Fireworks were set alight at the Gateway Oval on Saturday July, 31 when the power house batting line up of Village Rams took on the majesty of Bleachers Masters. Having won the toss, Village Rams chose to bat first, and openers Ian Grizzle and Auldie Brown walked to the crease.
Jerry Persaud of Everest took 4 for 41 against Lion King.
In the second over of the innings, Grizzle was bowled for 2 with a beautiful inswinging yorker from Mendonca. In the third over, Brown cut Loten hard to backward point, only to be taken by Gillings with a full stretched diving catch. Clifton Doman and Paul Solman took the score to 22 for three, when Solman was bowled by Mendonca for 7. Hard hitting Cliff Roye then walked to the crease, and with Doman, pulverized the bowling to all parts of the field. In twelve overs, the score reached 99 runs for three wickets. Royce departed on 46 at the score of 157 for 4, and veteran Joshie Burnett then joined Doman in a partnership of 75 runs. Burnett made 41 runs and Doman brought up his Century in fine style. He was out later for 135 runs. Keith Sangh and Sam Belnavis were left not out on 10 and 7 runs respectively. At the end of their 35 overs, Village Rams had amassed a total of 283 for six.. Bowling honors went to E. Loten, 3 for 39, and C. Mendonca, 2 for 63. P. Walfall also took 1 for 30.
In their turn at bat, Bleachers started the innings with Captain Austin Hutchinson and Charles Walker. Hutchinson was first out for 39, but Walker carried on until he unfortunately fell 4 runs short of a century. Errol Chambers, batting at number 3, completed his century, 122 not out while Peter Heywood got 12 not out. Bleachers reached their target for the lost of two wickets in 32.3 overs. It was really fire works at its best. Man of the match, Errol Chambers.
Elsewhere in Hartford, CT, Caribbean Masters and Blue Warriors battled all the way down to the wire to register a tie in their encounter at Keney Park. Caribbean Masters, who won the toss and took first turn at bat, compiled a score of 173 for 7 in their 30 overs. John Lavine 36, E. McCaugh 34 not out, and captain Lloyd Reid 33 were the main run-getters. Michael Lewis (2-27) and Andrew Worrell (2-27) were the main wicket takers for Blue Warriors. Blue Warriors drew level with the 173-run score, but was unable to surpass it as Caribbean Masters managed to take the last wicket with the last ball of the final over to tie the game. Batting contributions came from C. Phillip 26, D. Spencer 25, and W. Lewis 23, while Jack. Palmer (3-5) and Ali (3-24) were the main wicket takers for Caribbean Masters.
All-Pro Masters picked up their second win of the season by beating West Demerara by 9 wickets at Idlewild. West Demerara were bowled out for 189 in 31.1 overs. James made 57 and Jerry and Chinnie got 35 each. G. Blair (3-32), E. Burke (2-41) and S. Khan (2-43) were among the wickets for All-Pro Masters. All-Pro Masters then easily overhauled the target in 18 overs, losing just 1 wicket, as R. Browne (90*) and S. Staten (52) made certain of victory.
At Lido Beach, Everest quickly defeated Lions King, who were skittled out for 106 in 23 overs. B. McCleish 28, and R. Singh 22 were the main contributors. J. Persaud took 4 wickets for 41 runs. G. Ramsingh led the Everest reply with a knock of 63 not out, and Everest easily went past the target in 17.3 overs, to win by 6 wickets.
All-Pro Masters v West Demerara (35 Overs) at Idlewild (223rd)
Match summaries for last Saturday 7/31/10:
West Demerara 189 all out in 31.1 overs (Jerry 35, James 57, Chinie 35; G. Blair 3-32, E. Burke 2-41, S. Khan 2-43)
All-Pro Masters 191 for 1 in 18 overs (R. Browne 90*, S. Staten 52)
All-Pro Masters won by 9 wickets
Village Rams v Bleachers (35 Overs) at Gateway Oval
Village Rams 283 for 6 in 35 overs (C. Doman 135, C. Roye 46, J. Burnett 41; E. Loten 3-39, C. Mendonca 2-63)
Bleachers 289 for 2 in 32.3 overs (E. Chambers 122*, C. Walker 96, A. Hutchinson 39)
Bleachers won by 8 wickets
Caribbean Masters v Blue Warriors (30 overs) at Keney Park, Hartford, CT
Caribbean Masters 173 for 7 in 30 overs (J. Lavine 36, E. McCaugh 34*, L. Reid 33; M. Lewis 2-27, A. Worrell 2-32)
Blue Warriors 173 all out in 30 overs (C. Phillip 26, D. Spencer 25, W. Lewis 23; Ali 3-24, J. Palmer 3-5)
Match result – a TIE
Everest v Lions King (35 overs) at Lido Beach
Lions King 106 all out in 23.0 overs (B. McCleish 28, R. Singh 22; J. Persaud 4-41)
Everest 107 for 4 in 17.3 overs (G. Ramsingh 63*)
Everest won by 6 wickets
The next NY Masters Cricket games are scheduled for Saturday August 7, 2010
| Jolly XI | vs | Blue Warriors | B 32 A |
| Caribbean Masters | vs | All-Pro Masters | Hartford, CT |
| Bleachers | vs | Crusaders | Floyd Bennett Field |
| West Demerara | vs | Everest | B 32 B |
| Village Rams | vs | Lions King | Gateway Ova |
Please note venue change for Bleachers v Crusaders game.