Bishop’s century highlights opening round
IN sweltering heat at the Queen’s College ground on Sunday, Nathan Bishop’s well-constructed 140 highlighted the opening round of the DCB’s Inter-Association 50 overs U-15 cricket tournament.
Bishop’s innings lasted 106 balls and was decorated with 19 fours and a six as Georgetown amassed an imposing 372-6 when their 50 overs expired.

The Select X1 were dismantled for 80 in 32 overs as only the left-handed Shahid Ramzan who stroked four well timed boundaries in 25 and 11-year-old Nathan Puran, who reached the boundary once in his 12, reached double figures as they lost by 298 runs.
The select X1 were off to good start before Leon Walls (5) was run out at 33-1 before Ramzan, who played some confident off-drives and Roscoe Anderson (9) brought up the 50 before Anderson was bowled by Reyas Latif at 57-2.

When Ramzan fell to national U-15 left-arm spinner Brandon Henry without addition to the score, the Select X1 slumped from 57-1 to 80 all out as nine wickets fell for 23 runs. Wasim Ali had 4-1, Henry took 3-9 and Latif got 2-10.
Earlier, batting at the best school facilities for sports in Guyana, Kush Seegobin who made 42 with six fours and a six and Lomar Seecharran, who hit five fours in 25, added 53 for the first wicket.

Makai Dowlin who reached the boundary four times in 32, Joshua Bollers hit a four and a six in 28, Ali stoked a couple of boundaries 27, all got starts and batted around Bishop. In the other match on Sunday at the LBI ground, East Coast made 257 in 39 overs with Akeem Persaud top scoring with 52 while Tunia Dindyal made 41, as Jadesh Kalpoo bagged 4-46.

East Bank were dismissed for 105 as Vivian Kalpoo was the only batter to reach double figures with 52. Somesh Boyer had 4-24 for the home team.
The competition continues on Wednesday with East Bank playing Georgetown at Farm and the Select X1 facing West Demerara at the QC ground. Matches commence at 09:30hrs