Lusignan crowned DCB Independence T10 Cup champions
Lusignan played unbeaten to win the Demerara Cricket Board’s Independence T10 Cup on Friday at the La Bonne Intention (LBI) Ground.
The champions won all three of their games – including a semi-final and the final – chasing successfully on every occasion. Lusignan got past Helena One and Two, home club LBI and Georgetown side Transport in the final, which concluded under lights.
For their victory, Lusignan carted off $250,000, while runners-up Transport collected $150,000, and the losing semi-finalists Enterprise and LBI took home $50,000 each.
Transport finished as runners-up in the eight-team tournament
See below a summary of the matches played at the fund-raising event
Game One: Transport defeated Better Hope by 39 runs
SUMMARY: Transport 116-4 from 10 overs (Jeremiah Hohenkirk 39, Myhiem Khan 22, Shamar Apple 20, Emmanuel Lewis 17*; Ravi Singh 2-19) vs Better Hope 77-4 from 10 overs (Christopher Deonarine 32, Azad Mohamed 22; Myhiem Khan 2-21)
Game Two: Lusignan defeated Helena One and Two by five wickets
SUMMARY: Helena One and Two 70-6 from 10 overs (Troy Gonsalves 29; Suresh Dhanai 2-6, Quentin Sampson 2-6, Rajpaul Basdeo 2-20) vs Lusignan 73-5 from 10 overs (Robin Williams 34, Chaitram Balgobin 20; Yeudister Persaud 2-9)
Game Three: Enterprise defeated Meten-Meer-Zorg East by 26 runs
SUMMARY: Enterprise 92-4 from 10 overs (Rajendra Chandrika 49*, Veerasammy Permaul 18; Chris Harry 2-13) vs Meten-Meer-Zorg East 66 all out from 10 overs (Richie Looknauth 28, Kelon Tracey 18; Rajendra Chandrika 2-4, Anthony Ifill 2-11, Veerasammy Permaul 2-15)
Game Four: LBI defeated Herstelling A by nine wickets
SUMMARY: Herstelling A 93-6 from 10 overs (Quazim Yusuf 29; Akshaya Persaud 3-20) vs LBI 95-1 from seven overs (Tagenarine Chanderpaul 39*, Nizam Khan 26*, Kemol Savory 22)
SEMI-FINAL ONE: Transport defeated Enterprise by three wickets
SUMMARY: Enterprise 65-7 from 10 overs (Veerasammy Permaul 26, Rajendra Chandrika 19; Reyaz Latif 3-10) vs Transport 66-7 from nine overs (Shamar Apple 32*; Veerasammy Permaul 3-12)
SEMI-FINAL TWO: Lusignan defeated LBI by six wickets
SUMMARY: LBI 90-2 from 10 overs (Kemol Savory 33, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 29; Rajpaul Basdeo 2-3) vs Lusignan 91-4 from 9.4 overs (Tyrell Peters 44; Akshaya Persaud 2-14)
FINAL: Lusignan defeated Transport by six wickets
SUMMARY: Transport 70-8 from 10 overs (Jermaine Dewsbury 16, Ryan Latif 14*; Chaitram Balgobin 2-5, Rajpaul Basdeo 2-10) vs Lusignan 72-4 from 8.5 overs (Quentin Sampson 29*; Reyaz Latif 2-7)
Champions Lusignan with DCB officials, including President Bissoondyal Singh (right)
The tournament was sponsored by Survival Group Inc; Petama Enterprise; Premier Insurance; CIC Insurance Brokers (Guyana) Inc; President of the Guyana Cricket Board Bissoondyal Singh; Guyana Cricket Board; Choke’s Gas Station; L Mahabeer and Son Cambio; Office Express; Regal Stationery and Computer Centre; Anil Beharry Real Estate; Construction and General Business Services; Naven’s Construction; Republic Bank (Guyana) Ltd; Ramchand Auto Spares; Mike’s Pharmacy; Steve’s Jewelry; 4R Bearings; Rid-O-Pes; Ariel Enterprise; Doctor’s Clinic; Fullworks Party Rental; Anil Beharry Project for Cricket Gear; Luke’s General Contractor; ANSA McAL Distribution and Universal Construction and Contracting.
