The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Umpires Council (TTCUC) hosted its annual Sports and Family Day at the National Cricket Centre, Couva, last Sunday. And host Central Zone, led by TTCUC president Kellman Kowlessar, claimed bragging rights.
They started the day by facing March past Zone South and Zone North respectively, dethroning Tobago Zone in the process.
They then showed that they were not only good umpires but good cricketers as well, pulling off a tense three-wicket win against a Combined Associations side in an entertaining T10 head-to-head match.
Batting first, the Combined Societies posted a total of 94 for seven, with Geet Harripaul, 33, Fyzool Ghani, 16 and Clint Samuels, 16, among the runs.
In reply, Central Zone looked to be cruising home comfortably as former India U-19 batsman Keiron Joseph scored 43, ably supported by Kelvin Sahai, who contributed 27. But after their demise , along with those of Christopher Lennard, Kowlessar and Brenda Solozano, the center required 13 more runs for victory in the last two overs.
With Keith Joseph, father of Keiron, and Anthony Sanowar out in the middle, the rest of the Central Zone were confident they could get the job done, but some had their moments of doubt when Joseph played the two defensive tackles before the textbook end. last two penultimate deliveries.
Needing seven off the over, Central Zone got six runs off the first four deliveries bowled by Jewan Seeraj, before Joseph got back on the back foot to cut the penultimate delivery in style past backward point for a boundary.
The Central Zone also had a good day in the track events, with Lennard, Kowlessar and Frank Morgan posting a 1-2-3 in the men’s 60m for the officials, while Edna St Louis, Solozano and Felicia Cummings repeated the success in the men’s version. females. . Lennard and St Louis also took top honors in the 60m race for fathers and mothers, respectively.
In the women’s open 60m, Kelsha Garcia, representing the South Zone, won from the North Zone’s Chrisel Foster and Solozano. In the men’s event, South Zone pair Angelo Andrews and Richmond Anthony were first and third respectively, with Lennard in second place.
The All Fours tournament was won by the South Zone pair of Garcia and Nerindra Seecharan in partnership with Sanowar of the Central Zone.
Results:
Last March:
1. Central Zone • 2. South Zone • 3. Northern Zone
Women’s 60m Open: 1. Kelsha Garcia (South Zone) • 2. Chisel Foster (North Zone) • 3. Brenda Solozano (Central Zone)
Men’s 60m Open: 1. Angelo Andrews (South Zone) • 2. Christopher Lennard (Central Zone) • 3. Richmond Anthony (South Zone)
Officials Race (Women): 1. Edna St Louis (Central Area) • 2. Brenda Solozano (Central Area) • 3. Felicia Cummings (Central Area)
Officials’ Race (Men): 1. C. Lennard (Central Zone) • 2. K. Kowlessar (Central Zone) • 3. F. Morgan (Central Zone)
Mother Race: 1. E. St Louis (Central Area) • 2. Natasha Hunte (South Area) • 3. B. Solozano (Central Area)
Sire Race: 1. C. Lennard (Central Zone) • 2. Curtis Garcia (Southern Zone) • 3. Rodney Toolsie (Southern Zone)
T10: Central Zone 97/7 off 9.5 overs (K. Joseph, 43, K. Sahai, 27) vs Combined Associations 94/7 off 10 overs (G. Harripaul, 33, F. Ghani, 16, C. Samuels, 16 ) – Central zone won by three wickets
