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GSL cricket - Persaud slams century for Industry A fine century by Mukesh Persaud guided Industry Super Kings to a 34 runs win over Super Star as play in the Georgetown Softball League\ Regal Stationery and Computer Centre\Mike’s Copy Centre\ Star Party Rentals\ Trophy Stall and Salod Marketing Agency competition continued last Sunday. At GNIC, in the Masters category, Industry batted first and posted 205-4 off their allotted 20 overs. Persaud hit 102 and got support from Kumar Ramchand 23, while extras contributed 38. Super Star in reply managed 171-8 in 20 overs. Kamesh Persaud made 38 and Azam Mohamed 33; David Harper and Rupert Basdeo had 3 wickets each. Park Rangers overcame Super Star by 2 wickets. Super
Stars took first strike and scored 145-8 in 20 overs with Navin Chand 39 and Satesh Ramphal 28 being their main scorers; Mark Fung and Tony Singh grabbed 2 wickets apiece for Park Rangers who replied with 145-8 in 20 overs. Colin Greaves led with 29 and Fung made 25 as Danny Persaud had 2-12 and David Boodram 2-17. Fixtures for Sunday read Regal XI vs Everest XI at 09:30 hrs, Super Stars vs Savage at 13:30hrs at GNIC, Park Rangers vs MK Ogle at 09:30 hrs, Queens Park Rangers vs Walking Tall at 12:00hrs, Frontline vs Industry at 13:00hrs on pitch no. 1, Princess vs Superior Woods at 09:30hrs, Mon Repo vs Trophy Stall B at 11:30hrs, Defenders vs Success Maters on pitch 2,
Omesh XI vs Trophy Stall at 09:30 hrs and Omesh XI vs LBI at 11:30hrs on pitch 3 at CPCE. At Linden, in the female category, Aroaima beat Sunrise XI by 8 wickets. Sunrise were bowled out for 69 in 8.1 overs with Romona Shillingford scoring 22. Rosanne Williams took 2-12. Aroaima replied with 70-2. Williams returned to hit 39. Wiruni defeated All star by 10 runs. Wiruni made 1056 in 12 overs, batting first. Pamela King led with 40 as Patricia Tello claimed 4-15. All star responded with 95-9 in 12 overs. Melinda Jeffers made 18; Sodeah Hartman took 218. In the male division, Kwakwani Strikers got the batter of Sunrise XI by 8 wickets. Sunrise XI mustered 85 all out in 11 overs. Eon Roddick hit 31 as Tim Grimmond picked up 4-6. Kwakwani Strikers replied with 89-2 in 9 overs with Boris Archer scoring 33 and Grimmond 28. Kwakwani will play Hill Foot Vipers in the male final, while Wiruni will take on Aroaima in the female final on Sunday.
Saturday March 23, 2013
Bolt, Shelly commit to another lap with Digicel
Olympic champions Usain Bolt (left) and Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce (right) were all smiles after re-signing their four-year contracts with Digicel at the company’s regional headquarters in downtown Kingston on Tuesday. Also pictured are Digicel’s chairman and founder Denis O’Brien (centre), Digicel Jamaica’s CEO Andy Thorburn and senior sponsorship manager, Tahnida Nunes. Jamaica Observer DIGICEL has scored an Olympic gold double with the news that it has extended its sponsorship contracts with the fastest man and woman on Earth — Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce — for another four years. With both athletes continuing to dominate the sprinting world with one sizzling and charismatic performance after another, the newly extended regional contracts — which run to the end of 2016 — will see Bolt and Fraser Pryce representing Digicel in unique and engaging ways which are guaranteed to resonate with customers of all ages. The Olympic champions have been a part of the Digicel family for some time with the cellphone giant spotting the talent in a young
Bolt as far back as 2003, way before he hit the big time. Fraser Pryce was signed up on the back of her stunning gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. With both athletes representing the Digicel brand flawlessly while continuing to achieve amazing success on the track, they truly are the embodiment of extraordinary and are testament to the power of hard work, dedication and positivity. Commenting on the new partnership, Bolt was quoted as saying: “I want to thank Digicel for supporting me from the very beginning. That kind of loyalty means a lot. I hope that together with Digicel — and through my own efforts and achievements — I can help inspire people to do extraordinary things in their
day-to-day lives.” Fraser Pryce, in her response, said she was “happy to be continuing this journey with Digicel”. “Since joining four years ago I have had the opportunity to be a part of many promotional and community activities — and Digicel in turn has supported me in my career and in my efforts to give back to my community in Waterhouse,” she noted. Brian Finn, group commercial director at Digicel, said renewing the working relationship is a victory for the company. “This is our equivalent of winning an Olympic gold medal. When it comes to two people who embody our brand values... it just doesn’t get better than Usain and Shelly-Ann,” he said.
Caricom Rice Mill T\20 –North E’bo...
Lawrie, Paul, Yhap hit half centuries Half centuries by Alex Lawrie, Greyson Paul and Carlos Yhap highlighted the latest round of matches in the Caricom Rice Mill Twenty\20 cricket played last Sunday in North Essequibo. At Walton Hall, Charity Sports defeated Young Guns by 46 runs. Charity batted first and posted 162 after the game was reduced to 18 overs. Alex Lawrie made 68(7x4, 5x6) and Jonathan Gopaul supported with 24 (4x4, 1x6) as Rajendra Deo snared 4-13. Young Guns replied with 116-6 in 18 overs with Deo top scoring with 23, while Devendra Jaipaul made 21 and Barat Heeralall 19; Roy Thomas took 3 wickets. At the said venue, Gunners beat Walton Hall by 80 runs. Gunners took first strike and rattled up 186-4 in 20 overs. Greyson Paul led with 63(3x4, 6x6) while Navin Singh made 46 (5x4, 2x6); Suresh Persaud claimed 2-22 and Navin Bahadur 2-32. Walton Hall were bowled out for 106 in 18 overs in reply. Persaud returned to hit 37 (3x4, 3x6) and Vishwanauth Lall contributed 27(5x4) as Punraj Singh captured 4-18, Mark Tyrell 220 and Siddique Mohamed 2-27.
At Lima, the host overcame Young Achievers by 10 runs. Lima scored 177-9 in 20 overs. Faizal Karim 30, Roopnarine Ramnarine 29 and Devendra Lall 26 were their leading scorers while Tameshwar Dhanpaul picked up 4-18. Young Achievers in response managed 167-6 off their allotted overs. Carlos Yhap scored 52 not out and Orlando Persaud 30; Ramnarine had 2-4. At the same venue Devonshire Castle got the better of Richmond Titans by 3 wickets. Richmond were bowled out for 123 in 20 overs, batting first. Mahendra Bennet and Gansham Persaud 16 were the principal batters as Anthony Persaud, Dinesh Chattergoon and Avinash Persaud grabbed 2 wickets each. Devonshire Castle replied with 124-7 in 19.5 overs. Persaud stroked 45 and Dharamdeo Lall 37. Keron Sewnarine captured 2-17 and Jagdesh Nauth 2-26. The competition continues on Sunday with Richmond playing Young Achievers at 09:30 hrs, Devonshire Castle facing Gunners at 13:30 hrs at Walton Hall, Young Achieves taking on Walton Hall at 9:30hrs and Lima doing battle with Charity at 13:30 hrs at Lima.