Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools’ cricket…Dicks’ unbeaten 69 spurs Oakville to 7th place

Jul 23, 2017 Sports, http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....kville-to-7th-place/

Ramsammy takes 3-26 but School of the Nation lose

Lodge School of Barbados and Ch Ch Foundation School will clash today at the Kensington Oval in an all Barbados final of the 31st annual Sir Garfield Sobers International 40-over Schools cricket tournament after winning their semi-finals on Friday.
Another entertaining unbeaten 69 from Guyana’s 16-year-old Dwayne Dick who featured in an unfinished century fifth wicket stand with the in-form 17-year-old Jamaican Bryan Browne who made 65 not out to spearheaded Oakville Cricket Academy of Canada to a 38-run win over London Schools Cricket Association of England at the Bank Hall ground.
The win gave the Canadian school the seventh position in the rain affected tournament as they reached 199-4 in 36 overs with Matthew Nandu (18) and Neil Johnson (18) contributing at the top of the order as George Garrett had 3-27 for London Schools who fell for 161 in 29.5 overs.
Bhajay Purewal top scored with 25 as Shemar Davis (5-45) bagged, his second five-wicket haul and Dick returned with his off-spin to take 2-25 to see his team to victory.
At the James Bryan ground, T&T’s Fatima College beat School of the Nations of Guyana by five wickets after the Guyanese school was dismissed for 87 in 27.5 overs despite Vishal Persaud’s 31 not out and Mark Ramsammy’s 14.
Devin Downie 4-19, Antonio Lochan 3-16 and Andel Nicholas 2-16, did the damage with the ball for Fatima who reached 88-5 in 27 overs. Jeremiah Cruickshank made 28 not out and Andel Nicholas 19 as Ramsammy, Nation’s most consistent player in the tournament, captured 3-26.
School of the Nations finished in the 22nd place, while St Joseph’s High, the other Guyanese school in the tournament, did not qualify for Friday’s play-offs.