L’Aventure, Tucville, New Central High among winners

“Hit-it for 50” schools’ windball cricket competition…

Action in the “Hit it for 50” schools windball cricket competition ongoing at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue continued over the weekend with notable wins being recorded by both L’Aventure and Tucville Secondary schools, and by The New Central High School among others in the male and female categories.

In the Boys category, the first matchup saw L’Aventure Secondary post 140-2 in their allotted overs, with Jonathan Samaroo top scoring with 55 and Ravin Paramdeo contributing 44. In reply, Brickdam Secondary could accumulate only 97-4, with Julius Craigen contributing a valiant 58. J Samaroo bagged 4-22.
In the second game, Tucville Secondary scored a dominant 149-1, with Dwayne Jones contributing 93. School of The Nations, in reply, fell for 108-3 despite Kampta Persaud’s 51.
The final match in this category saw The New Central High School batting first and scoring 132-1, of which Deonarine Tiwari contributed 97 in a winning effort. While attacking from the first ball bowled in their innings, Richard Ishmael Secondary could post only 94-2, of which Alive Persaud made 58.
In the Girls category, L’Aventure batted first and made a solid 110-3, with Melea Beckles contributing 30 and Sarah Hughes 22. However, Richard Ishmael exceeded the target with ease to end their innings on 113-1, of which Akalla Rampratop scored 64.
Game two saw Queenstown Secondary making 108-2, with Kiesha Rawlins contributing 43 and Aliyah Peters 40. Brickdam Secondary, however, exceeded that target to end their innings on 114-0, of which Taquasha Thompson contributed 42 and Ashanti Kennedy 38.
School of the Nations were able to post 81-2 in their game against Tucville Secondary. Amy Grant with 45, and Tenecia Noble with 35 were top scorers. Tucville, replying, made 85-0, with Kizian London contributing 62.
The final Girls game saw The New Central High posting 64-3, of which Tiqumba Hunte contributed 22 as the only scorer who put up resistance to the Charlestown Secondary bowlers. Althea Barnwell bagged 2-8. Charlestown Secondary effortlessly chased down that paltry score and ended their innings on 66-1, of which Donna Lowe made 32.