Drifters snatch windball title

They whipped pre-match favourites Auto Village Dollar Touch by seven runs in a pulsating final on Sunday last to pocket the winner’s prize money of $7,000.

After being restricted to 77 for eight wickets off their 15 overs, with Victor Peters 18 and Glen Percival 11. Kenroy Walker grabbed three wickets for 17 runs for Dollar Touch.

When Dollar Touch batted they lost star batsman Riaff Ali on the first ball, but rallied to need 16 runs off 18 balls. But Lincoln Quash who finished with three for 16, struck a double blow and also effected a run out to help Drifters snatch victory by seven runs and confine Dollar Touch to the $4,000 runners-up prize.

Kent Britto took two for 14.

San Juan Sports edged past ex-champs Kings by a meagre three runs to capture third place and the $2,500 prize..

After posting a 62-run total with Augustus Ali 11 the topscorer, they ripped out Kings for 59 despite Sunil Narine’s unbeaten 20, with Dexter Smith taking two wickets for eight runs and Dave Baboolal two for 18. But Xterminators crushed Gradeland by 42 runs to easily win the Loser’s Plate.

The Xterminators rattled up 140 for nine wickets in their 15 overs led by Timothy Surujbally’s 54 not out, then bowled out Gradeland for 98 runs.

Summarised Scores:

Championship final — DRIFTERS 77/8 — Glen Percival 11, V Peters 18, K Walker 3/17 vs AUTO VILLAGE DOLLAR TOUCH 70 — Donald Nelson 17, L Quash 3/16, K Britto 2/14, Ramsawak Heeralal 2/12.

Man of the match: Lincoln Quash (Drifters).

Third place playoff — SAN JUAN SPORTS 62 — A Ali 11, Arvind Kumar 3/12, Rohan Parsan 2/6, S Narine 2/26, Clint Williams 2/12 vs KINGS 59 — S Narine 20 not out, D Samuel 2/8, D Baptiste 2/18.

Man of the match: Sunil Narine (Kings).

Loser’s Plate final — XTERMINATORS 140/4 — T Surujbally 54 not out, Rossi Ramsammy 11, Danesh Ragbir 2/30 vs Gradeland 98 — Rajesh Buchan 13, Mahadeo Boodram 19, Riad Ali 11, Arman Ali 18 not out, Radee Sooknanan 2/12, Vishnu Buchoon 2/20, T Surujbally 2/25, Rakeesh Sooknanan 2/20.

Man of the match: Timothy Surujbally (Xterminators).

Here’s the honour roll:

Champions — Drifters - $7,000; Runners-up - Dollar Touch - $4,000; Third - San Juan Sports - $2,500; Fourth - Kings - $1,500.

Loser’s Place winners — Xterminators - $800; Runners-up - Gradeland - $500.

Best Dressed Team — Powerplay; Most Disciplined Team - Raiders; Highest Team Score — Kings; Team Bowling for lowers total - Maloney.

Group winners: Group A - Paradigm - $500; Group B - Base Boys - $500; Group C - Aranguez - $500; Group D - Raiders - $500.

Individual prizes: Most runs — Abidh Emamalie (Kings); Highest score - Roger Birbal (Raiders); Best batting average - Abidh Emamalie (Kings); First hat-trick - Sudarshan Hosein (Genesis); Other hat-tricks - Andy Mohammed (Gradeland), Imtiaz Ali (San Juan); Best bowling analysis - Sheldon Balroop (Aranguez), Sawanand Mohammed (Cruz Control); Most wickets - Shelson Balroop (Aranguez), Roy Rogers (Maloney); Most wickets - Viswanath Seenath (Raiders).

Five Players of the League — Abidh Emamalie (Kings), Rodney Mohammed (Win Lose Or Draw), Viswanath Seenath (Raiders), Emmanuel James (Paradigm), Jeewan Sookdeo (Powerpolay).

Youth Player of the Tournament - Hanooman Moonsammy (Glenstars); Senior Player — Viswanath Seenath (Raiders).

Special prizes (Outstanding bowling in playoffs) — Ramsawak Heeralal (Drifters) 2/12 off six overs; Emmanuel James (Paradigm) 4/8 off six overs with one maiden.