Former national youth player Joshua Jones starred with bat and ball last weekend to lead Guyana Defence Force to a commanding innings and 19-run win over Malteenoes Sports Club in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) and Friends Second Division Two-Day competition.
While home team Malteenoes were shot out cheaply in both their innings in response GDF’s 276-8, they can take comfort in the performance of Guyana and West Indies female player Kaysia Schultz, who took a five-wicket haul.
Batting first, GDF were led by Jones, who walloped seven sixes and three fours in a blistering 68 off just 41 balls. His innings helped GDF to post quick runs, as they batted 44.5 overs.
Openers Rockael Reddy (51) and Leon Andrews (37) gave GDF a solid opening stand of 90 in 17.3 overs, and apart from Jones’ fifty, they got starts from Kemar Ferreira (32), Jamal Chisholm (27*) and Hakeem David (27).
Left-arm spinner Schultz was the pick of the bowlers with 5-62 off 14.5 overs, bowling 61 dot deliveries.
Malteenoes, in reply, folded for 135 all out from 39.3 overs in their first turn at the crease with Jones returning figures of 5-48 off 13 overs. Keith Simpson took 2-43.
Shemroy Barrington topscored with 54 off 52 (6x4s, 2x6s) and Tretlon Liverpool made 27 off 65 (1×4).
GDF enforced the follow-on and again dismissed Malteenoes cheaply, this time for 122 from 40.1 overs to complete the one-sided contest.
Simpson led the way with the ball, taking 4-18 off 11.1 overs, while Andrews bagged 3-40 off 13 overs.
Openers Adrian Hinds (40) and Collis Rimple (25) put on 56 for the first wicket, but once they were separated, Malteenoes’ innings subsided.
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