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Mar 17, 2015 Sports
By Zaheer Mohamed
Kawson Joseph stroked a fine 98 as Demerara A defeated Berbice by 94 runs to capture the first leg of the Guyana Softball League/Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc/National Sports Commission
/Essequibo Softball Cricket League and the Berbice Softball Alliance Inter-County T20 softball tournament which was contested Sunday at the Everest Cricket Club.
Joseph slammed one four and fourteen sixes as Demerara A posted a challenging 278 all out in 20 overs, batting first. Skipper Chien Gittens struck an even half century inclusive of one four and five maximums while Safraz Esau scored 32 and Sachin Singh 31.
Bishram Deolall snared 3-38 and Devindra Thakoordeen 2-33.
Berbice threatened briefly as they were bowled out for 184 in 16.2 overs in reply. Pooran Debidyal scored 33 not out (6×4) while Steven De Freitas made 32 (3×4,2×6) and Delbert Hicks 24 (2×4,2×6). Martin Dutchin grabbed 4-32, while Richard Latiff took two wickets. Joseph was given the man of the match. Demerara A took home a trophy and $50,000 and Berbice received a trophy and $25,000.
Demerara A, who are being sponsored by Regal Stationery and Computer Centre, finished the first leg with four points. They overcame Demerara B by one wicket in their semi-final encounter. Demerara B, who are being sponsored by Wolf’s Furniture Store, batted first and scored 163 all out in 18.5 overs. Amrit Rai cracked 28, Vishnu Tammechandra 18, Amir Nizamudeen 17 and Safraz Karim 16.
Chien Gittens snared 3-17 and Mohamed Rafeek 3-25. Demerara A responded with 168-9 in 19.1 overs. Latiff led with 41, Ricky Sargeant made 24 not out, while Navin Singh and Joseph chipped in with 12 each. Nizamudeen claimed 3-28, Mark Harold 2-19 and Leo Singh 2-29.
Berbice ended the leg with two points after defeating Essequibo by four wickets in their semi-final game. Essequibo scored 197-9 in 20 overs, batting first. Latchman Rohit top scored with 81, Patrick Rooplall hit 49 and Greg Singh 40. Darshan Chalitar and Thakoordeen took three wickets apiece.
Berbice replied with 199-6 in 18.2 overs. De Freitas cracked 68 and Thakoordeen 64. Wazir Hossain and Yodhan Sooklall had one scalp each.
The second leg will be played in Berbice while the third leg will be contested in Essequibo. The competition is still open since the teams with the most points after the three legs will advance to the grand finale which will be held in Demerara later this year. The first leg was hosted by the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL) while the trophies were sponsored by Trophy Stall.
Meanwhile, GSCL thumped West Demerara by 32 runs in the Masters game. GSCL Masters took first strike and managed 165-9 in 20 overs. Eric Thomas made 28 and Rudolph Baker 18. West Demerara Masters responded with 133-6 in 20 overs. Randolph Perreira got 40; Clyde Butts claimed 2-5 and Rahaman Khan took 2-24.
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