Trinidad: Toco whip North Eastern (24 Feb 1998)

24 Feb 1998

Toco whip North Eastern

By FORBES PERSAUD

TOCO COMPOSITE continued their impressive run in the PowerGen Bunty Lara Secondary Schools Cricket competition with a convincing victory over North Eastern College at Sangre Grande over the weekend.

The newcomers to the North East zone of the championship division bowled out their hosts for 78 and 88 runs respectively and amassed 172 in their only turn at the crease. Skipper Devon Rogers, cousin of West Indies fast bowler Mervyn Dillon, led the way with a polished 59 for the winners while Keithon McLatchie chipped in with 23.

Ishmat Baksh claimed four wickets for 50 runs for North Eastern while Shivan Bhagaloo captured four for 56.

Clifton Best had taken four for 13 when North Eastern batted the first time and Kairon Lynch produced the best figures of the match (5/21), when North Eastern batted a second time.

At the Queen's Park Savannah, Tranquillity Government Secondary kept their title chances alive when they took first innings points in their encounter against Hillview College.

After dismissing Hillview for 101, Tranquil got half-centuries from Kevin Mahabir (70) and Earnel Ryan (55) to reach 210 for eight declared. Ricky Kowlessar was the pick of the Hillview bowlers with four for 32.

Batting a second time Hillview, who were undermined by the impressive spin of Shabir Ali (five for 24) in the first innings, reached 53 for three.

Also coming away with first innings points from the weekend's games were El Dorado and Barataria Senior Comprehensives who took on MLIO at the Savannah and Arima Senior Comprehensive in Arima respectively.

Source :: The Trinidad Express (https://www.trinidad.net/express/)