January 2017


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Cane Farm Sports Club came out victorious at the 2017 UWI-UNICOM T20 Tournament, which concluded after the two week long tournament bowled off on January 5. Twelve teams in total took to the field, with the top two advancing to the final match which took place on Sunday 15 January at the Sir Frank Worrell Cricket Ground, The UWI SPEC. Cane Farm successfully defeated first time tournament participants, Demerara Cricket Club. The Guyanese team fell to the local boys by 67 runs. Roshan Primus of the triumphant Cane Farm won Man of the Match while the Man of the Series award went to Gajanand Singh of Demerara. Teams competed for $70,000 worth of prize money, with the winning team receiving $40,000 in cash and a champion’s trophy. Ms. Neela Labban, Marketing Director of UNICOM commended the spirit of camaraderie and sportsmanship that the Tournament showcased and she expressed the company’s pride in their partnership with The UWI.

The official results of the final matches are as follows:

FINALS: JANUARY 15 AT 6PM
Demerara Cricket Club vs Cane Farm

Cane Farm - 217/7 in 20 overs

Evin Lewis - 90 (35) 10-6’s, 6-4’s
Roshan Primus - 43 (18) 3-6’s, 4-4’s
Lendl Simmons - 26 (27)
Sherfane Rutherford - 3/32 (4)
Kellon Carmichael - 1/10 (4)

Demerara Cricket Club - 150 all out in 17.1 overs

Gajanand Singh - 64 (39) out
Kellon Carmichael - 34 (21)
Keemo Paul - 25 (11)
Roshan Primus - 4/39 (4)
Ravi Rampaul - 2/19 (3.1)
Imran Khan - 2/34 (4)

Man of the Match - Roshan Primus

Other awards

  • Man of the Series Gajanand Singh (Demerara) - 327 runs, 5-50’s, 4-not outs
  • Best young player Keemo Paul (Demerara)- 6 wickets, 66 runs, SR-188, avg 34,
  • Most wickets - Ravi Rampaul (Cane Farm) – 11
  • Most catches - Rashad Forde (Club Crusoe) – 6
  • Most 6’s team - Cane Farm - 61 in 4 matches
  • Biggest 6 - Anthony Simmons almost top of SPEC building 110-120m
  • Most disciplined team - Merry Boys