundary instead of going for the unlikely win by playing

attacking cricket backfired.

Imlach reached his unbeaten 61 from 49 balls with three sixes

and three fours and shared in a 113-run fourth wicket stand

with Perez whose 49 lasted 51 balls and included three sixes as the pair scored singles easily before hitting boundaries towards the end.