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Kaieteur News
Friday September 21, 2012
Zimbabwe crash out with huge loss MYO/RAF’S T10 Inter-Jamaat Softball Cricket Competition
If Australia’s victory over Ireland can be called routine for a bigger nation against a smaller one, then South Africa’s over Zimbabwe was surgically clinical, almost coldly so. After limiting their neighbours to their second-lowest total in T20 cricket, South Africa chased down the target inside 13 overs. With some assistance for the seamers, Dale Steyn was able to scare the Zimbabwe batsmen with swing and pace while Morne Morkel intimidated them further, combining bounce and intermittent use of the full ball. But it was Jacques Kallis who broke the back of Zimbabwe’s batting with discipline, variation and supreme experience as he took four wickets to send Zimbabwe home red-faced. They exit the tournament having lost both their matches, which may have been expected but the manner in which they fell would have left them disappointed. Far from putting up the fight they promised, Zimbabwe could not even aim a punch at their opponents’ body. Their batting, in particular, was an indication of the importance of regular cricket, something Zimbabwe have sorely lacked. After their first five overs against South Africa, Zimbabwe looked in danger of not lasting 20, as they teetered on 17 for 3. Kallis had not bowled a ball at that stage. Morkel offered Vusi Sibanda three balls short of a length and then bowled one fuller. Sibanda was on his back foot, anticipating more of the short stuff, and missed the drive to have his bails removed. Morkel’s next wicket was not achieved through menace. Brendan Taylor reached for a ball outside off, did not move his feet and edged behind to de Villiers. With Zimbabwe in trouble, Masakadza tried to make something happen and attempted a lofted drive off Albie Morkel but offered Richard Levi a simple catch at mid-on. Craig Ervine scored more than a third of Zimbabwe’s runs and four of the six boundaries and looked like he could rescue the team. He and Stuart Matsikenyeri put on 35 for the fourth wicket and settled Zimbabwe temporarily. Matsikenyeri threw it away though, when he flat-batted Kallis to extra cover. Kallis removed Elton Chigumbura plumb lbw with his next ball but Graeme Cremer saw off the hat-trick delivery. Ervine had two more stands which could have developed into
Jacques Kallis was named Man of the Match steadying ones with Cremer and Prosper Utseya but both his partners abandoned him. Cremer gloved Kallis to de Villiers and Utseya fell to a spectacular catch, with de Villiers diving full stretch to his left. Had Ervine lasted the full innings, Zimbabwe may have eked over three figures but he edged behind as he tried to run the ball down to third man. Zimbabwe’s only solace was that they lasted the full 20 overs but bowlers simply had to perform a formality, rather than defend their total. Richard Levi found some important form ahead of more challenging matches. He scored most of his runs on his favoured on-side but was not undone by balls bowled on off stump and was able to spend time at the crease, something he has lacked of late. Other than his 117 in Hamilton, Levi has not scored a higher number of runs in T20s. On the other end, Hashim Amla played a characteristically calm innings. He sandwiched it between two risks, both off Kyle Jarvis. In the first over, Amla edged over slip and in what turned out to be the penultimate over, he cut to point but Vusi Sibanda put down a simple chance. Between those two flutterings of feathers, he ushered South Africa home in the match and put Zimbabwe out of the competition.
R & D Engineering Service T20 - North E’bo...
