DCB U17 50-Over tournament: West Demerara hand GCA tense 1-wicket defeat as tournament bowls off

…ECCB beat UDCA by 190 runs

West Demerara sneaked past Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) by a single wicket as action in the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-17 50-Over tournament bowled off at the Everest Cricket Club Ground earlier this week.
GCA posted a moderate 100 all out in 34.4 overs, batting first on Sunday last. National youth player Shamar Apple (38), Dave Mohabir (18*) and Emmanuel Lewis (12) led Georgetown’s batting.
Patrice Fraser (2-17) and Yudesh Seetaram (2-24) were the leading wicket-takers, as three other West Demerara bowlers, including opener Parmeshwar Ram (1-10), assisted.
The chase was set up by opener Arvind Suknanan, who stroked a gritty 45 with just one four off 124 deliveries. Ram hit two fours in his 17 and 11 runs came from Seetaram.
The spirited bowling performance from GCA almost enabled them to pull off a win, had it not been for the nerves of the West Demerara tailenders. Lewis took 2-16, spinner Stephon Sankar took 2-13, and Dhanesh Persaud took 2-19. Jayden Dowlin took 1-10 and skipper Mohabir took 1-9, as the other players to return wickets.

East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) beat Upper Demerara Cricket Association (UDCA) by 190 runs
After posting 219-8, thanks to primary scorers Vikash Wilkinson (47), Arun Gainda (39), and Yannick Newton(22), the ECCB steamrolled the UDCA by almost 200 runs.
Marvin Forde was the UDCA’s most successful bowler, with figures of 4-23. UDCA were rattled for 29 inside 20 overs, after brilliant spells from Saif Ragbeer (2-5), Gainda (2-2) and Marcel Nandu (2-1).
Fixtures for the remainder of the tournament:
Thursday, July 4, 2024: GCA vs UDCA at Everest, starting from 08:00hrs.

Friday July 5, 2024: WDCA vs UDCA at MMZ, starting from 09:30hrs

Saturday, July 6, 2024: GCA vs ECCB at Everest, starting from 08:00hrs
EBCA vs WDCA at MMZ, starting from 09:30hrs

Sunday, July 7, 2024: EBCA vs GCA at Everest, starting at 08:00hrs
WDCA vs ECCB at MMZ, starting from 09:30hrs

Monday, July 8, 2024: EBCA vs UDCA at QC, starting from 09:30hrs.