Grill Master, Spartan, Terry Grocery and Hard Knock advance to Semi-finals

Oct 26, 2017 Sports, https://www.kaieteurnewsonline...ance-to-semi-finals/

The Quarter-finals of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club organised Busta Champion of Champions Softball Tournament was played last Sunday at the Area ‘H’ Ground. The Tournament which started on the 15th October, and would conclude with the Semi-finals and Final scheduled for at the same venue. Playing in front of a capacity crowd, Gill Master of Fort Ordinance, Spartan of Canje, Terry Grocery XI of Rose Hall Town and Hard Knock of Ulverston Village advanced to the Semi-finals.
The Quarter-finals started with Grill Master defeating Toopoo by 27 runs. Batting first after losing the toss, Grill Master amassed 133 for 2 off their allotted 10 Overs with Keith Fraser top scoring with 51 which included 3 boundaries and four massive sixes. Vishal Phillips (23) and Fraser added 69 for the first wicket in five Overs, while Balram Samaroo supported with an attractive unbeaten 35. Needing to score 134 from 10 Overs, Toopoo reached 106 for 8 when their Overs ran out. S. De Freitas 15 and S. Ramdeo 20 were the only batsmen to reach double figures as Kevon Sinclair and Vishal Phillips bowled well to take two wickets for 12 and 19 respectively.
Hard Knock advanced to the Semi-finals by easily defeating Set Up by 46 runs. V. Sommersal 30, L. Mendonca 20, Paul Tyndall 26 and Michael Chase 16 not out all batted well as Hard Knock amassed 113 for 4. In response, Set Up were bundled out for 67 from 9.5 Overs. Michael Fraser was the only batsman to offer resistance with 34 as E. Mendonca claimed four wickets for 12 runs. In the third Quarter-finals, Terry Grocery XI spearheaded by an aggressive innings of 46 from Khemraj Mahadeo and an unbeaten 21 from Delbert Hicks defeated Toopoo by five wickets to advance. Toopoo led by 46 from Roy Lester, Naren Magalay 28 and Balchan Baldeo 42 reached 114 for 3 from their 10 Overs. Michael Hicks 2 for 12 and Junior Sinclair 1 for 17 bowled well for Terry Grocery XI.
In the last Quarter-finals, Spartan defeated Rising Stars of Port Mourant by 52 runs after blasting their way to 120 for seven from 10 Overs. David Luknauth topscored with 30 and received support from K. Sankt 20 and J. Diaram 29. Bowling for Toopoo Eon Hooper took five wickets for 18 runs. In response, Toopoo were restricted to 68 for eight off their allotted Overs as Spartan bowled and fielded well. Ganesh Garbaban topscored with 20, while Chandar Arjune supported with 18. Gobin Gangaram, David Lucknauth and Sunil Madrimutoo each took two wickets for 11, 13 and 17 respectively.
Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster stated that the Semi-finals, 3rd Place Playoff and Finals would be played on Sunday starting at 11.00 hours. A Female 10/10 match between Rose Hall Town Metro and Trophy Stall would be played from 09.30 hours.
The Winning Team would carry home $150, 000, the Runner-up $75,000 and 3rd Place $50,000. Patrons attending the Finals would also be given the opportunity to win attractive Busta prizes, while games would also be available for kids.

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