DEFENDING champions in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) organised Hadi’s Mall Inc. sponsored first division two day cricket competition Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) along with Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO), and Transport Sports Club (TSC) were sitting in the pole position of their respective competitions, as at 31st December last.The Christopher Barnwell led DCC, who in their last game blew away a hapless looking GYO by an innings and 286 runs inside one day, thanks to a pugnacious century from Brian Sattaur and a 10 wicket haul from Paul Wintz, have accumulated 132 points from their seven matches.
The Thomas Lands based Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) who is yet to face DCC, lies in second position on 113 points, with TSC in third on 93, followed by Everest Cricket Club (85), Georgetown Cricket Club (80) and Police Sports Club with 61.
The Guyana National Industrial Corporation (60), GYO (58) and Guyana Defence Force on 53 points complete the points table in the nine team competition, with TSC completing all their quota of matches, while DCC and Everest have one more to play.
GDF have four more games to contest, with GCC, PSC, GNIC and GYO having three more under their belt and MSC two, which means that the final position will be altered at the completion of the necessary matches in this competition.
In the GCA/New Building Society second division competition, TSC leads Zone ‘A’ with 79 points from four matches, followed by GNIC and Everest in second position on 53, while GCC (49), Third Class (43), GDF (37), Ace Warriors (35) and PSC (10) completes that zone.
The University of Guyana and Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) tops Zone ‘B’ with 68 points each from five matches, with giant killers Sophia in second with 61, MSC third (57), GYO (44), DCC (37), Diplomats (12) and St. Stanislaus College bringing up the rear with 5 points.
GYO holds a 13 points advantage over Everest in the GCA/Banks DIH Malta Supreme Under-13 League, chalking up 99 points to the Camp Road based Everest Cricket Club’s 86, even as TSC occupies the third position with 70 points.
DCC with 67, Diplomats (36), Bel Air Rubis (35), GCC (13) and MSC (6), complete the points structure and clubs, and their supporters are asked to note that the above mentioned points were recorded after the submission of match reports to the Competitions Committee of the GCA. (Calvin Roberts)
