Tucville, Soesdyke, Business School record victories

“Hit It For 50” schools’ windball cricket competition…

Action in the “Hit It For 50” schools’ windball cricket competition that was played during the course of the week produced notable wins for Tucville and Soesdyke Secondary, and for The Business School, among others, in the male and female categories being contested at the National Gymnasium.
Soesdyke Secondary battled Tucville Secondary in a thrilling encounter in the female category. Batting first, Soesdyke posted 75-2, with Shanan Petal contributing a fighting 36. This, however, was not enough to prevent Tucville from steamrolling the Soesdyke side and ending on 81-1, of which Kaiza London blasted a quickfire 37.

In the male category, Soesdyke Secondary battled newcomers North Ruimveldt Multilateral. Batting first, Soesdyke made a dominant 136-3 through Tyrell Henry’s 96 not out, which included 12 towering sixes.
The only bowler to do any damage was Johnathan Alves, who managed to bag two wickets.
Needing 137 for victory, North Ruimveldt gave their opponents a scare, before excellent bowling from R Ramjatan, who managed to take 2 wickets at key moments in the game, restricted them to 111-3. Ramjatan managed to restrict Yanick Norton to 57 when he could have won the game for his school.
The final match of the day involved The Business School battling East Ruimveldt in a one-sided affair. Batting first, The Business School posted a commanding 161-2 through the efforts of Jeffrey Blair and Damon Gentle, who recorded 70 and 60 runs respectively.
In reply, East Ruimveldt struggled to post 113-2, with Ranaldo Baldeo scoring a valiant 56 in a losing effort.