Derick Narine blasts fastest century in New York Cricket League

Derick Narine of the Bachan Cricket Club, playing in the New York Cricket League (NYCL), has blasted a 49-ball 108 in a face-off match against the in-form Phoenix Cricket Club played recently at the Baisley Pond in Queens, New York, USA.

Hailing from the Blairmont Centre Cricket Club (BCCC) on the West Bank of Berbice, Narine represented Berbice and even Guyana at junior level cricket tournaments before migrating to the USA, where he now plays cricket for the Bachan Cricket Club in the NYCL.
In the 30-over match in which Narine excelled, Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat. Openers Amarnath Persaud and Raju Sookhdeo put together a 50-run partnership before things changed when Kevin Jawahir struck in the same over to remove both openers for 29 and 13 respectively.
From there it was a downhill battle for Phoenix, and they struggled to hold wickets together. Subhas Persaud then came on the attack and wrecked further havoc on the Phoenix, leaving them totally demoralised.
The only highlight of the Phoenix innings was Kumar Joseph’s 19-ball 30, before they were bundled out for 155 in 29.2 overs.
Bowling for Bachan, Persaud returned figures of 4-20; Jawahir, 3-24; Sudesh Dhaniram, 2-26; and Narine, 1-25.
Needing 156 runs from 30 overs at a run rate of 5.2 runs per over, Bachan openers Javed Karim and Derick Narine spared no bowler. Karim unfortunately spent little time at the crease, falling for 21 with the score at 118-1 in 10.4 overs.
Despite that loss, Narine continued his onslaught to bring up his century in grand fashion. He took his team over the line in 14.3 overs with the score on 156-1, and remained unbeaten on 108 from 49 deliveries when the match ended in victory for the Bachan team.
Narine now has the record for scoring the fastest half- century and century in this league.