By SPORTS WRITER ~ For the Guardian:
On Sunday, the Dynasty Stars defeated their archrivals, the Dockendale Titans, by 64 runs to continue their quest for the Bahamas Cricket Association (BCA) League Championship.
The Stars batted first and scored a total of 209 runs for the loss of just seven wickets. Young Ryan Tappin was the top scorer with 106 runs and Brian Bascom was a distant second with 30 runs. Bowling for Dockendale, Ian Surujlal and Ramdeo Ramdass took two wickets each.
In their turn to bat, Dockendale was bowled out for 145 runs. Their top scorers were Kevin Surujlal with 42 runs and Rohan Parks with 31 runs. Bowling for the Dynasty Stars, Albert Peters took three wickets and Ryan Tappin captured two wickets.
Meanwhile, the Cayman Islands Masters Cricket Team is expected to arrive in town on Friday November 6 for two cricket matches against The Bahamas Masters Team on Saturday November 7 and Sunday November 8 at Haynes Oval. The Bahamas' team will consist of the following players: Jairam Mangra (Captain), Venris Bennett, Courtney Waddell, Howard Roye, Gary Armstrong, Aeon Lewin, Gregory Taylor Sr., Wayne Patrick, Mario Ford, Chris Brown, Ramdeo Ramdass, Himchand Rampersaud, Gary Campbell, Omar James, Byron Brown and Lester Taylor.
The matches will begin at 10:00 a.m. each day, and the public is invited to attend. The visiting team and its 65 fans will be residing at the Breezes Resort on West Bay Street.
Wednesday November 4, 2009