The Santa Cruz Sports Association T20 Cricket Tournament will reach its semifinal stage with a double-header at the Brian Lara Recreation Ground, Santa Cruz from 10.30 am tomorrow. In the first match, Sam Boucaud faces Back Street, and at 2 pm, Bourg Mulatresse Tyro comes up against Pipiol with the winners meeting in Sunday's final from 10.30 am.
The tournament, the brain child of Maracas Bay/Santa Cruz/La Fillette Councillor Richard Lara is being used to unearth more of the rich cricketing talents in the Santa Cruz community as well as to strengthen its team for the upcoming cricketing season. The SCSA is a member team of the T&T Cricket Board's North Championship Division and is on the verge of promotion back into the Premier League of cricket. The eight-team tournament is being played under normal T20 rules and each team is allowed to invite three players outside of Santa Cruz including national Players. The winner of Sunday's final gets $3,000 while second gets $1,000 and third, $500.
Results
Groups
Group A: Sam Boucaud, Pipiol, North Coast, La Pastora
Group B: Back Street, Mc Carthy Street, Police, Bourg Mulatresse
November 20
Police 66 for 6 in 15 overs (O. Morales 19, K. Isaac 2/12, D.Kumar 3/12) vs Bourg Mulatresse Tyro 71 for 2 in 10.2 overs (A. Alfred 33(2 fours), R. Ali 19, O.Singh 1/15, A. Timothy 1/14)
November 26
La Pastora - 129 for 3 in 20 overs (Gobin Maniram 34, Barry Nicholas 34 not out, Noel Garib 37, Machel Belmontes 1/11, R.Harris 1/21) vs Sam Boucaud - 131 for 1 in 14 overs (Samuel Felix 66 (5 sixes) and Rishaad Harris 48, D.Singh 1/32).
Back Street - 83 for 7 in 17 overs (A. Alexander 20, Hakeem Mitchell 19, K. Isaac 2/22, R.Parsan 2/17) vs Bourg Mulatresse Tyro - 84 for 3 in 14.3 overs (Aaron Alfred 29 (2 fours), Keon Isaac 25 (1 four), A.Alexander 1/13, K. Malchan 1/18).
November 27
North Coast - 42 for 5 in 11 overs (Kendall Guerra 13, Dexter Sween Jnr, 3/10, D. Cruikshank 1/6) vs Pipiol - 30 without loss in 3 overs (Duckworth Lewis) (Kevon Cooper 18 (1 six), D. Cruikshank 11 (1 six)
Mc Carthy Street - 128 for 6 in 20 overs (D. Woods 58 (6 sixes, 1 four), Troy Cornelius 15 (2 fours), C. Joshua 1/12, Lorenzo Lezama 1/9) vs Police - 129 for 5 in 18 overs (Marlon Barclay 47 (3 sixes, 2 fours), Akil Timothy 20 (1 four), Troy Cornelius 3/20, F. Sorzano 1/26)
December 3
Game 1: Bourg Mulatresse Tyro vs Mc Carthy
Game 2: La Pastora vs Pipiol
Both Games Rained Out
December 4
Police - 72 for 4 in 10 overs (Lorenzo Lezama 34 (1 six, 1 four), A. Alexander, 2/11, K. Mitchell 1/15) vs Back Street - 73 for 3 in 8.4 (Andy Alexander 41 (4 sixes 1 four), H. Mitchell 12 (1 six), A. Timothy 2/19). (Game reduced to 10 Overs per team)
North Coast - 59 for 4 in 10 overs (T. Baptiste 11 (1 six), A. Ambrose 2/18, Seve Fraser 2/6) vs Sam Boucaud - 61 for 2 in 6.3 overs (Rishaad Harris 37(2 sixes, 1 fours), Akil Timothy 20 (1 four), Troy Cornelius 3/20, F. Sorzano 1/26).