Champs Red Devils upset in NSL

Defending NSL champions Red Devils Cricket Club received their first major upset of the 2003 season when they went under to Clarke Rochard by just four runs in the latest round of matches last weekend.

After recording a modest total of just 108 for nine wickets in their innings, Clarke Rochard must have thought they were on course for victory but Dave Ramsawak had other ideas. The right-arm spinner grabbed a hat-trick and finished with the excellent figures off 5/23, as Red Devils were humbled for 104 runs. At Golconda United the home team got over a spirited performance from All Apaches who went under by one wicket. All Apaches batting first made 196/7 with Harrinarine Ganga getting 61. Kirtis Mahabir then scored 54 to lead Golconda United to 200/9 and a close one wicket win.

NSL CRICKET SCORES
T-Birds 218 (Riad Reingo 79, I Razack 5/64) def Starwars 220/2 (Rodney Gangoo 138 n.o., S Ramsingh 2/36) — By 8 wkts
Petrotrin Penal 136 (M GangaPersad 41, Ramjass Nagessar 3/23) lost to Spoilers 137/7 (Rishi Boodoo 42, P Popo 2/22) — By 3 wkts
Knockers 218/1 (M Rambaran 126 n.o.) def Hardbargain 91/8 (Frankie Williams 24) by 127 runs

Sunday Knockout series:
T-Birds 208/9 (Riad Reingo 77, I Dookie 6/44) def Surprise 77 (S Persad 4/22) — By 131 runs
Reform Young Guns 154/4 def Surprise 147/6 — By 7 runs
Golconda Utd 234/2 Kenrick Chanan 111) def Starwars 216/7 (R Maharaj 66, E Kanhai 3/43) — By 18 runs
STLE 265/5 (S Ramthalal 112) def St Croix 153 (D Lall 5/13) — By 112 runs

Sunday Premier Division:
Clarke Rochard 108/9 def Red Devils 104 (Dave Ramsawak 5/23) — By 4 runs
City Boys 199/6 (I Rasheed 58, R Maharaj 3/44) def Starwars 114 (J Vialva 4/26) —- By 85 runs
Brothers United 93 (Roger Boodoo 5/19) lost to Spoilers 95/7 (S Mohammed 28, I Ali 4/31) —- By 3 wkts
All Apaches 196 (Harnarine Ganga 61) lost to Golconda Utd 200/9 (Kirtis Mahabir 54) —- By 1 wkt.
Gandi Utd 137/8 (Navin Singh 57) def Kroisee Utd 132 —-By 5 runs