Khan’s 15-wicket haul leads Everest past GNIC
A complete bowling performance by former West Indies U-19 leg-spinner, Amir Khan spurred Everest to an innings and 10 runs victory over Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) on Saturday in the GISE/Star Party Rentals/ Trophy Stall first-division two-day tournament.
Playing at home, Everest posted 256 in their first innings with GNIC replying with 96-4 before close of play on the first day.
GNIC were bowled out in less than an hour on the second day, rolling over for 130 in their first innings. Everest then enforced the follow-on and dismantled the visitors for 117, 30 minutes before tea.
Khan returned on the final day with four wickets to quickly dispose of the batting attack of GNIC and end with 8-31.
Premchand Sookdeo (32), Quacy Richardson (26) and
Everest’s Amir Khan bowls against GNIC where he picked up a match haul of 15-70.
Dwain Dick (19), both of whom were dismissed late on day one were the principal scorers while no batsman found any momentum on the final day.
Returning for their second innings, GNIC looked to press on with Richardson and Jermaine Grovesnor adding 66 for the opening stand before Richardson was given caught behind for 36.
Grovesnor carried on to make 26 while skipper, Dexter Solomon’s 33 was the only resistance from GNIC.
Khan went to work on the outclassed batting line up to take 7-39. He was supported by off-spinner, Richie Looknauth, who followed up his top score of 70 in Everest’s innings to take 334.
University of Guyana suffered a twowicket defeat at the hands of Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s New Building Society 40-over second-division tournament on Saturday.
Playing at the Woolford Avenuebased MYO, UG opted to bat first and piled on 210 in 32 overs. Their innings was led by an unbeaten 55 from Ricardo David who struck seven fours and two sixes in his knock.
David was supported by Andrew Gibson with 31, decorated with seven boundaries and cameos from Yogi Singh (27)) and Ershad Ali (22).
Spinners, Timur Mohamed (3-39), Shafiek Ishmael (2-25) and Christopher Surat (2-31) were the principal wicket takers for MYO.
MYO were off to a bad start when Ishmael was run out and Khemraj Ramdeen was dismissed without a run on the board.
However, Rudolph Singh played a composed innings to steer his side over the line.
Singh was brutal in his knock of 73 as he smashed 10 fours and two sixes. Singh shared in a half century stand with Richard Latif who made 32, consisting of five fours and one six while finishing off proceedings with an unbroken half century stand with Naveed Ali (31 not out) as MYO finished on 212-8 in 32 overs.
Kerrie Henry was the most successful bowler with 3-41 as Ali and Paul supported with two wickets.