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GUYANA CHRONICLE Thursday March 31, 2016
Second International dominoes GFSCA hosts successful tourney starts tomorrow tournament at Crabwood Creek By Stephan Sookram DOMINOES enthusiasts across the country will be gearing for the second edition of the International dominoes competition, under the auspices of the Georgetown Dominoes Association (GDA). The tournament which begins tomorrow at 1222-23 Gaulding Place, South Ruimveldt will feature teams from the Caribbean coming face to face with the best of Guyana. The tournament concludes on April 4. According to president of the GDA, Faye Joseph, “This year we (are) more off the ground and not so
limited with this tournament. So far we are getting good response but I would like to encourage teams in Guyana to come on board, I always say come and play the game that you love.” She continued, “Everyone is interested in coming to Guyana to explore and see what Guyana is all about and be involved in the games.” The second edition of the tournament according to the GDA president is aimed at celebrating the country’s 50th Independence anniversary. She continued, “More over I’m seeing a lot of teams coming out, some of them you can’t even pro-
nounce their names but I know them all because we live like a family by coming and playing dominoes every day. We’ve become a family. The winning team will receive US$5000 along with a trophy, while the second-placed team will pick up US$2500 and a trophy. Third- and fourth-placed teams will collect US$1500 and US$1000 with entry cost pegged at US$200 or GY$40 000. Marshall said that members of the private and public sectors and established teams were invited to participate in the tournament.
President of the GDA and organiser of the upcoming International Tournament Faye Joseph (6th left) and WDC representative Gregory Bledman (4th left) pose with members of the Organising Committee.
Roy smashes 78 as England storm into World T20 final By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) - Opening batsman Jason Roy struck a career-best 78 as former champions England stormed into the World Twenty20 final with a seven-wicket romp against New Zealand yesterday. Electing to field, England staged a strong comeback in the second half of New Zealand’s innings to restrict their opponents to a modest 153 for eight, at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium. Roy and Alex Hales (20) then provided a flying start to their reply and Jos Buttler smacked a six to seal semi-final victory with 17 balls to spare. England, the 2010 champions, now meet the winners of today’s match between India and West Indies on Sunday. Roy launched England’s reply in emphatic style, smacking four boundaries off the first over by Corey
Anderson. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson introduced spinner Mitchell Santner in the fifth over but a breakthrough still proved elusive. Roy took 26 balls to bring up his maiden half-century in Twenty20 internationals as he put on 82 for the first wicket with Hales. “I felt there was a chance to go out there on a decent wicket and get off to a great start,” said man-of-the-match Roy. “It was one of those totals where if you don’t get off to a great start and then have a little hiccup, it can be a bit dangerous in the middle overs. So I gave it a crack and it came off.” COMPOSED ROOT Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi gave the Kiwis hope by removing Roy and captain Eoin Morgan off successive deliveries but Buttler (32 not out) provided the fireworks and Joe Root (27 not out) the
composure to fashion an easy win for England. E a r l i e r, N e w Z e a l a n d cruised to 89 for one after 10 overs before Morgan’s men rallied. After dangerous opener Martin Guptill fell in the third over, Colin Munro (46) added 74 for the second wicket with Williamson (32) to lay the foundations for a big total. England, however, applied the brakes with some disciplined bowling and tight fielding. Anderson made 28 down the order but New Zealand eventually fell well short of the 180 total that looked reachable at the halfway stage. Ben Stokes (3-26) was the pick of the England bowlers, again showing how good he is in the latter stages of an innings. “Credit to England’s bowlers for the way they pulled it back. I knew we were probably a little bit short especially after the start we got,” said Williamson.
