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GUYANA CHRONICLE Saturday September 20, 2014
Skipper Emrit says Tridents not intimidated by big boys …CPL champions open CLT20 campaign today
MOHALI, India (CMC) – Captain Rayad Emrit believes Barbados Tridents can hold their own alongside some of the bigger franchises in the Champions League Twenty20, and says they have no plans on being intimidated.
The Tridents open their campaign today in the Champions of Champions T20 tournament here when they face Indian Premier League side Kings XI Punjab at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium. They will also clash with Cape Cobras, Hobart
Hurricanes and Northern Knights in a competitive Group B but Emrit said Tridents were backing themselves to compete strongly. “We are not intimidated. We are a good unit. We didn’t win the CPL by luck. We played good cricket throughout and if we can continue that momentum in the Champions League, I think we are going to have a good chance of reaching very far,” Emrit said. “It’s just now for the international guys to come and blend in as quickly as possible. I think we are a good unit and I think we have everything that it takes to compete in that tournament.”
Emrit leads a side that will be missing the likes of captain Kieron Pollard, Shoaib Malik and Dwayne Smith all of whom are participating in the tournament for other franchises. They have been replaced by Zimbabwean Elton Chigumbura, Sri Lankan Dilshan Munaweera and New Zealander James Franklin. However, most of the team are untested in Indian conditions but Emrit, who has already represented his native Trinidad and Tobago in the CLT20, said he had already spoken to his players about adjustments that needed to be made. “The atmosphere is
Ramchand & Rohan Auto Spares Softball tournament
Dilchan’s 114 inspires Uprisers to victory HARRYNARINE Dilchan stroked a master-class 114 to help guide Uprisers to a 129-run victory over Brickery when action in the Ramchand & Rohan Auto Spares Softball tournament continued. A number of matches were played but it was Dilchan’s classy 114 that was the highlight of the team. His knock saw his side amass 249 all-out and, chasing the massive target, Brickery could have totalled only 120 all-out. Meanwhile, Trophy Stall defeated Country Side by six wickets when the two sides clashed. Country Side, sent in to bat first, were all dismissed for 188 runs and in response, Trophy Stall scored 189 for the loss of four wickets. When Country Side batted, Sakichan Jagdeo topscored with 55 and Sachin Ramcharran made 25. For Trophy Stall, Fazal Rafeek hammered home a well put together 64 runs and Davendra Deosarran chipped in with 39. In other matches played: Bel Air RUBiS def. Wellman by 139 runs. Bel Air 217 for 6 off 20 overs. Krishna Ramnauth 59. Suresh Ramdin 43. Budhu
43. Grieg De Franco 2 for 27. Tony Singh 2 for 52. Wellman 78 all out in 11.3 overs. De Franco 35. Baldeo Muller 4 for 11. Riyas Khan 4 for 15. Frontliners Masters def. Enterprise Legends by 24 runs. Frontliners 169 for 10 off 20 overs. Raymond Bisraj 55. Linden Mc Cay 25. Seemangal Yadram 2 for 16. C. Singh 2 for 40. Enterprise 145 all out in 18.2 overs. R. Roopdeo 36. H. Hemraj 32. Gary Mc Coy 4 for 36. Lionel Persaud 2 for 27. Floodlights def. Industry Super Kings by 11 wickets. Industry 113 all out in 18.3 overs. Ishwar Persaud 46. S. Ramphal 25. Ramchand Ragbeer 3 for 20.Ramkellwan 2 for 8. Dharam Persaud 2 for 10. John Sumir 2 for 16. Floodlights 116 for no wickets off 9 overs. Patrick Khan 53 not out. Richard Persaud 38 not out. Blue Divas def. Sleepin Warriors by 66 runs. Blue Divas 154 for 5 off 10 overs. Gailann Stanford 59. Sleepin Warriors 88 for 5 off 10 overs. Rochell Eastman 43. Dianne Amos 2 for 8. Trophy Stall Angels def. Karibee Strikers by 7 wickets. Karibee Strikers 119
