Flames burn AS Bryden in w-ball cricket

LED by a quickfire unbeaten 60 from Dennis Yadoo and a solid supporting knock of 34 by Anil Gokool, Flames totalled a record 240 for eight in 15 overs. This was against AS Bryden in the Motor and General Insurance-sponsored Savannah Boys Windball Cricket League. And when AS Bryden batted, they could only muster 68 in their 15 overs, to surrender the victory to Flames by a whopping 172 runs. In another match at Goddard Savannah, Boundary Road, San Juan, on Saturday, Evergreen powered to an emphatic 10-wicket victory over Powerplay. First Powerplay were restricted to 98 of which Dilip Basdeo scored 32.  Wayne Burgess took four wickets for 12 runs and Beryan Parris, two for eight. Then Steve McCletchie hit 48 not out and Christopher Hoplder an unbeaten 42 to steer Evergreen to victory.

Summarised scores: POWERPLAY 98 — D Basdeo 32, W Burgess 4/12, B Parris 2/8 vs EVERGREEN 102 for no wicket — C Holder 42 not out, S.McCletchie 48 not out; FLAMES 240/8 — Suresh Sagewan 26. A Gookool 34, D Yadoo 60 not out, Fareed Karim 29, Vernon Sookdeo 3/42 vs AS BRYDEN 68/7 — S Ali 23, F Karim 4/13; HOT 93 SLAMMERS 130/8 — Shane Sookdeo 77, Rueben Adams 3/21, Asif Emamdeen 2/17 vs PARADIGM 103 — Isa Emamdeen 37, Brian Rambaran 17, Marlon Bhim 4/21, Nigel 2/7; SAN JUAN SAVANNAH BOYS 142/7 — Vickram Boodram 27, Ken Ballah 23, Roger Williams 17, Kevon Songee 2/24, D Ali 2/31 vs MINT CARS LTD 105 — J. Sankarsingh 18, A Ramsawack 15, R Diaz 15 not out, Ryan Sookoo 4/11, Arman Ali 3/16.