GCA’s Hadi’s 2-day first division cricket…GCC’s innings victory give them title

Sep 07, 2015 Sports

Twenty-one year-old Ray Nanan turned in a useful all-round performance yesterday to lead GCC to an emphatic innings and 66-run victory over GDF at Bourda with over two sessions to spare on the final day of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Hadi’s two-day first division cricket match to take the title.

We are the Champions! Hadi’s two-day first division Champions, GCC pose for a pic following their triumph over GDF.

Resuming on their overnight 131-7 replying to GDF’s paltry 89, GCC progressed to 180 all out with Nanan taking his unbeaten 45 to 60 before he was dismissed. GDF, set 91 to avoid an innings defeat fell for the lowest first division two-day total in GCA’s cricket when they were shot out for an embarrassing 25 on an easy paced track, 10 minutes before lunch to ensure the home team overtook defending GCA two-day Champions DCC to take the title.
Left-arm spinner Anthony Adams bagged 5-7 and got support from fellow left-arm spinner Nanan, who had 2-5 to finish with match figures of 6-42. Nanan and First-Class fast bowler Ronsford Beaton, who joined forces on Saturday at 106-7, extended their partnership to 50 runs before Nanan, who reached the boundary eight times and cleared it twice, was bowled by off-spinner Randy Lindore at 156-8.
Beaton was then removed by Lindore for 26 with two fours and six. Lindore finished with 3-50 while former Guyana Under-19 player Berbician Jomal Lafleur (3-38) offered support for the Soldiers who crashed to 25-8 innings closed with only opener Leon Andrews (10) getting into double figures.
Fast bowler Neil Smith and Alex Nester were both ‘absent injured’ after they collided with each other while trying to stop a cut shot. They had to go the Hospital where Smith had a cut above his left eye, stitched and Nester received medical attention for a swollen head. (Sean Devers)