| Trinidad
Captures Nassau's 2001 Super 4 Title
Fine
performances from Colville Brown (35 runs & 4 for 31), Daryl
Roopchand (72) and three spectacular catches by Mahadeo Bodoe helped
Sandra's Travel - Trinidad Sports Club captured the Nassau Cricket
League / Western Union 2001 Super 4 Title in the final versus Richmond
Hill Cricket Club that was played at Bay Park, East Rockaway Sunday,
August 26.
The
experienced and talented Trinidad Sports Club group, with four former
national players from Trinidad and Tobago (Sheldon Gomes, Mahadeo
Bodoe, Daryl Roopchand and Premnath Ramnath), was a bit too much
for Richmond Hill Cricket Club on Sunday. A notable absentee for
Richmond Hill Cricket Club was their captain Shameer Sadloo who
was unavailable because of family commitment. Nevertheless, Trinidad
had all the right stuff in this year's Super 4 final. Those present
saw excellent batting, top quality spinners and fantastic fielding.
This cricket team is like a well-oiled machine and is playing their
best cricket in years.
In
a game that was well attended and a beautiful day for cricket, Trinidad
took first strike. They opened with Tony Rampersad and R. Sookoo.
With the score on 22 Trinidad suffered two early setbacks, losing
the wickets of Sookoo and former national Trinidad & Tobago
player, Mahadeo Bodoe, in the same over. Sookoo was bowled for 3
and Bodoe was brilliantly caught at first slip without scoring.
Both wickets went to Dereck McDonald.
Daryl
Roopchand joined Tony Rampersad and the pair saw the score reached
94 before Tony Rampersad was caught off the bowling of Imran Ali
for a sensible 45. Colville Brown and Daryl added 74 for the fourth
wicket before Colville Brown was bowled by David Fingal for 35 -
the score 168 for 4.
Daryl
Roopchand, who played a scintillating inning as usual, was next
to go, bowled by David Fingal for a well-played 72. The Trinidad
inning soon came to a close. They reached 204 for 6 in their allotted
40 overs. The not out batsmen were Premnath Ramnath on 21 and Sheldon
Gomes on 6. Richmond Hill's most successful bowlers were David Fingal
with 3 for 37 and Dereck McDonald with 2 for 26.
When
it was Richmond Hill's turn to bat, they soon found out that chasing
204 runs was not going to be easy, although it was an excellent
batting wicket. A fantastic opening spell by Colville Brown broke
Richmond backbone early. He captured Richmond Hill's first four
wickets for 31 runs in his 8 overs. Three spectacular catches by
Mahadeo Bodoe didn't make it any easier for the Richmond Hill batsmen
either. He took catches to dismiss Royo Sankar, Hassan Ali and Imran
Ali. The later two, off successive balls at first slip. This was
followed by some top quality spin bowling by Premnath Ramnath, Indar
Persaud and Mahadeo Bodoe also.
Despite
scores of 36, 33 and 20 from Debo Sankar, Dereck McDonald and David
Fingal respectively, Richmond Hill batsmen were never comfortable
against Trinidad's bowling attack. They were soon bundled out for
111 runs. Trinidad winning the match by 93 runs and capturing the
Nassau Cricket League 2001 Super 4 Championship.
The
two architects of Sandra's Travel - Trinidad Sports Club, Dillip
Ramkisson and Sheldon Gomes, were two very proud individuals at
the end of the match.
All
in all it was a wonderful day for cricket. It was a well-played
cricket match. Many thanks to umpires Stephen Kalloo and Fitzroy
Hayles for their excellent officiating.
The
Nassau Cricket League would like to thank Western Union for sponsoring
this year final and for their support throughout the 2001 cricket
season.
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