Pacesetters and Westerns recorded easy wins as the Bahamas
Cricket Association’s (BCA) 40-over league continued over the weekend at the
Haynes Oval on Bay Street, New Providence. Pacesetters beat St. Albans by six
wickets on Saturday, while Westerns defeated Police by 10 wickets on Sunday.
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Pacesetters, rebounding from two consecutive losses,
restricted a 10-man St. Albans to 95 for nine in 19.2 overs with only Andre Dos
Ramos (32) showing any resistance to Kevin Surujlall’s five for nine and Lee
Melville’s two for 17. Pacesetters replied with 96 for four in 17.1 overs.
Donovan Matthews top-scored with 38 while Jonathon Barry made 28 not out, and
Brent Fullerton claimed three wickets for 25 runs.
On Sunday, Police crashed to 46 for nine in 14.3 overs.
Andrew Nash claimed four wickets for 25 runs and Hamilton Gilliard three for
17. Westerns replied with 50 without loss in 5.1 overs. The not out batsmen were
O. Clarke and L. Townsend on 24 and 23 respectively.
Meanwhile, in the results of other recent matches, St. Agnes
beat Westerns by six wickets on June 15; St. Albans beat Westerns by 139 runs
on June 6; and St. Agnes beat Pacesetters by eight wickets on May 18.
On June 15, Westerns were restricted to 156 for nine in 26.2
overs. Hamilton Gilliard made 64 while Jagdesh Jagroo claimed three for 12; his
brother Bhumeshwar Jagroo two for 52; and John Dolphin two for 32. In reply St.
Agnes reached 158 for 4 from 31.2 overs with Gary Braithwaite hitting 44,
Dolphin 39, and Earl Thomas 30. Wycliffe Atkinson claimed two for 21.
On June 6, St. Albans amassed 342 for nine in their quota of
40 overs. Julio Jameson led the way with 95, while Andre Dos Ramos contributed
72, G. Ganpat 34, and Brent Fullerton 34. Andrew Nash claimed four for 40.
Westerns could only muster 203 for eight from 27.5 overs in their reply, mainly
through the efforts of Fullerton who captured five wickets for 34 runs. The
only resistance came from openers Gregory Irving and Gilliard who made 92 and
27 respectively.
On May 18, Pacesetters struggled to 149 for nine in 25.4
overs. Surujlall made 36, while Bhumeshwar Jagroo claimed four for 29 and
Dolphin two for 21. St. Agnes replied with 151 for two in 26.5. Dolphin and
Turan Browne remained unbeaten on 70 and 71 respectively.
