Better Hope ‘B’ trounced Buxton ‘B’ by 152 runs last weekend in the latest East Coast Cricket Board’s (ECCB) Elizabeth Styles 40 overs competition, played at the Buxton Community Centre ground.
Better Hope B posted a mammoth 223 for 8_ off their allotted 25 overs in the rain affected match. Captain Clive Rampersaud had no mercy for the Buxton bowlers, hitting an unbeaten century.
Clive Rampersaud
In all, Rampersaud hit 12 fours and six sixes in his monumental innings of 109. Buxton, playing at home, found it difficult to control the defending champions batsmen as Bharat Samaroo also got involved with the bat, hitting 55 (7x4s, 1×6). Bowling for Buxton, A. Blackman picked up 3 for 34 off his 5 overs.
When Better Hope ‘B’ took the field, they were greeted with early resistance but remained patient. However, after removing Eusi Phillips for 41 (5x4s, 3x6s) and T. Harte for 38 (5x4s), the rest of the batting melted under pressure caused by good bowling ending on 71 all out. Bowling for the visitors, Rajendra Singh and Azaad Mohamed picked up 3 for 24 and 3 for 20 respectively. Better Hope ‘B’ is leading the points table.
