On Friday, the North Under 17s defeated North East by 66 runs at the Brooklyn Recreation Ground in Sangre Grande.
Batting first after winning the toss, North were restricted to 153 all out in 40.2 overs, on a heavy outfield which saw boundaries difficult to achieve, their lowest total of the competition, and the first match in which they failed to bat out the 50 overs.
It was a disciplined bowling performance from North East with Dimitri Maranda leading the attack, taking 4-19 in ten miserly overs. Ishmael Ali supported well with 3-26 while Dontae Stewart had 2-19 and Nashayn Bethelmy took 1-13. The best batsman for North was Maleek Lewis with 40.
North East demolished
North East, in reply, got off to a poor start and were reduced to 12-3 in 6.2 overs. A recovery of sorts saw them reach 37 before the fourth wicket fell, but disaster struck when they lost four wickets for four runs and never recovered, eventually all out for 87 in 22.5 overs.
All the bowlers got into the wickets column, with Arshad Harrilal taking an impressive 3-4 in four overs. Aditya Ramdeen took 2-16 and Dominic Redhead picked up 2-20. Adrian Mahase, Aakash Shavti, and Darius Popalie were the other wicket takers, with one each. Dontae Stewart, with 25, and Ismael Ali 20 were the only North East batters to get into double digits.
Maleek Lewis was named Man of the Match.
North will now meet South East in the first of two semifinals on Wednesday 22 March at the National Cricket Centre, Couva. Central Zone will meet East Zone in the other semifinal game, to be played at the Inshan Ali Park in Preysal.
At St. Julien Recreation Ground, Sancho Road
South Under 17s vs South East Under 17s
Toss: South (Chose to bat)
This ended in an 8-wicket win for South East
South: 122 All out (36.5 overs) Riyaad Mohammed 43; Keifer Ghisyawan 36; Brendan Boodoo 4-27; Aadian Racha 3-29
South East: 124-2 (23.1 overs) Steven Gomez 60
Man of the Match: Brendan Boodoo
At Lime Head Savannah, Chase Village
South West Under 17s vs Central Under 17s
Toss: South West (Chose to bat)
Central won by 9 wickets
South West: 117 All out (35.4 overs) Isa Ali 32; Luke Ali 3-6; Alvin Sonny 3-23
Central: 120-1 (19.3 overs) Sallem Khan 62 Not out; Kevan Maharaj 42
Man of the Match: Sallem Khan
At Knowles St. Recreation Ground, Curepe
East Under 17s vs Tobago Under 17s
Toss: Tobago (Chose to bat)
East won by 6 wickets
Tobago: 121 All out (23.5 overs) Jayden Kent 50; Jordan Mohammed 6-20
East: 125-4 (13.0 overs) Christian Lall 48; Brandon Melville 2-38
Man of the Match: Christian Lall
