All Vincy final in BCL 40-over competition

Either Cavaliers or Middlesex will be in jubilation when the final of the 40-over competition of the Brooklyn Cricket League takes place September 12, at Marine Park C.

The two earned the right for the title with wins last Sunday.

Facing Guyanese outfit Diplomats at Marine Park C, Cavaliers batted first, posting 213 for 9 from 35 overs.{{more}}

Owin Earle top scored with 67, as he shared a century opening partnership with Andrew Marsh, who made 44. Shaquille Allick, 35, and Dawnley Grant, 34, were the other significant contributors.

The ever-green former Guyana leg spinner Sydney Matthews grabbed 3 for 24, with all three wickets coming in successive deliveries – a hat-trick.

Diplomats, in reply, fell short, making 162 all out; Swanton Benjamin hit 50.

Bowling for Cavaliers, Timothy Warner had 5 for 41 and Dinesh Ruplall – 4 for 35, to ensure their team won by 51 runs and a berth in the finals.

At the nearby Marine Park A, it was the turn of Middlesex to engage fellow Vincentian team Imperial.

Batting first, Middlesex compiled 231 for 8 from 35 overs. Mark Audain struck 12 fours at the top of the order, to score 86. David Lewis slammed three fours and the same number of sixes in his knock of 44.

Imperial’s response stopped at 173 all out. The efforts of Hyron Shallow, who belted five fours and two sixes in his 50, were not matched by his team-mates.

Rawle Jackman was the pick of Middlesex’s bowling, as he snared 4 for 21; David Lewis got 2 for 36 and Rashane Manning, 2 for 40.

It is the first final for the seven-year-old Middlesex.