Father and son fire Rec to victory
St. George?s 240
Cleveland 191
Troy Hall scored 116 from 119 balls (11 fours and four sixes) to help St. George?s to this 49-run win at Wellington Oval yesterday.
Charles Richardson led Cleveland bowlers with three for 32 while Dennis Musson had three for 35.
Kevin Shiells topped the Cleveland bats with 84 while skipper Jason Simons scored 53, the duo adding 132 for the fifth wicket. Herbie Bascome was the best bowler for St. George?s taking four for 20 off 10 overs with two maidens.
Devonshire Rec. 172
Police 158
Despite a brilliant spell of bowling by Police left-arm medium pacer Ken Pitcher, his team were unable to deny home side Devonshire Rec. the points from this First Division game at Devonshire Recreation Club on Saturday.
The former St. George?s Cup Match opener returned sensational figures of nine for 57 off 9.3 overs but still ended up on the losing side as the Devonshire bowlers fought back to snatch maximum points.
Wendell Swan spearheaded the fightback for the home team by finishing with two for eight from three overs, including a maiden.
Earlier Ricardo Brangman topped the Devonshire batting with a timely innings of 46.