TT U-19 cricketers win again

KINGSTON, JAMAICA: Champions Trinidad and Tobago scored a thrilling 25-run victory over Guyana in their third preliminary match in Zone “B” of the TCL Group-sponsored West Indies Under-19 limited-overs cricket series at Kensington Park yesterday. After being restricted to 164 for nine wickets in their 50 overs with Jason Mohammed scoring 56 and Manoj Sirju 33, the Guyanese were held to 139 for nine in their turn, with Rishi Bachan taking two wickets for 11, and Mohammed got two for 19. And  Barbados beat hosts Jamaica in another thriller by 11 runs in Zone “A” at Chedwin Park.

Summarised scores: Zone “A” - BARBADOS 203 for nine (50 overs) Kevin Stoute 63, Orman Kellman 55, Renaldo Parris 30, Yanick Elliott 3/11, Wayne Morgan 2/16, Alton Beckford 2/18. JAMAICA 192 (47.1 overs) - Yanick Elliott 50, Albert Gopie 36, Xavier Marshall 20, Ruel Brathwaite 2/17.

BERMUDA 162 (39.5 overs) - Jekon Edness 45, Azeem Pitcher 24, Kian Butterfield 21, Dillon Skellekie 5/31, Morton Browne 2/16 vs LEEWARD ISLANDS 163 for five (28.4 overs) - Akito Willett 54, Montcin Hodge 35, Stefan Kelly 3/48. Zone “B” - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 164 for nine (50 overs) - J Mohammed 56, M Sirju 33, Kavesh Kantasingh 23 not out, Petrock Nicholas 20, Zaheer Mohammed 5/28 vs GUYANA 139 for nine (50 overs) - Z Mohammed 33, Zamal Khan 25; R Bachan 2/11, J Mohammed 2/19. WINDWARDS 220 (50 overs) - A Fletcher 74, M Matthew 73, Seon Sween 21, J Mangat 3/15, K Jethi 2/29, Shaheed Kishwani 2/52. REST OF AMERICAS 111 (44 overs) J Mangat 42, Gibran Rahaman 23, Ronald Etienne 4/14, M Matthew 3/21.