{"id":18517,"date":"2024-04-15T16:39:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18517"},"modified":"2024-04-15T16:39:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:39:16","slug":"demerara-cricket-club-secures-commanding-victory-in-gca-and-friends-2nd-division-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/demerara-cricket-club-secures-commanding-victory-in-gca-and-friends-2nd-division-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Demerara Cricket Club Secures Commanding Victory in GCA and Friends 2nd Division Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Tyriq Walters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a dominating display of skill both with the bat and ball, the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) emerged victorious in the GCA and Friends Second Division tournament over the weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playing on their home turf, DCC showcased their prowess by first dismissing the Guyana Police Force team for a mere 89 runs in 27 overs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading the way for the police team were Troy Benn (19), Damuka Junior (18), and Troy Leitch (16), but wickets fell rapidly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carlton Jacques shone for DCC, claiming three wickets for 20 runs in seven overs, supported by Kareem Whitney, Ezekiel Wilson, and Jaden Dowlin with one scalp each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, DCC displayed formidable batting strength, posting a commanding 246 for 4 in 40.5 overs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Openers Brandon Jaikaran (87) and Jonathan Van-Lange (89) set the tone, while all-rounder Inderjit Nanan contributed a quick 53. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyle Michael managed to take two wickets for 40 runs, with Troy Benn securing one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a substantial lead of 159 runs, the Guyana Police Force team faltered again, being dismissed for 139, resulting in an innings defeat by 20 runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaden Dowlin claimed four wickets for 35 runs, Carlton Jacques took three for 29, and Ezekiel Wilson bagged two for 41. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ameer Mohamed (37), Leon Crawford (24), and Chemroy Kendall (23) were the top scorers for the police team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In another two-day match, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) triumphed over Ace Warriors by nine wickets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After posting a solid 266 for 9 in 46 overs, GDF bowled out Ace Warriors for a mere 78 runs in 23.5 overs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite following on, Ace Warriors managed to score 216 runs in 52.4 overs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, GDF easily chased down the target of 33 runs for victory, losing just one wicket in 3.2 overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With these commanding performances, both DCC and GDF showcased their dominance in the GCA and Friends Second Division tournament, setting the stage for an exciting continuation of cricket action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tyriq Walters In a dominating display of skill both with the bat and ball, the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) emerged victorious in the GCA and Friends Second Division tournament&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18518,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18517","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\/18517","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=18517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18519,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18517\/revisions\/18519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}