Atlantis CC steamroll Suburbia SC in Busta Lawrence Premier League fixture
In a Clement Busta Lawrence Premier League (2021) match played over the weekend at the Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, NY, Atlantis Cricket Club brushed aside Suburbia Sports Club in a one-sided affair.
Atlantis CC won the toss and elected to bat. The side featured players of Guyanese heritage such as Randall Wilson and the much-known Guyanese players Winston Forrester and Ronaldo Ali Mohammad, who all starred in the action-packed fixture.
Winston Forrester chipped in with a quickfire 23
The 40-over fixture got off to a cracking start, as Forrester and Wilson opened the batting. The pair found the boundary with ease as the Suburbia side failed to find their line and length.
Forrester in particular was looking good. He scored an 18-ball 23 which included 2 boundaries and 1 maximum before he was dismissed.
His opening partner Wilson continued to keep things going as he showed a touch of class and aggression in every aspect of the game. Wilson continued to find the boundary, and was ably supported by Dimitri Adams.
Ronaldo Ali Mohammad chipped in with 41* and 2-14
When Adams departed for 97, Wilson continued to do his thing, in the end scoring a brilliant 151 off 127 balls, inclusive of 8 boundaries and 9 maximums.
The show was far from over, as Mohammad then came and finished things off with a brilliant 41 off 22 balls, which included 2 boundaries and 3 maximums, to have the Atlantis side post 345-4 in their allotted overs.
Skipper Randall Wilson driving to reach his first century of the 2021 season for Atlantis
Suburbia SC were faced with a massive target of 346 for victory, but the pressure was on and the entire team failed to live up to their expectations. They were bowled out for 82 in 21.2 overs, with no batsman passing the 15-run mark.
The chief wicket-takers were Dillon Bourne, with 4-36; Sumantro Das, with 3-15; Ali Mohammad, with 2-14; and Greg Robinson, with 1-16.
Randall Wilson top scored with 151
In their time playing abroad, all three Guyanese players have lived up to the expectations of many. Forrester has played 11 matches to date, scoring runs at an average of 39.30 and having a strike rate of 117.31, with 393 runs and 4 wickets to his tally.
Wilson, who is much more seasoned, has scored 1,260 runs at an average of 48.46 and a strike rate of 105.56. He has 2 wickets to his name, while Ali Mohammad, who has just started his journey, has scored 122 runs from his two matches at an average of 122.00 and a strike rate of 190.62.
The Atlantis CC are 2nd on the points table with a perfect record of 4 wins.
