GCC beat Blairmont in U-16 clash

Aug 30, 2019 Sports

In sweltering heat at the famous Georgetown Cricket Club Ground Bourda, the home team hammered Blairmont Cricket Club of West Bank Berbice by 272 runs on a flat track and heavy outfield yesterday in a feature 40-over U-16 match.

West Indies U-16 batsman Mavendra Dindyal had 2-8 for GCC yesterday.

Rickey Deonarine presents Dominic Roberts with his MOM Award.

Player-of-the-match Dominic Roberts was delightful in his innings of 83 which was decorated with eight fours and a six. Roberts put on 97 for the first wicket with Thadius Lovell who reached the boundary once and cleared it on one occasion as GCC amassed 333-9.
Avaryau Persaud 23, Dindyal 17 and Rahul Singh 16 also got into double figures. Zaahid Baksh had 4-48 for Blairmont and was support by Sheerdat Roopnarine who captured 2-25 and Zeynul Ramsammy (2-35).
In response, Blairmont were sent packing for a paltry 61 after being 44-9. Doing the damage with the ball for GCC were Persaud (2-3) and Dindyal (2-8). Blairmont, which produced Test players Roy Fredricks and Brandon Best, will host the City in a return fixture.

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