Penalty kicks, nail biting finishes underscore Sunday’s action

Pacer Dillion Ramroop who took the first two wicket and left-arm spinner Daniel Mootoo, who looked the best bowler on show, had two wickets each for the GCA side who reached 226-6 in in 39. overs.

Persaud hit a carefully constructed 60 from 96 balls and along with the inform left handed Usherdev Balgobin who scored a confident 24 from 18 balls with four fours and six, added 29 with Persaud who was the silent partner before Balgobin seemed a bit unlucky to given out LBW as Tanmay Joshi made the break-through in the fifth over.

Persaud and Tuen Hicks, whose 41 lasted 52 and included five boundaries, put together 101 in 18.1 overs before Hicks was run out.

Skipper Jeremiah Scott with 39 from 29 balls with two four and four sixes and cameos from National Table Tennis and Guyana youth cricketer Johnathan Van Lange who made an unbeaten 18 from 8 balls with two fours and six, and Ezekiel Wilson, who blasted a couple of fours and a six in his 10-ball 16, set the GCA side on course for the win.

After leg-spinner Aditya Gupta removed Wilson at 215-6, Boele who faced two balls finished the contest with a six.

Sunday’s action in the MILO Schools Football Tournament had everything from penalty kicks to nail biting finishes as the tournament heads into the business end of things.

At the Ministry of Education ground, fans were treated to an entertaining day of school’s football compliments of the Petra Organisation.

Among the winners on the day were East Ruimvedlt and McKenzie high schools.

The competition is sponsored by Nestle’ (MILO) through MASSY Distribution and is sanctioned by the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Football Federation.

It is being coordinated by the Petra Organisation with support from MVPSports, GenEquip Guyana Ltd. and GINMIN Guyana.

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East Ruimveldt Secondary 1 vs Cummings Lodge Secondary 1

East Ruimveldt won 3-1 penalty kicks

East Ruimveldt Secondary

Daniel Sutton 56

Cummings Lodge Secondary

Keyshawn Millington 27

Santa Rosa Secondary 6 vs 8th May Secondary 1

Santa Rosa Secondary

Roy Vonsluytinan 3, 86

Dennis Williams 25

Kevin Joseph 79

Travis Jorvis 81

Deon Chappelle 88

8th May Secondary School

Anias Glasgow 50

West Ruimveldt Secondary 1 vs McKenzie High School 2

McKenzie High

Dexter Milo 50

Jevon Dennis 56

West Ruimveldt Secondary

Elijah Sattuar 3

Carmel Secondary 3 vs Westminster Secondary 1

Carmel Secondary

Ian Daniels 21, 50, 54

Westminster Secondary

Antwan Kelly 53