Schools Windball: Parika Salem, Three Miles Secondary complete the double
In the secondary school edition, both girls and boys were given the opportunity to compete in windball cricket as the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports (MCYS) National Sports Commission (NSC) Sports Officer A. Munroe organized the inaugural Janet & Cheddi Jagan Memorial in Bartica at the Dagg Point Ground. In speaking with the students, they were all happy for the MCYS NSC tournament and the team of officials traveling to Bartica to give them this opportunity to play Windball Cricket.
Three Miles Secondary School female team
In the boys’ edition, Bartica Secondary was sent in to bat, and they made 24-6. Travis Da Silva, with figures of 2 for 1, was the standout bowler for Three Miles Secondary. Three Miles Secondary chased the target score, easily reaching 25-0 in 2.1 overs. Ishmel Williams top-scored with 11.
Bartica Secondary batted first and scored 46-4 in the girls’ version; Athalia Simmons led the scoring with 14 and Kamandra Tracy added 11. Rennea Fordyce reduced the batting side with figures of 2 for 6. Latifa Cornet’s outstanding batting of 36 helped Three Miles Secondary win easily in reply. Off only 3.4 overs, the batting team scored 50-0.
Action at the Parika Salem Community ground between Zeeburg Secondary School and Parika Salem Secondary School.
The Windball competition also had fixtures played at the Parika Salem Community Ground on East Bank Essequibo. As the fourth school in this year’s championship to win a double, Parika Salem Secondary School players did not let their parents and other supporters down, who were rather noisy during both matches.
Parika Salem males sent Uitvlugt Secondary School into bat first, and it was a disappointing performance from the batting side. They could only muster a total of 38-2, with Akesh Mohamed (16) & Kevin Suraj (12) being the main contributors. Revaldo Persaud had good bowling figures of 1 for 7.
Parika, in reply, made light work of Uitvlugt’s bowling attack, reaching 39-0 in 2.4 overs, with Shazim Mohamed top-scoring with 23.
The Zeeburg Secondary School chose to bat first in the ladies’ Janet Jagan Memorial game, scoring 36 all out in the five overs. No player scored in double digits for the batting side . For Parika Salem, the bowling effort was outstanding overall, with Alesa Hill taking 3 for 4, Reshana Blake taking 2 for 2, and Shomika Mattias taking 2 for 6. In the end, the Parika women easily achieved the 37-2 and winning the game with Navta Calistro getting 13 as the highest score.
