Women’s Inter-County T20: Essequibo start positively with victory over Demerara

Tremaine Marks’ all-round brilliance saw Essequibo defeating Demerara comfortably in this year’s opening game of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Women’s Inter-County T20 Tournament, held at the La Bonne Intention (LBI) Community Ground, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Saturday, April 5.

In this match, Essequibo won the toss and chose to field first, which turned out to be a wise choice. The Essequibo bowlers stifled the Demerara batswomen as they struggled to score freely throughout the innings. Naomi Barkoye (22) and Nyia Latchman (16) were the only players to get into double figures for Demerara as they were restricted to 86 for 7 in their 20 overs. Marks (2 for 12) and Cyanna Retemiah (2 for 24) were key in the first innings. Kumarie Persaud, Yonette Welcome, and Varuni Pitamber all took one wicket each.
In reply, Marks led the way with 31 from 26, which included six fours. Laurene Williams (14) and Welcome (24) won the game for Essequibo as they both finished unbeaten, with the score 90 for 3 in 14.5 overs. Captain Kaysia Schultz, Chelsea Latiff, and Latchman all took one wicket, but it was not enough to avoid defeat.
Essequibo women were scheduled to play Berbice women on April 6, but play was called off due to inclement weather. Action continues today, Monday, April 7 when Essequibo’s women will hunt their second win against Berbice women at 13:00h while on Tuesday, Demerara and Berbice will clash at 09:30h.