DCB U-17: Apple smashes 133 in huge Georgetown win; West Dem crush East Coast

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) on Tuesday commenced its Inter-Association Under-17, 50-over competition with two matches.

At the Farm ground, Georgetown inflicted a massive 313-run whipping on East Bank, while over at LBI, West Demerara brushed aside East Coast by nine wickets.

Upper Demerara drew the bye this round.

Big-hitting national Under-15 batsman Shamar Apple clobbered 15 fours and eight sixes in a belligerent 133 as Georgetown piled up 335 all out from 41.5 overs.

Emmanual Lewis struck four fours and four sixes in 72, while Dhanesh Persaud made an unbeaten 31 (4x4s).

Bowling for East Bank, Vinesh Kalpoo took 4-21 off five overs and Shane Shivbarran 2-33 off two.

In reply, East Bank succumbed meekly for 22 in 11.2 overs with extras being 11.

Lewis picked up 5-12 off 5.2 overs and fellow new-ball bowler Shane Prince had 4-9 off six.

At LBI, national Under-15 all-rounder Parmeshwar Ram was the standout, first claiming 5-20 from five overs as East Coast were bowled out for 40 in 11.3 overs.

Patrice Fraser picked up 3-15 off five overs.

West Demerara then raced to victory at 41-1 in 6.4 overs with Ram making 18.

Navindra Isurdeen picked up the lone wicket to fall.

Round Two of the competition will take place on Thursday with West Demerara at home to Georgetown at the Meten-Meer-Zorg ground and East Coast versus Upper Demerara at LBI.

Both matches will start at 09:30h. The East Bank boys have drawn the bye for this round.

See below the squads:

EAST BANK: Vinesh Kalpoo, Jagdesh Kalpoo, Ganesh Appanah, Roupie Rajaram, Dilshan Latchman, Yeshua Hutson, Alex Raghubeer, Ravindra Singh, Anek Haimnarine, Akash Roopnarine, Shane Hamid, Shane Shivbarran, Joshua Budhram and Wazim Ali

EAST COAST: Arun Gainda, Munesh Outar, Yannick Newton, Marcel Nandu, Satindra Shiwdarsan, Narindra Isurdeen, Rishi Seodat, Antonio Chan, Eric Phillips, Junia Dindyal, Akeem Persaud, Joshua Bollers, Adesh Mahesh, Jonathan Vieira and Tyrell King

GEORGETOWN: Dave Mohabir, Keshawn Silas, Shamar Apple, Emmanuel Lewis, Danvir Seegobin, Dhanesh Persaud, Ravaldo Pereira, Jonathan Mentore, Reyaz Latif, Trilok Nanan, Shane Prince, Andrew Cameron, Kaylon Callender and Stephon Seymour

UPPER DEMERARA: Russel Anderson, Rusco Anderson, Jayshawn Clark, Elizah Bowen, Raphael Tappin, Triston Peters, Andy Ramgoolam, Jared Glasgow, Lomar Seecharran, Balashankar Narine, Nicholas Simon, Devendra Ramkarran, Nathan Bishop, Jaaziah Singh, Nilkesh Khan, Ganesh Jairam, Somesh Boyer and Aaron Persaud

WEST DEMERARA: Parmeshwar Ram, Patrice Fraser, Navendra Sankar, Arvin Suknandand, Murali Seodat, Christopher Persaud, Joshua Kishundial, Muneshwar Henry, Chatram Shivpersaud, Joshua Collette, Wazir Gulam, Akeel Dukado, Vickey Lallbeharry, Sankar Ramesh and Isiah Anderson