Wanderers wallop Clarke Road

NEWLY-promoted W-Con-nection Wanderers and former champs Ceramic Merry Boys registered outright victories in their Carib National Cricket League Division One second round matches yesterday. The Merry Boys triumph was achieved in easy fashion over homesters Tile It Central Sports at the Presentation College, Chaguanas. But it took the audacity of William Perkins and his 20-year-old Guyanese partner Loknauth Ramsuchit to fashion one of the most incomprehensive and sensational come from behind victories ever witnessed in the NCL.

Set a victory target of 141 off the mandatory 15 overs of the day’s pay, Pekins and Ramsuchit pulverised the reigning Division One champions club FCB Clarke Road United bowlers to all parts of the Gilbert Park. In an astonishing display of brilliant strokeplay, Perkins hammered six massive sixes and four fours off only 38 balls. His innings (79) lasted 50 minutes and during that period he and Ramsuchit featured in 115 for the first wicket partnership off 10 overs. Ramsuchit remained unbeaten 47 and counted one six and six fours off 41 balls. Wanderers massive celebration took place with three overs to spare while Clarke Road players, officials and supporters were shell-shocked by the Perkins-Ramsuchit blitz. Scores in that match were FCB Clarke Road 154 and 128; Wanderers 140 and 141 for 1.

Summarised Scores—
At Gilbert Park: FCB CLARKE 154 (Homchand Pooran 31, Sean Siloch 24, Mahadeo Bodoe 16, Mukesh Persad 15, A. Mahabir 13; Sanjeev Gooljar 4 for 44, Theodore Modeste 2 for 42, Atiba Alert 2 for 42) and 128 (Mahadeo Bodoe 30, Adrian Barath 23; Sanjeev Gooljar 4 for 38, Kishore Lalchan 2 for 10, Atiba Alert 2 for 29) vs W-CONNECTION WANDERERS  163 (Narine Bidhesi 37, Brent Lezama 44; Mahadeo Bodoe 4 for 38,  Mukesh Persad 3 for 51, Mahadeo Moonesar 2 for 2 for 4) and 141 for 1 (William Perkins 79, Loknauth Ramsuchit 47
n.o.).Result: W-Connection Wanderers won by 9 wickets.
Points:  W-Connection Wanderers 24; Clarke Road 7.
At Inshan Ali Park: ALESON COMET 222 (Chris Magram 51, Manoj Sirju 46, D. Ramnarine 42; Eugene Antoine 2 for 43, Kwesi Roy 2 for 56, Keegan Roy 2 for 35, shazam Babwah 4 for 55) and 210 for 1 ( Travis Dowlin 101 n.o., Manoj Sirju 100 n.o.) vs. CLICO PREYSAL 223 (Shazam Babwah 55, Lyndon James 37, Satish Naidoo 47; D. Ramnarine 5 for 55).
Result: First innings to Clico Preysal.
At Presentation, Chaguanas: TILE IT CENTRAL SPORTS 105 (Valmiki Maharaj 20, Nicholas Ramjass 20; Ryan Best 3 for 21, Ken Hazel 3 for 12, Clifton Halls 2 for 11) and 126 (Nicholas Ramjass 39, Devindra Krishna 18; Ryan Best 3 for 34, Marlon Black 2 for 40, Dale Douglas 2 for 9, Ken Hazel 2 for 21) vs CERAMIC MERRY BOYS 163 and 69 for 1 (Lincoln Roberts 41 n.o., Clifton Halls
22 n.o).
Result: Merry Boys won by 9 wickets.
Points: Ceramic Merry Boys 25; Central Sports 4.
At Syne Village: POWERGEN SPORTS 288 (Gibran Mohammed 69, Jason Mohammed 55;
Brent Harriot 37, Rondell Ramlochan 42; Vasbert Drakes 3 for 50,  Rishard Harris 2 for 47, Ricardo Paty 2 for 53) vs QUEEN’S PARK 156 (Jonathan Augustus 51, Samuel Felix 25, Petrock Nicholas 24; Jason Mohammed 5 for 59).
Result: First innings to PowerGen.
Points: PowerGen 15; QPCC 5.