The Malteenoes Sports Club hosted their Kings of Sixes competition on March 22, 2025, at the Malteenoes Sports Club Ground in Thomas Lands, Georgetown.
Twelve teams took part in a day filled with excitement, joy, heated battles, and heart-breaking defeats. The participating teams were Police A; Malteenoes B; Ace Warriors; GDF Force Xi; Demerara Cricket Club (DCC); V&V All Stars; Champs XI; American Cricket Society (ACS); Malteenoes A; Premier Insurance; GDF Defenders and Police B.
Demerara Cricket Club and American Cricket Society were the tournament’s joint champions
Each game was six overs per innings during the three rounds and finals of the event. Each match permitted a team to have seven players.
In game number one, Police A came up against Malteenoes B (MSC B), and the Police team emerged victorious as they won the game by eight wickets. MSC B batted first and made a total of 74-3 of 6 overs. Daniel Ross top-scored with 29 off 13 balls. Police A comfortably chased down the total with two overs to spare mainly due to an excellent innings by Quentin Sampson, the standout performer. He made a blistering 62 off 17 balls (seven sixes and fours fours).
The next encounter saw Malteenoes A (MSC A) take on Ace Warriors. Winning the toss was MSC A, and they elected to bowl first. Ace Warriors opener Jonte Thomas top-scored for the batting side by getting a quick-fire 26 off 12 balls, which included three sixes. Murtland Ward also contributed 17 from 12 balls, and at the end of the innings, Ace Warriors had scored a total of 77 for 4 in 6 overs. Adrian Hinds had figures of 2 for 5 in his solitary over. MSC A defeated Ace Warriors handily thanks to a scorching innings from Jeremiah Scott (35 from nine balls, including five sixes) and Damian Vantull (29 from 13 balls).
Raymond Perez receives his Most Valuable Player accolade
In another encounter, GDF Force XI took on DCC. GDF Force XI opted to bowl first and were greeted by some wonderful strokeplay as DCC achieved a total of 82 for 3 in six overs. Christopher Barnwell led the way with a brisk innings of 34 from 16 balls. Joshua Persaud also contributed 26 from 11. In reply, GDF Force XI fell well short of the total in the end, getting 63 for 5 in 6 overs. Jeremiah Hoenkirk top-scored with 23 from 8.
The following match featured V&V All Stars against Champs XI. V&V All Stars, who batted first, scored a fantastic 80 for 2 in their six overs. In only 17 balls, Ricardo Adams top-scored with 30. In being bowled out for 26, the Champs XI proved not to be a threat.
The fifth game of the first round pitted ACS against Premier Insurance. Premier Insurance batted first and finished their six overs with a respectable total of 59 for 5. Devon Lord and Ronaldo Alimohamed scored the most runs (17). Keon Lake took two wickets for 13 runs while bowling effectively. With one over remaining, ACS Captain Raymond Perez led the charge with an undefeated 41 off 15 balls.
Nial Smith in action at the Kings of Sixes
Police B faced up against GDF Defenders in the last game of the preliminary round. GDF made 58 for 5 from their 6 overs when they batted first. Shamar Angel scored 30 runs off 16 balls, the highest score. Police B responded by being bowled out for 37 after putting on a lacklustre batting display.
Damian Vantull in action at the Kings of Sixes
With the start of Round two, games were contested in four-over-per-side games. When facing DCC, the V&V All Stars chose to bowl first. Jonathan Van Lange took 16 off 5 balls and Barnwell took 24 off 9 balls, helping DCC reach 61 for 4 in their 4 overs. The V&V All Stars lost the match by 4 runs, as Anthon Lim’s 23 from 10 balls was insufficient.
In the next match, MSC A batted first and made 58 for 2 off their 4 overs. Vantull top-scored with 33 from 16 balls. In reply, Police A could only get 50 for 4 in their 4 overs. In the final second round game, GDF Defenders batted first and made 48 for 3 in their 4 overs, with Leon Andrews top-scoring with 34 from 15 balls (4 sixes). Akeem Dewar would send the GDF team out of the competition with an action-packed innings of 32 from 6, chasing down the score in 2.3 overs.
Tied results for DCC, MSC A, and ACS, the three teams still in the competition, resulted in DCC winning and receiving a direct bye to the final. In order to go to the final, ACS later competed against MSC A. In a three-over contest, ACS batted first and posted 63-1. Captain Perez (27) and Dewar (25) basically batted MSC A out of the game. In reply, MSC A could only get 58 in their 3 overs. Vantull once again top-scored with 30.
The final pitted DCC against ACS in a 2-over match. ACS, who batted first, amassed a respectable 33 for 1 in their two overs. In their run chase, DCC scored 12 runs off Nial Smith’s opening over. Captain Perez got the ball and faced Barnwell, who needed 22 runs off the final over. Barnwell went on to hit three sixes in a row. Barnwell needed two runs from the final delivery, but he only managed a single; therefore, the score was tied. The two teams divided the reward money and both were crowned champions.
