El Socorro Youth Movement (EYM) stayed unbeaten in the North Zone 40-over tournament after a dominating nine-wicket win over Ebony Sports and Cultural Club at Boundary Road on the weekend.
The El Socorro Club, which beat UWI in a Premiership II play-off last weekend, restricted Ebony to 33 for 9 in 13 overs.
Akil Timothy destroyed the Ebony batting with 6 for 20 while Shakeem Prince reaped 3 for 4.
EYM knocked off the runs in only 3.2 overs to win the match and keep their hopes going of adding the 40-over title to their league crown.
Meanwhile, at Santa Cruz, Paragon Sports and Cultural Club fell to their first defeat of the tournament after winning their first two games.
Their opponents, QPCC North Zone) totaled 210 for 4 in 34 overs with Andre Seetaram (74) and Andre Suglal (54) putting on 125 for the first wicket.
Iqwe Craig kept Paragon in the game with 3 for 48.
Paragon could not build on their solid work with the ball, falling for 159 in 31.4 overs.
Franklyn Rouse resisted with 42, but Bradley Boodoo bossed the Paragon batting in taking 4 for 19.
At the Barataria Recreation Ground, Barataria Ball players defended 126 to win by 52 runs.
Invincible bowler Kalfani Wiltshire (3/18) led the way in restricting Barataria Ball Players to 126.
However, they limped to 74 in 30.1 overs as Vaughn Browne (3/15) and Derron Wilson (3/19) did the damage.
Barataria took the win by 52 runs.
At Boundary Road, Glenora Sports Club fell to their second straight defeat despite another excellent performance by skipper Kenroy Williams
Williams scored 79 in Glenora’s 174 for 4 in 26 overs and went on to take 1 for 20 as Savannah Boys chased down the runs in 23.2 overs.
Vishan Jagessar hit 67 not out for Savannah Boys in the victory.
At Barataria Recreation Ground, Combine All Stars rolled to a 55-run win over North Side Future Stars.
Yosif Ramlogan smashed 86 while Earnil Ryan got 60 in Combine All Stars’ total of 179 for 6.
Rishi Rampersad then took 3 for 10 while Daryl Douglas had 2 for 15 to restrict North Side to 124 for 9.
Finally, no play was possible at the Brian Lara Recreation Ground where Santa Cruz was due to play Pole 9.
The match was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Round 3 – Results
Group A
Boundary Road
Glenora Sports Club 174 for 4 in 26 overs (Kenroy Williams 79, Kristoff St John 36*; Aneesh Sookoo 2/34) vs. Savannah Boys 175 for 5 in 23.1 overs (Vishan Jagessar 67*, Mark Sankar 42, Pradeem Ali 28*; Rickford Mohammed 1/10, Kenroy Williams 1/20). Savannah Boys won by five wickets
Brian Lara Recreation Ground
Santa Cruz vs. Pole 9 – Match abandoned
Barataria Recreation Ground
Combine All Stars Sports Club 179 for 6 in 20 overs (Yosif Ramlogan 86, Earnil Ryan 60; Kendall Guerra 2/29) vs. North Side Future Stars 124 for 9 in 20 overs (Akiel Guerra 39; Rishi Rampersad 3/10, Daryl Douglas 2/15). Combine All Stars won by 55 runs
Bourg Mulatresse CCC – Bye
Group B
Boundary Road
Ebony Sports and Cultural Club 33 for 9 in 13 overs (Miguel Turner 14; Akil Timothy 6/20, Shakeem Prince 3/4) vs. El Socorro Youth Movement 34 for 1 in 3.2 overs (Kevin Holder 11; Miguel Turner 1/20). EYM won by nine wickets
Brian Lara Cricket Ground
QPCC NZ 210 for 4 in 34 overs vs. Paragon Sports and Cultural Club 159 in 31.4 overs (Franklyn Rouse 42, Rufano Stewart 26; Bradley Boodoo 4/19. QPCC won by 27 runs (DLS Method)
Barataria Recreation Ground
Barataria Ball Players 126 in 32.2 overs (Joey Maharaj 34, Quammie Mohammed 26; Shameer Ali 3/14, Kalfani Wiltshire 3/18) vs. Invincible 74 in 30.1 overs (Miguel Mahabir 24; Vaughn Browne 3/15, Derron Wilson 3/19). Barataria won by 52 runs
Shannon Sports Club – Bye
Round 4 Fixtures
Group B
27 April
Invincible vs. El Socorro Youth Movement – Boundary Road
Ebony Sports vs. QPCC North Zone – Barataria Rec.
Paragon Sports vs. Shannon Sports – Brian Lara Cricket Ground
Barataria Ball Players – Bye
Group A
28 April
Pole 9 vs. Combine All Stars – Boundary Road
Savannah Boys vs. Santa Cruz – Brian Lara Rec
Bourg Mulatresse CCC vs. Glenora Sports Club – Barataria Rec.
North Side Future Stars – Bye
