Victories for Georgetown and East Coast in DCB U-19 Inter-Association opening round

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Inter-Association Under-19, 50-over competition opened on Wednesday with contrasting wins for Georgetown and East Coast.

While the powerful Georgetown side thumped East Bank by eight wickets in a low-scoring affair at the Police Ground, East Coast edged West Demerara by six runs at the Meten-Meer-Zorg Ground.

At Police, Georgetown bowlers combined to dismiss East Bank for a paltry 38 from 19.2 overs with seamer Emmanuel Lewis and skipper Dave Mohabir taking three wickets apiece.

New-ball pair Shane Prince and Stephon Seymour picked up two wickets each for Georgetown, who coasted to victory in 7.1 overs.

Over at the Meten-Meer-Zorg Ground, home team West Demerara were dismissed for 120 after East Coast batted first and made 126. Tashant Argyle made a half-century in a losing cause for West Demerara.

Below are the summarised scores: 

At Police: Georgetown defeated East Bank by eight wickets 

SUMMARY: East Bank 38 all out from 19.2 overs (Dilshan Latchman 10, Extras 10; Emmanuel Lewis 3-5, Dave Mohabir 3-9, Shane Prince 2-6, Stephon Seymour 2-15) vs Georgetown 39-2 from 7.1 overs (Danvir Seegobin 11; Rupie Rajaram 2-22)

At Meten-Meer-Zorg: East Coast defeated West Demerara by six runs 

SUMMARY: East Coast 126 all out from 37.3 overs (Yannic Newton 34, Kyle Gibson 19, Extras 19, Trilok Nanan 16, Munesh Outar 13; Robin Seecharran 3-10, Parmeshwar Ram 2-25) vs West Demerara 120 all out from 32.4 overs (Tashant Argyle 53, Parmeshwar Ram 21; Arun Gainda 3-21)

Upcoming games (all starting 09:30h)

February 20

• East Bank vs East Coast at Police
• West Demerara vs Upper Demerara at Meten-Meer-Zorg

February 22

• Georgetown vs East Coast at Police
• Upper Demerara vs East Bank at LBI

February 26

• Georgetown vs Upper Demerara at Police
• West Demerara vs East Bank at Meten-Meer-Zorg

February 27

• West Demerara vs Georgetown at Police
• East Coast vs Upper Demerara at LBI