Glenora Sports Club, Savannah Boys, and North Side Future Stars won their second match in the 2025 North Zone Cricket Council 40-0ver tournament on Sunday.
Glenora dispatched Invincible by nine wickets, while Savannah Boys were big winners over Bourg Mulatresse.
North Side whipped Ebony Sports by seven wickets to qualify for the tournament’s semifinals.
Barataria Ball Players opened their campaign with a seven-wicket win over Paragon, while Pole 9 rebounded from their opening game loss to register their first win.
Round three is set for 3-4 May, with the semifinals set for 10 May.
In the semifinals, the winner of Group A will play the winner of Group C, while North Side Future Stars will take on the winner of Group D.
At their Queen’s Park Savannah home ground, Glenora Sports Club built on their impressive nine-wicket win over Bourg Mulatresse with another nine-wicket victory over Invincible.
The victory was largely set up by Joshua Clarke’s 5 for 24 and Andy Alexander’s 2 for 13 to bowl out short-handed Invincible for 92.
Ryan Ali hit 33 to boost his team’s total to 92 for 9 in 22.5 overs.
Glenora needed only 49 balls to knock off the 93 runs needed for victory.
Keon Mason hit 50 not out, his second half-century of the tournament, to push his team to the win off 8.1 overs.
Invincible fell to their second straight loss and faces an uphill task to move forward in the tournament.
Summarized scores: Invincible 92 for 9 in 22.5 overs (Ryan Ali 33; Joshua Clarke 5/24, Andy Alexander 2/13) vs Glenora 93 for 1 in 8.1 overs (Keon Mason 50*; Shane Ricketts 1/26). Glenora won by 9 wickets
Savannah Boys were also impressive in their 160-run win over Bourg Mulatresse on the weekend.
They beat Invincible by 162 runs in their opening match, and they started well again with Verune Ramnarine’s 106 leading Savannah Boys to 287 for 8 in 26 overs.
Naresh Persaud (38) and Ravindra Naidoo (37) also made telling contributions, while Benny Hilal (4/78) was the pick of the bowlers for Bourg Mulatresse.
When Bourg Mulatresse batted, they ran into Aneesh Sookoo (3/19) and Chetram Ramlal (2/7), who did the bulk of the damage to restrict them to 127 for 6 in their 26 overs.
Aaron Dass (29), Shane Ramnanan (24), and Delaney Hinds (22*) were the top scorers for Bourg Mulatresse.
Savannah Boys have won two straight games, while Bourg Mulatresse have now lost their opening two fixtures.
Summarized scores: Savannah Boys 287 for 8 in 26 overs (Verune Ramnarine 106, Naresh Persaud 38, Ravindra Naidoo 37; Benny Hailal 4/78, Mark Aparicio 1/56) vs. Bourg Mulatresse CCC 127 for 6 in 26 overs (Aaron Dass 29, Shane Ramnanan 24, Delaney Hinds 22*; Aneesh Sookoo 3/19, Chetram Ramlal 2/7). Savannah Boys won by 160 runs
North Side Future Stars made it two wins in two, while consigning Ebony Sports to defeat in their opening match.
Ebony mustered 115 in their opening at bat of the tournament, with Javon Charles getting 21.
Claude De Vignes (5/32) and Darrel Dennison (3/21) were the most successful bowlers for North Side Future Stars.
North Side successfully changed down 116 in only 12 overs with Akiel Guerra leading the way with 53 not out.
North Side Future Stars will now play the winner of Group D in the semifinals.
Summarized scores: Ebony Sports 115 in 19.4 overs (Javon Charles 21, Claude de Vignes 5/32, Darrel Dennison 3/21) vs. North Side Future Stars 116 for 3 in 12.0 overs (Akiel Guerra 53*; Javon Charles 1/12, Trey Serrette 1/23, Daunte Redhead 1/30). North Side won by 7 wickets
At the Barataria Oval, home team Barataria Ball Players started their campaign with a seven-wicket win over Paragon in a low-scoring match.
Paragon, who were hammered by Santa Cruz by 226 runs in their opening fixture, were again bowled out for a low score.
Clifton Halls got 54 for Paragon in their total of 90 for 8, with Vaughn Browne (3/4) and Derron Wilson (2/18) the main tormentors.
Barataria Ball Players made light work of their chase of 91 for victory with Matthias Ramdular (46) and Sheldon Thomas (25*) taking them home.
Barataria won by 7 wickets with the match lasting only 26.2 overs in total.
Summarized scores: Paragon 90 for 8 in 14 overs (Clifton Halls 54; Vaughn Browne 3/4, Derron Wilson 2/18), Kevis John 1/33) vs. Barataria Ball Players 94 for 3 in 12.2 overs (Matthias Ramdular 46, Sheldon Thomas 25*; Avlon Garraway 2/44, Clifton Halls 1/22). Barataria Ball Players won by 7 wickets
Finally, Pole 9 shrugged off their opening round defeat to edge past Harvard by one wicket.
Harvard set a target of 186 for victory with Yohance Kwesi (87) and Andre Yard (47) putting on 119 for the second wicket.
However, Ryan Mohammed’s 5 for 18 and Jai Seeramlal’s 3 for 42 ensured Harvard were bowled out for 185 in 30.4 overs.
Riaz Mohammed hit 73 to take Pole 9 to 150 for 6, and they lost their ninth wicket with two runs to go.
However, Ryan Mohammed (4*) hit the winning runs to take Pole 9 to an important win.
Harvard were playing their first match of the 40-over tournament.
Summarized scores: Harvard 185 in 30.4 overs (Yohance Kwesi 87, Andre Yard 47; Ryan Mohammed 5/18, Jai Seeramlal 3/42) vs. Pole 9 186 for 9 in 39.1 overs (Riaz Mohammed 73, Amir Datoo 30; Ronin Ramdeen 3/27, Kamiruu Clarke 2/5, Glen Narine 2/37). Pole 9 won by one wicket
Groups
Group A
Santa Cruz Sports
Barataria Ball Players
Paragon Sports and Cultural Club
Group B
Combine All Stars Sports
Ebony Sports
North Side Future Stars
Group C
Shannon Sports
The Harvard Club
Pole 9 Cricket Club
Group D
Bourg Mulatresse
Invincible Sports
Glenora Sports Club
Savannah Boys
Round 1 – Results
Group A – Santa Cruz Sports beat Paragon by 226 runs
Group B – North Side Future Stars beat Combine All Stars by three wickets
Group C – Sannon beat Pole 9 by 229 runs
Group D – Glenora beat Bourg Mulatresse by nine wickets
Group D – Savannah Boys beat Invincible by 162 runs
Fixtures – Round 3
Saturday 3 May
Group B
Ebony Sports vs Combine All Stars – Combine Ground
North Side Future Stars – Bye
Group D
Invincible Sports vs Bourg Mulatresse – Invincible Ground
Savannah Boys vs Glenora Sports – Glenora Ground
Sunday 4 May
Barataria Ball Players vs Santa Cruz Sports – Barataria Oval
Paragon Sports – Bye
The Harvard Club vs Shannon Sports – Combine Ground
Pole 9 – Bye
Saturday 10 May
Semifinals
Winner of Group A vs Winner of Group C
North Side Future Stars vs Winner of Group D
Sunday 11 May
FINAL