Harrynarine Dilchan accumulated 114 for Uprisers. for 9 off 10 overs. Trishane Cort 26. Nagma Budhoo 27. Anisa Persaud 3 for 21. Alicia Allen 2 for 26. Trophy Stall 121 for 3. June Ogle 51 not out. Monica Seales 26 not out. Odessa Oniel 24. Karibee Strikers def. Blue Divas by 53 runs. Karibee Strikers 126 for 4 off 10 overs. Sherika Campbell 29. Nagma Budhoo 27. Blue Divas 73 for 8 off 10 overs. N.. Budhoo 2 for 5. Wellman def. 4R Lioness by 7 wickets. 4R Lioness 102 for 6 off 10 overs. Ruth George
47. Akase Thompson 25. Haseena Mohamed 3 for 18. Wellwoman 103 for 3 in 7.3 overs. Zola Telford 47. Joan Vansertima 20 not out. Slingers def. Parika Defenders by 7 wickets. Parika 158 for 6 off 20 overs. Orville Black 43. Jerome Basdeo 26. Slingers 159 for 4 in 17.5 overs. Fazal Rafeek (Stiffy) 61. Malo Malone 30. M.R.K. Saffie 2 for 33. Speedboat def. Challengers by 49 runs. Speedboat 193 all out. Greig Singh 44. Dhaniram Ramnauth 2 for 20. Dianand Singh 2 for 25. Challenger 144 all out. D. Ramnauth 46. Greig Singh 4 for 18. Regal def. Warriors X1 by 165 runs. Regal 257 for 5 off 20 overs. Navin Singh 88. Chien Gittens 51. Safraz Esau 43. D. Lakhan 2 for 37. Warriors X1 92 all out in 9.4 overs. R. Kumar 36. M. Arjune 4 for 12. Regal Masters def. Fishermen Masters by 26 runs. Regal 146 for 6 off 20 overs. Raymond Harper 38 not out. Tony Amerally 36. Danny Gangdin 2 for 12. K. Mohabir 2 for 42. Fishermen 120 all out in 18.5 overs. R. Kumar 42. P. Mohanj 34. R. Harper 3 for 16. M. Arjune 2 for 18.
going to be different. There is going to be large crowds and a lot of crowd pressure but I keep reminding the team it is just another cricket game. Yes, the crowd is going to be big but it’s just another cricket game,” the all-rounder pointed out. Luckily for the Tridents, they will play their first three games in Mohali, the stadium in north-western India which is known to support faster bowlers. And with several seamers included in the Tridents line-up, Emrit is hoping they can exploit the conditions. However, he believes overall the Tridents will need to adjust quickly to Indian conditions.
“When the Trinidad team used to go to India (for the CLT20), we used to go down to Guyana and play some practice games because the conditions in Guyana were more like India so I keep telling the team the conditions in India are like playing in Guyana,” Emrit said. “The pitches are similar to those in Guyana. But in Mohali where we play our first three matches, it’s a bit different as the ball comes on to the bat a bit like Barbados and St Lucia. “So I think it will be a bit like home in Mohali. Hopefully it is the same as last year when the ball was coming onto the bat.”
Big prize money on offer for Irene Benjamin’s cycle road race in Berbice
BIG prize money will be on offer today when the Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice stages the Irene Benjamin 75th birth anniversary cycle road race along the Corentyne Coast, Berbice. The event which wheels off at 09:00hrs is expected to attract most of the country’s top pedalpushers, as the lucrative cash prizes are on offer. Over $350 000 will be up for grabs with the overall winner taking home $75 000. All in all, the top three finishers in the open category will be rewarded for their efforts as well as the top three juniors, the top three veterans, the top three mountain bikers and the top three BMX riders. The event which is being sponsored by Benjamin’s Bicycle Shop situated in Fyrish, Corentyne will see senior and junior cyclists
cover a distance of 60 miles, while the veterans will ride for 40 miles. The female cyclists and mountain bikers will cover four miles and the BMX riders two miles. The BMX riders will pedal off from the Albion Police Station and finish at Benjamin’s Bike Shop, Fyrish, Corentyne. The females and mountain bikers will move off from Rose Hall Town and end at the same location as the BMX riders. The veterans, after being sent off from Fyrish, will pedal 40 miles to the vicinity of Nand Persaud Rice Mills at Number 36 Village, Corentyne before turning back to finish at the place of origin. The seniors and juniors will also move off from Benjamin’s Bike Shop at Fyrish, but will turn back at Number 66 Village Corentyne to finish at the place of origin.