Action in the West Demerara Cricket Association’s (WDCA’s) Beacons 50-Over competition continued over the weekend with Independence ‘B’, All Youths, Independence ‘A’ and Mc Gill Superstars recording notable wins.
Ganesh Puran (L) and Daniel Basdeo helped Mc Gill to a comprehensive 167-run victory over Christ Ambassadors SC
In the first matchup, Independence ‘B’, in duking it out with Malvern, won the toss and chose to bat first, scoring 173 all out from 25 overs. Anand Bharat and Kevin Plant posted the highest scores in the match: 63 (4×4 3×6) and 50 (3×4 2×6) respectively; while Derick Mangar picked up 3 for 22.
In reply, Malvern were bowled out for 69 from 13 overs, with Eion Williams being the only batsman scoring double-figures (21).
The Malvern batsmen had no answer for Harichad Persaud’s bowling, and he captured 4 wickets for a mere 15 runs as Independence ‘B’ won the match by 104 runs.
The All Youths ‘B’ team had opposed the Sawpit team, and that matchup had seen Sawpit scoring 140 all out from 27 overs, after winning the toss and choosing to bat first.
Satnarine Joda and Ravinanda Ramnarine had held the innings together in scoring 37 and 24 respectively.
Anthony Carrington took 4 for 26, while Eion Radiquea and Dwayne Scott each took two wickets.
The All Youths ‘B’ team easily overhauled this target, reaching 143 for 3 in only 19 overs, with rapid scores coming from Sanjay Persaud (22) and Travis Witright (20). Ravinandan Ramnarine took 1 for 12 and Shivram Mahase 1 for 20.
All Youths ‘B’ won this encounter by 7 wickets, with 31 overs remaining.
And in a battle against Wales, Independence ‘A’ scored 205 all out from 35 overs, after winning the toss and choosing to bat first. Amir Mohammed and Terrence Narine were the main contributors, with 37 and 33 respectively. Allan Charles picked up 4 for 20 and Kevin Lindo 2 for 7.
Wales, in reply, scored 107 all out from 31 overs, despite a fighting knock of 58 from Paul Gabbis, which included 7 fours and 2 sixes. Reaz Esau, with 5 for 38, was the most destructive bowler of the match, while Narine chipped in with 2 for 31 to follow up his good knock with the bat. Independence ‘A’ won that match by 98 runs.
In the final fixture, Mc Gill Superstars dominated Christ Ambassadors in their Labour Day match. Choosing to take first strike, Mc Gill scored 210 all out from 32 overs, with Ganesh Puran contributing a skilful 60 that included 8 fours and a six. He was well supported by Keshram Seyhodan (41) and Daniel Basdeo (24).
Melroy Alert, the only Christ Ambassador’s bowler who consistently troubled the batmen, picked up 4 wickets for 32 runs.
Christ Ambassadors crumbled for 43 from 9 overs, with Dave Bacchus top-scoring with 24. Daniel Basdeo took 3 for 26, while Travis Persaud, Keshram Seyhodan and Sudesh Persaud each took one wicket.
Mc Gill won this encounter by 167 runs.
The tournament, which runs overs the weekends, will have no matches this weekend if the inclement weather seriously affects the condition of the venues.
