Fairfield are ECDCA/Banks Premuin Beer T20 champs

Nov 25, 2015 Sports

Fairfield defeated Lusignan A by 11 runs to win the final of the East Coast

Members of the victorious Fairfield team with their accolades along side representatives of the sponsor and organisers.

Demerara Cricket Association (ECDCA)/Banks Premium beer T20 competition on Sunday at Enmore Community Centre ground.

Richard Chaturia and Ramnarine Chatura added 38 for the opening stand after Fairfield opted to bat in front of a large crowd before the latter was removed by Rajindra Naikbarran for 17. Gajanand Suknanan then uprooted the stumps of Leon Targoonchandra (05) while Richard Chatura was caught off Kumar Bishundial for 28 (1×4,1×6) as Fairfield slipped to 54-3. Consistent bowling by Lusignan A thereafter ensure Fairfield didn’t recover with only Wassim Mustapha 15 and Mustac Shaw 12 getting into double figures of the remaining batsmen; Fairfield managed 97-9.
Bishundial claimed 3-12, Suknanan 2-13 and Steve Ramdass 2-18.
Ramnarine Chatura had Gavin Boodwah caught for one, while Targoonchandra trapped Steve Ramdass lbw for seven as Lusignan A were reduced to 24-2 in reply. Brain Sattaur who was given a let off earlier was then bowled by Targoonchandra for 16 (2×4) before Krishna Deosarran was caught off Alex Marshall for 14 to leave Lusignan A in trouble at 45-4.
Leon Morgan (03), Somnauth Bharat (07), Bishundial (01), Suknanand (07) and Imran Khan (06) all fell cheaply amidst tidy bowling by Fairfield. And despite the efforts of Naikbarran who remained unbeaten on 20 Lusignan A finished on 86-9. Targoonchandra snared 3-20, Richard Chaturia 2-13 while Ramnarine Chatura and Marshall had one each. Richard Chaturia was named man of the match. Fairfield received a trophy and $200,000 while Lusignan pocketed a trophy and $100,000.
Enterprise A beat Tiger’s XI in the third place play off. Batting first Tiger’s XI scored 65-7 off their allotted 15 overs. Tagenarine Chanderpaul made 28; Zaheer Mohamed Shadir had 3-13, Vivian Albert 2-16 and Kavesh Yadram 2-16. Enterprise A responded with 70-1 in 10 overs. Shadir hit 35 not out and Albert an unbeaten 26; Chanderpaul had 3-11.