{"id":17945,"date":"2024-04-04T17:41:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T17:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17945"},"modified":"2024-04-04T17:41:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T17:41:11","slug":"transport-and-harbours-sports-club-dominate-but-game-ends-in-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/transport-and-harbours-sports-club-dominate-but-game-ends-in-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Transport and Harbours Sports Club Dominate, but Game Ends in Draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Tyriq Walters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shiloh Adams showcased his batting prowess with a remarkable century, leading the Transport and Harbours Sports Club to a dominant performance against the Everest Cricket Club in the GCA and Friends Second Division Two-day tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, despite their strong showing, the game ultimately ended in a draw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the match held at Everest Cricket Club, Adams stole the show with an impressive knock of 115 runs from 167 balls, featuring 18 boundaries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He received valuable support from Romeo Deonarine (42), Riyad Latif (38), and John Persaud (29), guiding their team to a total of 292 for eight declared in 60.2 overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steven Mangal shone with the ball for Everest, claiming five wickets for 84 runs, while Nitganad Matkuara bagged three wickets for 92 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, Everest struggled and were bowled out for just 127 runs in 48 overs, with Kevin Benn (31) and Ruel Persaud (30*) offering the most resistance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Veteran medium-fast bowler Shawn Massiah starred for Transport, picking up five wickets for 33 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transport extended their lead in the second innings, declaring on 91 for eight in 16.2 overs, setting Everest a target of 256 runs for victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeremiah Hohenkirk (32) and Latif (27) were the main contributors with the bat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everest faced a challenging chase but managed to hold on for a draw, finishing on 128 for seven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the efforts of Transport&#8217;s bowlers, who claimed seven wickets, Everest&#8217;s resilience ensured they avoided defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other two-day matches, the Demerara Cricket Club drew with the Eldorado Cricket Club at DCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the game ended without a clear winner, Adams&#8217; stellar performance and Transport and Harbours Sports Club&#8217;s dominance showcased the thrilling and competitive nature of cricket in the GCA and Friends Second Division tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tyriq Walters Shiloh Adams showcased his batting prowess with a remarkable century, leading the Transport and Harbours Sports Club to a dominant performance against the Everest Cricket Club in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16499,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17946,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17945\/revisions\/17946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}