GREAT excitement and sound family entertainment thrilled approximately 1500 spectators on Easter Sunday, at the Crabwood Creek cricket ground in Berbice. The Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association, along with the teachers of Crabwood Creek Primary School, organised a spectacular softball competition to raise funds for the restoration of toilet facilities at the school. There were three 15/15 softball matches, two for males and one for females. The first encounter was between Floodlight Legends and Crabwood Creek-Corriverton Masters. They competed for the Mohan and Meena Memorial Trophy. (Mohan and Meena are the late father and sister of Mr Ricky Deonarine) The Berbice team rattled up 178-4 off their 15 overs. Kash Persaud blasted 66 while Vishaul Persaud supported with 43. The chase by Floodlight Legends was not an easy one. They lost wickets at regular intervals. They needed 26 runs from the last over. It is here where Wayne Jones came to the party. He smashed four successive sixes and sealed a great victory for his side and in the process copped the man-of-the-match prize. In the second match
Head Teacher of Crabwood Creek Primary School, Clement Edwards hands over the Mohan and Meena Memorial Trophy to Floodlight Legend skipper Ricky Deonarine. which was in the open category, Floodlights disposed of Crabwood Creek by 13 runs. Floodlights rattled 157 with Lloyd Rooplall scoring 38 and Greg De Fraca plundering 35. Crabwood Creek managed 144-8 off their 15 overs with De Fraca picking up 3 wickets. Floodlights took away the Vejay Satnarine-Breed Memorial Trophy while De Fraca won the man-of-the-match award. The final match of the day was among the ladies. The city girls, Trophy Stall Angels, travelled almost a 100 miles to take on Karibee Rice girls. From ball one, it was non-stop action. Trophy Stall Angels folded for a paltry 73 in the 13th over. Leacock made 15 while Roberts scrambled 11. Encouraged by total home support, the Karibee Rice Girls reached
74-6 with two overs to spare. Shanna made 19 while Erva Giddings was left not out on 12. At the presentation ceremony, the Head Teacher of Crabwood Creek Primary School, Clement Edwards, expressed thanks to the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association, He also thanked Mike’s Pharmacy, Trophy Stall, Massy Group of Companies and the Gopaul family for the many gate prizes which included tablets, a DVD player, a magic jack and clocks. Cricket commentator Inderjeet Persaud was thanked for sharing his voice at Crabwood Creek. GFSCA made a cash donation of $100 000 while Thakur Sookram chipped in with an undisclosed sum as well.
Martinique, Grenada win as first round of Caribbean Cup concludes MARTINIQUE and Grenada pulled off wins during the final round of matches in the Scotiabank CFU Caribbean Cup on Tuesday. Fifteen nations, ,including St Vincent and the Grenadines, who got a bye, will now move forward to the next round in June. Playing at home, Dominica were dominated in a 4-1 loss to Martinique. The home team got off to the worst possible start when Malcolm Joseph scored an 11th-minute own goal to give Martinique an early lead. Deniel Herelle made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute to see Martinique go into the interval leading 2-0. Martinique widened the lead in the 53rd minute with a penalty conversion from Yoanne Arquin.
The home team pulled one back in the 74th minute from Chad Prince but Martinique added a fourth in the 88th minute from Stephanie Abdoul. The third team in the grouping, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), ended their 2016 Caribbean Cup run, going down 2-1 to Grenada. Shane Rennie opened the scoring for Grenada in the 14th minute, ending the first half in favour of the visitors. USVI equalised in the 67th minute through Trevor Wrensford, but with the match looking to go into extra time, Grenada scored. The 90th-minute strike from Kimo Sampson was just in time to give Grenada the 2-1 advantage. Meanwhile, Dominican Republic defeated Barba-
dos 2–0. After an opening victory versus Curacao in Group 4, Barbados found themselves eliminated on their visit to Dominican Republic. Baptista Darlyn had a second-half double strike, in the 50th and 57th minutes, to give the home team the goals needed to advance to the next round. French Guiana assured themselves qualification from Group 3 to the next round with a 3 -0 home victory over Cuba. Goals from Loic Baal in the 24th minute, Alex Eric 44th, and Ray Contout’s strike in the 64th minute ended the match 3-0 in favour of the hosts, which also means Bermuda qualify to Round 2 as well. (Sportsmax.com)