Devonshire Castle, Walton Hall, Gunners & Charity flawless Devonshire Castle, Walton Hall, Gunners and Charity Knight Riders all recorded wins when the R & D Engineering Service Twenty20 cricket competition continued recently in North Essequibo. At Walton Hall (09:30hrs), Devon Castle defeated Charity by 60 runs. Devonshire Castle batted first after the game was reduced to 15 overs due to rain and posted 165-6. Avinash Persaud led with 51 while Ramesh Narine and Andy Persaud supported with 38 and 21 respectively. Daniel Ragoban picked up 2 wickets for Charity Knight Riders who managed 105-4 from 15 overs in reply. Kesho Rooplall
32 and Sachand Gonsalves 21 were their principal scorers; Narine showed his all-round ability by taking 2-20. At Walton Hall 14:00hrs), the home team triumphed over Young Achiever by 113 runs. Vishwanauth Lall top scored with 47 and received valuable support from Tameshwar Persaud 42, Navin Bahadur 40, and Suresh Persaud 26 as Walton Hall piled up a mammoth 238-6 in 20 overs after taking first strike. Nazim Mohamed claimed 3-33 and Tameshwar Dhanpaul 2-37. Young Achievers in reply were pegged back by excellent bowling from Uvindra Balgobin and Suresh Persaud
who grabbed 4 wickets each and fell for 125 in 15 overs. Nicholas Patrick was the only batsman that offered any resistance with 45 not out. At Anna Regina (09:30hrs), Lima went down to Gunners by 9 wickets. In a match which was reduced to 15 overs due to early morning showers, Lima took first turn at the crease and managed 113-6. Devindra Lall 35 and Abdool Salim 18 were the only batsmen that made it to double figures; K. Abrams took 2-25. Opener Mark Gonsalves then fashioned an unbeaten 57 and shared in an unbroken 98 run second wicket stand with Greyson Paul 21 to steer (Continued on page 27)
Competition in the RAF’s Variety Store sponsored Muslim Youth Organization of Guyana organized 2nd Annual Hajin Zeleena Rafeek Memorial countrywide InterJamaat Ten10 knock-out Softball cricket tournament continued last Saturday and Sunday. Matches were contested at the MYO Ground, Cyril Potter College Ground, Turkeyen, Wakenaam Community Center Ground and the Imam Bacchus Ground on the Essequibo Coast which saw teams battling for a place in the quarter finals, eight of them qualified. Results are as follows; At Wakenaam Community Center Ground: Wakenaam A got a walkover from Leguan. Wakenaam A then went on to get the better of Wakenaam B when they clashed. CPCE Ground, East Coast Demerara Success defeated Lusignan by 12 runs Success won the toss and decided to bat first and made 99 for 7 off their allocation of ten overs after being reduced to 38 for 5 at one stage. Khemraj Baljit made 43*, Hafeez Samad 13. Reaz Ghaddo picked up 2 for 14 in his 2 overs and Lusignan in reply were never in the hunt, ending on 87 for 7 when their overs expired. Arif Khan scored 25 and Afraz Khan 24 for the losers. Bowling for Success Azzar Haniff took 3 for 15 and Shayam Razack 2 for 33 from two overs each. Final scores, Success 99 for 7; Lusignan 87 for 7. Enmore overcame New Mosque by 137 runs Enmore took first turn at the crease and posted a healthy 195 for 2 off their allotted overs. National Under-19 player Amir Khan stroked his way to an unbeaten129 (2x4 17x6) while Premraj Lall supported with 47. Enterprise in reply crumbled for 58 with none of the batsmen reaching double figures. Wazir Majid claimed 2 for 5 and Riaz Rohoman 2 for 10 for the victors. Final scores, Enmore 195 for 2; New Mosque 58 all out. Imam Bacchus Ground, Essequibo Fair Field got the better of Huist-T-Dieren by9 wickets - Huist-T-Dieren batted first and posted 72 for7 off their 10 overs; Abdul Wazim 22. Raouf Ali 3 for 17, Wazim Amir 2 for 15. Fairfield responded with 76 for 1 in 6.2 overs. Zameer
