Eight of the nine matches that were scheduled to be played in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ New Building Society 40 over second division tournament were postponed to a later date due to persistent rain last weekend.
Five matches were set for Saturday while four were on for Sunday until constant rain on Saturday forced eight games to be pushed back to later days.
Kevin Leitch
However, that was not the case in the clash between Police and Diplomats and the former certainly made hay with the little sunshine on Sunday. They handed Diplomats a thrashing by 156 runs at the Eve Leary Ground.
Kevin Leitch, known more for his off-spinning attributes hit a scintillating unbeaten 128 which contained four fours and 15 sixes. The right handed batsman, who in recent times has shown good signs as an emerging batsman collaborated with Kevin Leacock (48 not out) in an unbroken fourth wicket partnership worth 205 runs.
The pair of Leitch and Leacock joined forces at 39-4 after Diplomats made early inroads after inviting Police to bat. It was a bold effort as the two batsmen did not just repair their team’s innings but also took them to a competitive total which ensured them victory.
With such an excellent batting display the Lawmen powered to 239-4 in 25 overs then returned to dismiss the opposition for 83 in 20.3 overs. Vishal Jaigobin’s 4-14 from 4.3 overs and Stephen Harris 4-28 from five overs were the architects of destruction in the Police operation to rout Diplomats.
Action in the tournament will continue this weekend with matches expected to be played on Saturday and Sunday at various venues across the city. The full weekend fixtures will be published on Friday September 16.
