Guyana Chronicle article.
Georgetown, Guyana - Thanks to a belligerent innings from Brian Sattaur, backed by incisive swing bowling from Professional Cricket League (PCL) selectee Paul Wintz, host Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) demolished Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO) by an innings and 274 runs, yesterday, in their Georgetown Cricket Association/Hadi’s Mall Inc. two day first division fixture.
Batting first, GYO were bowled out for 91 with only Garfield DeRouche 35 (4×4, 2×6) offering resistance to Wintz who took 5 for 37 and skipper Christopher Barnwell who supported with 3 for 16 for DCC, who in reply reached 403 for 5 declared, after losing Trevon Griffith without scoring off the second ball of their innings.
Sattaur led the way, hitting 21 fours and 12 sixes in his 189 before he was caught at deep midwicket off Trevon France (3 for 91), while Derwin Christian marked a return to local competition with his 75 (5×6, 5×4), Barnwell 56 (4×4, 3×6) and Shurfane Rutherford 31 (4×4, 1×6).
The diminutive Tevin Imloch who made 20 (3×4), was an innocent bystander at the non-striker’s end, during his 176 runs second wicket partnership with Sattaur, who later added 101 for the third wicket with Christian, after Imloch pushed one tamely back to France.
According to reports, during the DCC innings, GYO’s skipper Surendra Hiralall ordered his wicketkeeper, in former West Indies Under-19 player Kwame Crosse, to leave the field of play for insubordination, opting to field with 10 players instead.
Faced with a deficit of 312, GYO faced a rampaging Wintz in their second innings and the fast bowler did not disappoint Barnwell, as he used the conditions well to his advantage on his way to claiming 5 for 18 including a hat trick for match figures of 10 for 55, as GYO were limited to 38 for 9 off 15.4 overs.
Hiralall was the lone batsman to reach double figures with his 10 which included a square driven four off Wintz, who got support from Barnwell 2 for 4, as the home team romped to the mammoth win, earning fro themselves a day’s rest on today’s second day, in the process.
At the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, the home team who took first innings points from Transport Sports Club (TSC), saw their opponents trailing by 3 runs at the end of the first day.
Batting first, TSC were bowled out for 65 with only Ryan Hemraj 39 (4×4, 2×6) and Charwayne McPherson 11 reaching double figures against the bowling of Ronsford Beaton who took career best figures of 6 for 13 and Raj Nannan 4 for 9.
Ronaldo Ali-Mohammed then struck 12 fours and two sixes in his 79, which together with Winston Forrester 34 (5×4) and 24 (3×4) from Nannan, pushed GCC who were 28 for 3, to 203 for 8 declared, for a lead of 138.
The veteran Kevin Ross took 3 for 53, Junior Duncan 2 for 39 and Orin Fernandez 2 for 52 for TSCX, who in their second innings were 133 for 3, thanks to Devaughn Nandan 49 (4×4, 2×6) and 42 from Hemraj which included eight fours, while Nannan has so far taken 3 for 62.
That match will continue today from 09:30hrs.
First Published In The Guyana Chronicle.