Clarke Rochard beat Todd’s Road in Scotiabank series

Good all-round performances by skipper Adesh “Bun Bun” Deonarine (18 not out and two wickets for 18) and Stephen Katwaroo (12 and four for three) helped national Super League runner-up Clarke Rochard Govern-ment School to record the most impressive victory in the first round of  ScotiaBank Primary Schools League nationwide round robin competition. With his offspin bowling, Deonarine recorded the first-ever hat-trick in the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board of Control KFC Under-13 Inter-Zone competition for South Zone versus South-East at the Penal PowerGen Sports Club ground last week.

On Wednesday last, he picked up two wickets for 18 runs from his six-over spell in the match played at the Calcutta Ground in Freeport. Leg spinner Katwaroo was the main destroyer as he mesmerised the Todd’s Road RC schoolboys who were bowled out for a meagre 71 off 26 overs. Medium pacer Ronald Ramdass took two for seven from five overs. Only Gerard Sanchez made an impression and got 17. Left-handed Deonarine has been in tremendous form this season and once again under his guidance with an undefeated 18 and Katwaroo’s 12, Clarke Rochard recorded a  convincing seven-wicket victory with 19.1 overs to spare.

They raced to 73 for three off 10.5 overs and showed that they are ready to take on all-comers in their quest to wrest the title away from the neighbours. Teacher and Games Master Simboonath Beepat was delighted with the victory and expressed confidence that his boys are capable of going all the way to the top. In the other key match played at the Inshan Ali Park, Preysal, Clarke Rochard’s archrivals and neighbours — Rochard Douglas Presby-terian Primary surprisingly succumbed to Montrose Government by five wickets.
Batting first, the defending champions were restricted to 76 for eight wickets off their allotted 30 overs. Rickson Maniram chipped in with 20 while Jessie Flores claimed two wickets for seven runs.

Kurt Griffith slammed an un-beaten 26 and Yannick Ottley got 18, which spurred Montrose to an exciting five-wicket win over their much more established counterparts from Penal-Barrackpore district. Having made their name in football circles, Marac Baptist School showed that they want to be a contender for top honours in cricket as well. Playing at the National Cricket Centre, Balmain, Marac defeated Arima Boys RC by three wickets in a high-scoring and thrilling encounter. Enterprise Government also registered a three-wicket win over Mucurapo RC at the Aranguez Sports Club ground.