Tranquil’ runners-up in Sobers cricket

Tranquillity Government Secondary have finished runners-up in the annual Sir Gary Sobers International Schools cricket tournament in Barbados. Batting first against Dominica Combined in the finals at Kensington Oval, Tranquillity scored a paltry 115 for nine wickets. Leading the way were national youth cricketers Clifton Halls, 28, and Samuel Felix, 25. In reply Dominica Combined made light work of the target getting to 116 for five, despite impressive bowling from Kevin Stoute who took two wickets for 36 runs. Tranquillity finished second in the 24-team tournament. Barrackpore Secondary won the title last year. Felix ended with the most runs for Tranquillity, 289 at an average of 57.4. However Halls, the Ceramic Merryboys player, had the better average. He scored 259 runs at 64.30.

The top bowler was skipper Darren Deonarine taking 13 wickets at 13.60. James Trim was next nabbing 11 wickets at 11.10. ‘Tranquil’ however retained their BET Under-15 title they won in 2002. They played unbeaten in the series to capture the title. Keron Malchan who was voted “Player of the Series” scored 227 runs at 56.30. Kyle Boneo copped the bowling award with 10 wickets at 6.30 apiece. Kevin John, Deonarine and Halls were all chosen for the West Indies representative schools team at the end of the tournament. The West Indies played a Rest of the World XI and were triumphant. Final scores: Tranquillity 115/9 (Samuel Felix 25, Clifton Halls 28) lost to Dominica Combined 116/5 (Kevin Stoute 2/36) — by 5 wkts.