Youth Combined marches on

Youth Combined continues to position itself well in the Hairoun Beer Bequia 20/20 Cricket Competition.

Last weekend, Youth Combined whipped Village Apartments Port Elizabeth by 142 runs.{{more}}

A century, 104 not out, by former St. Vincent and the Grenadines opening batsman, Neil Baptiste, and 56 by former Under-19 player, Jenry Ollivierre, pushed Youth Combined to 228 for 7, from their allotted 20 overs.

Port Elizabeth was then shot out for 86. Garvin Ollivierre, 4 for 26, Nathaniel Morgan, 3 for 10, and Jenry Ollivierre 3 for 18, combined to take another set of maximum points.

Also there was a win for French Mariann Terrace Schoolboys. Rodney Lewis made 45, Shawn Wallace, 36, as Schoolboys reached 192, batting first. Romaul Stowe was the pick of Combined Stars’ bowling, with 3 for 30.

In response, Combined Stars stopped at 143. Garfield Sargeant hit 24, as Troy Tannis, 3 for 29, Deandross Williams, 2 for 16, and Jamal Simmons, 2 for 29, did the demolition with the ball for the Schoolboys.

And Knights Trading Aussies defeated De Graduates by 39 runs. Aussies posted 176. Drumo Toney slammed 71. Roland Ollivierre took 4 for 10, bowling for De Graduates, whose innings folded at 137.

Roland Ollivierre was again in the thick of things, making 27 not out. Fritz Leslie chipped in with 26. Michael Williams was the top bowler for the Aussies, with 3 for 23.

The planned friendly match between a St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cricket Association select Eleven and a Bequia team did not materialize, as the parent body belatedly postponed its excursion to that Grenadine Island. (RT)