Hand in Hand 2nd Div. 40 overs – West Berbice…

Cummings 58, Carmichael 6-9 propel Rainbow Generation into semis

Rainbow Generation of Seafield and Cotton Tree Die Hard are both through to the semifinals of the 2012 Hand in Hand 2nd division 40 over cricket competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) for teams in the West Berbice area.
In their quarterfinal, Rainbow Generation (RG) was led by a solid 58 from opening batsman Dunstan Cummings, extras contributed a healthy 62, RG posting 180 in 27 overs against No. 3 which in reply faltered badly against the pace of Tyson Carmichael who took 6 for 9 runs from 5 overs to skittle them out for a mere 28 in 9.3 overs.
In the other quarterfinal, after Cotton Tree Die hard bowled out Shieldstown for 145, they scrapped to victory in a tight battle by a single wicket.
D’Edward and Hopetown United have already secured their semifinal places.
Collated scores:
At Seafield – Rainbow Generation beat No. 3 by 152 runs. Rainbow Generation 180 in 27 overs, Dunstan Cummings 58. Bowling for No. 3, Alan Johnson 3 for 15, Shafeek Asgar 3 for 29. Eon Daniels 2 for 13, Dharamdeo Misir 2 for 26.
No. 3 were skittled out for 28 in 9.3 overs; Tyson Carmichael 6 for 9 and Keno Gravesande 2 for 18.
At Cotton Tree – Cotton Tree Die Hard edged Shieldstown by 1 wicket. Shieldstown 145 in 32.1 overs; Aftar Gani 35, Kiran Ali 25, Mohamed Baksh 23. Roshan Gafoor 3 for 20, Pooran Persaud 2 for 20.
Cotton Tree Die Hard 147 for 9 in 33.5 overs; Roshan Gafoor 24, Ishwar Singh 23 and Jagdeo Persaud 21. Riaz Imam 3 for 30, Aftar Gani 2 for 23, Mohamed Baksh 2 for 24, Mark Doodnauth 2 for 38.