DEMERARA and Essequibo produced a low-scoring thriller which ended in a tie at the Hampton Court ground, yesterday.
The organisers declared the two sides joint winners of the Queensway Super50 Cup.
Set 151 in 45 overs, Essequibo seemed to be making a meal of the target as they slumped to 89 for 8 in 23.2 overs.
However seasoned campaigner Antony Adams dropped anchor with a steely innings of 30 *off 95 balls while the young Thaddeus Lovell showed his all-round potential with 42 off 49.
With two to win from 43 balls, Lovell fell and Demerara had life again.
Organisers indicated that due to bad light, no Super Over was possible.
The two sides shared $1.2M.
SUMMARY: Essequibo 150 all out from 39.2 overs (Thaddeus Lovell 42, Antony Adams 30*, Myheim Khan 15, Quentin Sampson 12; Ronaldo Alimohamed 4-45, Ashmead Nedd 2-21) v Demerara 150 all out from 41.2 overs (Matthew Nandu 35, Mavendra Dindyal 18, Shamar Apple 17, Richie Looknauth 14, Ashmead Nedd 12; Golcharran Chulai 2-14, Thaddeus Lovell 2-18, Ronsford Beaton 2-30).
Full details in a subsequent report.`