GCA, GDA U-17 t20 cricket semi-finals…

May 14, 2017 Sports, http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....cricket-semi-finals/

By Sean Devers

DCC and TSC marched into today’s Final of the Georgetown Cricket Association/ Guyana Diabetic Association (GDA) Under-17 t20 cricket tournament with easy wins in yesterday’s semi-finals at Bourda.
In the morning game TSC crushed MSC by eight wickets before DCC beat GYO by 34 runs to earn the right to play in today’s final from 13:00 hrs at Bourda.
Malteenoes’ 160-4 against GNIC in the preliminary round is the highest total in the competition but yesterday the Thomas Lands side were restricted to 38-9 from their 20 overs by their Neighbors, which is the lowest total in the competition.
Wayne McPherson (9) was the top-scorer, while Dwayne Hicks (4) hit the only boundary in the innings. Joshua Wilson, Joel Spooner and Kevlon Anderson captured two wickets each for TSC, who reached 39-2 in 7.5 overs.
TSC started their reply and Anderson began by sweeping leg-spinner Wayne Bollers for four and pulling pacer Jeremiah Scott for another boundary to finish unbeaten on 19 from 17 balls with two fours.
In the afternoon game, DCC won the toss and batting on a slow track and sluggish outfield and in a slight drizzle, struggled to score freely.
DCC, who reached 115-2 in 20 overs, enjoyed a solid opening stand from Gansham Premchand and Sachin Singh who added 54 in 11 overs before Premchand (23) was forced to retire hurt.
Pradesh Ballikshoon had 2-20 for GYO who were limited to 81-8 off 20 overs as only Mark Fredericks (16) and Phillip Mc Turk (15) reached 15.
Bookie (4-11) and pacer Nkosie Beaton (3-10) did the damage with the ball for the winners.
Earlier, Singh got going with a pugnacious drive down the ground for four off Elnathan Suknanan and was joined by Alphius Bookie after Premchand, who struggled with his running between the wickets, retired with stomach pain.
Bookie executed an impeccable ‘inside out’ drive over extra cover for four off Mohendra Dindyal before smashing the ball back past the bowler next ball and added a further 53 before Bookie (16) who was stumped off of a no-ball, was bowled by Ballkishoon.
Singh, miss-stumped on 36, danced into Ballkishoon and blasted him to the long-on boundary as he stepped on the gas after a sedate start.
Ashmead Nedd (9) was bowled by Ballkishoon in the final over before Singh was denied a half-century when he missed a sweep on 49 off the last ball of the innings and had to settle for a leg-bye.
When GYO began their reply they lost Persaud (4) and Dindyal (2) as Beaton stuck twice and never recovered from a position off 11-2 in the fifth over.
An interesting Final is anticipated but rain is forecast for today.