Mohamed led with 38* and Amir Mohamed 24. Final scores, Huist-T-Dieren 72 for 7; Fairfield 76 for 1. Adventure/Johanna Cecelia gained a walkover from Anna Regina. Adventure/Johanna Cecelia got past Fairfield by 16 runs - Adventure took first strike and made 103 for 5. Khalid Baksh 42, Munir Amin 40. Gafoor Mohamed claimed 2 for 24 for Fairfield which in reply were sent packing for 87 in 9.4 overs. Abdul Sabr made 25 and Mohamed Gafoor 21. Ehwaas Baksh 2-18, Yaseer Mohamed 2-18 and Munir Amin 2-19 were the chief wicket takers for Adventure/ Johanna Cecelia. Final score, Adventure/Johanna Cecelia 103 for 5; Fairfield 87 all out. Adventure/Johanna Cecelia defeated Wakenaam A by 9 wickets - Wakenaan A batting first were all out for 63 9.5 overs with Imran Khan stroking 43. Nazir Khan was main wrecker with 5 for 10 for Adventure/ Johanna Cecelia who responded with 66 for 1 in 3.4 overs. Khalid Baksh led with 34*, Munir Amin hit 23. Ejaaz Mohamed was the lone wicket taker for Wakenaam A. The win has secured a quarter final place for Adventure/ Johanna Cecelia who are the defending champions. Final scores, Wakenaam A 63 all out; Adventure/Johanna Cecelia 66 for 1. MYO Ground – Georgetown MYO hammered LBI A by 9 wickets - LBI A took first strike and made 69 for 7 in their 7 overs; Nizam Khan 42, Richard Dowlatram 12. Safraaz Issau 3 for 8 and Timur Mohamed 2 for 13 for the home team. MYO then knocked off the required target in 5 overs ending on 73 for 1. Richard Latiff and Chiem Gittens were their principal scorers with 36 and 21 not out respectively. Final scores, LBI A 69 for 7; MYO 73 for 1. Farm A crushed Versailles by 65 runs - Farm A scored 130 for 3 off their allocation of 10 overs after taking first strike. Budhan Baksh was their leading run getter with 45, Avinash Sookdeo made 29. Versailles in reply were bowled out for 65 in 8 overs; Greg Singh hit 36. Patrick Khan took 4 for 12 and Amir Azeez 2 for 15 for the winners. Final scores, Farm A 130 for 3; Versailles 65 all out. Farm B outclassed Blankenburg by 10 wickets - Blankenburg took first turn
at the crease and managed 110 for 6 in 10 overs. Riaz Karim top scored with 66, Altaf Mohamed made 14. Ravindra Saramjeet took 2 for 16, Ricky Sargeant and Imtiaz Mohamed took one each. Farm B in reply made light work of their target reaching 111 without loss, Ricky Sargeant led the scoring with an unbeaten73 and Shameer Fazal contributed 32 not out. Cotton Tree defeated Albion A by 9 wickets Albion A went down to Cotton Tree by 9 wickets. Albion A batted first and posted 89 for 9 off their allocation of overs. Cotton Tree in response coasted to 90 for 1. Farm B beat Farm A by 49 runs - Farm B won the toss and decided to bat first, they reached a challenging 138 for 6 off their 10 overs after their openers gave them a solid start by posting 42 in just two overs. Ricky Sargeant hit 38 and Shameer Fazal 34; Amir Azeez and Raul Reid claimed 2 wickets each for 24 and 12 runs respectively. Farm A in their turn at the crease crumbled for 87. Budhan Baksh scored 24 while Raul Reid and Avinash Sookdeo made 15 each. The main wicket takers for the winners were Ravindra Saramjeet who snared 5 for 4 and Imtiaz Mohamed 3 for 21. Final scores, Farm B 138 for 6; Farm A 87 All out. Queenstown got the better of Diamond/Grove by 28 runs - Queenstown won the toss and decided to bat, they posted a respectable 125 for 3 in 10 overs; Javid Kayume led the way with an even half century while Imran Ally chipped in with 20 and Fadil Ahamad 21. Faizul Baksh claimed 2 for 16 for Diamond/ Grove who replied with 97 for 4 in 10 overs; Nizam Ali scored 27 and Mansoor Khan 19. Imran Ally was the pick of the bowlers for Queenstown with 2 for 13. Final scores, Queesntown 125 for 3; Diamond/Grove 97 for 4. Fixtures for the quarter finals which will be played on September 23 at the MYO Ground 09:00hrs FARM B VS FYRISH A 11:00hrs ADVENTURE/ JOHANNA CECELIA VS FYRISH SMALL MASJID 13:00hrs MYO VS ENMORE 15:00hrs QUEENSTOWN VS SUCCESS