Guyana Under-15 end Regional campaign with victory over Barbados
-three wins in five matches for Guyanese
Guyana Under-15 ended their Regional 50-Over campaign on a winning note, recording a seven-wicket win against Barbados at Liberta, Antigua.
Batting first, Barbados were bowled out for 69 in 20.5 overs, while the Guyanese recorded 70-3 in 23 overs. Oliver Gooding, with 23, was the lone Barbados batsman to reach double figures, as the Guyanese bowlers destroyed the Bajans.
Arun Gainda had 3-10 in four overs, while skipper Dave Mohabir had 3-13 in 5.5 overs. Jonathan Mentore also chipped in with 3-14 from six overs.
In Guyana’s chase of 70, Mentore top-scored with 17 while Romario Ramdeholl contributed 14. Guyana benefited from 25 extras in their final-round win. In this tournament which was played in Antigua, Guyana recorded wins against Leewards, Jamaica and Barbados, and suffered defeats to Windwards and Trinidad and Tobago.
The tournament was won by the dominant Trinidad and Tobago side, which looked a class above all throughout the campaign.
Brief scores of other Guyana matches in this tournament:
Guyana vs Leewards: Guyana 154 all out in 36.5 overs. Razam Koobir 28, Save Mohabir 22, Shane Prince 22, Arun Gainda 18. Kunal Tilokani 4-21 (10). Leewards 53 all out in 28.2 overs. Tanez Francis 07. Arun Gainda 3-13 in seven overs. Guyana won by 101 runs.
Guyana vs Windwards: Windwards
174 all out in 50 overs. Tyler Venner 45. Dave Mohabir 3-19 in 10 overs, Adrian Hetmyer 2-36 in five overs. Guyana 145 all out in 40.3 overs. Razam Koobir 39, Navin Boodwah 35. Jaden Charles 4-31. Windwards won by 29 runs.
Guyana vs Jamaica: Guyana 121 all out in 42.2 overs. Romario Ramdeholl 54 not out. Nicoli McKenzie 4-25 from eight overs, Demarco Scott 3-21 from 10 overs. Jamaica 96 all out from 32.1 overs. Tyson Gordon 23. Dhanesh Persaud 2-6 from five overs, Dave Mohabir 2-19 from six overs. Guyana won by 25 runs DLS method.
Guyana vs Trinidad: Guyana 75 all out in 32.4 overs. Sohail Mohamed 12. Yasir Deen 3-8, Darius Batoosingh 3-10. Trinidad 76-3 in 15.2 overs. Christian Lall 32 not out. Emmanuel Lewis 2-34. Trinidad won by seven wickets.
Guyana Team that played in Antigua: Dave Mohabir (Captain), Romario Ramdeholl (Vice Captain), Razam Koobir, Arun Gainda, Navin Boodwah, Shane Prince, Trilok Nanan, Emmanuel Lewis, Jonathan Mentore, Arif Khan, Sohil Mohamed, Adrian Hetmyer, Zandon Rose and Dhanesh Persaud. Manager was Elroy Stephney, and Coach was Latchman Yadram. (Brandon Corlette)