The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Inter-Association Under-19, 50-over competition opened on Wednesday with contrasting wins for Georgetown and East Coast.
While the powerful Georgetown side thumped East Bank by eight wickets in a low-scoring affair at the Police Ground, East Coast edged West Demerara by six runs at the Meten-Meer-Zorg Ground.
At Police, Georgetown bowlers combined to dismiss East Bank for a paltry 38 from 19.2 overs with seamer Emmanuel Lewis and skipper Dave Mohabir taking three wickets apiece.
New-ball pair Shane Prince and Stephon Seymour picked up two wickets each for Georgetown, who coasted to victory in 7.1 overs.
Over at the Meten-Meer-Zorg Ground, home team West Demerara were dismissed for 120 after East Coast batted first and made 126. Tashant Argyle made a half-century in a losing cause for West Demerara.
Below are the summarised scores:
At Police: Georgetown defeated East Bank by eight wickets
SUMMARY: East Bank 38 all out from 19.2 overs (Dilshan Latchman 10, Extras 10; Emmanuel Lewis 3-5, Dave Mohabir 3-9, Shane Prince 2-6, Stephon Seymour 2-15) vs Georgetown 39-2 from 7.1 overs (Danvir Seegobin 11; Rupie Rajaram 2-22)
At Meten-Meer-Zorg: East Coast defeated West Demerara by six runs
SUMMARY: East Coast 126 all out from 37.3 overs (Yannic Newton 34, Kyle Gibson 19, Extras 19, Trilok Nanan 16, Munesh Outar 13; Robin Seecharran 3-10, Parmeshwar Ram 2-25) vs West Demerara 120 all out from 32.4 overs (Tashant Argyle 53, Parmeshwar Ram 21; Arun Gainda 3-21)
Upcoming games (all starting 09:30h)
February 20
- East Bank vs East Coast at Police
- West Demerara vs Upper Demerara at Meten-Meer-Zorg
February 22
- Georgetown vs East Coast at Police
- Upper Demerara vs East Bank at LBI
February 26
- Georgetown vs Upper Demerara at Police
- West Demerara vs East Bank at Meten-Meer-Zorg
February 27
- West Demerara vs Georgetown at Police
- East Coast vs Upper Demerara at LBI
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