Trinidad Old Mac Tour of NYC Results
Trinidad Youth Team Beaten By NY Coaching School

By Orin Davidson
Aug. 9th, 2008
Comprising a number of leading Trinidad and Tobago youth players, the touring Old Mack Exchange team from the Twin Island Republic stumbled in their first game of a grueling eight-match series.

They were beaten by the New York Cricket Coaching School (NYCCS) by six wickets at Baisley Park Pond ground on Wednesday.

Batting first Old Mack was restricted to a paltry 72 runs for nine wickets off their allotted 50 overs. Nicholas Kowlessar topscored with 16 as they struggled to overcome the home team bowlers led by Keon Lake who took two wickets for 12 runs and Francis Mendonca who bagged 1-5, to take the best bowler award.

In reply NYCCS rattled up 73-4 in only 13 overs. Basdeo Ramnarine led the flurry of runs with a topscore of 36 which earned him the Man of the Match award.. Mendonca contributed 13. And despite a solid bowling performance by Devon Latchman who captured three of the four wickets to fall for 18 runs, Old Mack Exchange was not good enough.

The tourists, who are the Central Trinidad Under-19, 17 ands 15 champions, are playing the leading junior teams in New York on a tour where almost all of the matches are played on successive days.

On Thursday they opposed Tri State Youths and on Friday played Cosmos. The matches are scheduled for Idlewild Park and Gateway Park respectively.

An encounter versus a Ray Sundar XI on Saturday has been called off, but on Monday Trinidad Youths faces a strong PSAL side that will comprise a virtual All Star lineup from the recent inaugural schools competition, at Gateway.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, the visitors take on Pakistan Youths and Connecticut Youths at the Gateway and in Hartford Connecticut respectively.

The Trinidadians will round off their tour with games against EACA Youths and NYCCS, both at Baisley Park Pond.

Game 1 Trinidad Old Mac vs New York Cricket Coaching School
Old Mac was bowled out for 72 V. Khan 10, E. Morain 12, N. Kowlessor 16
K. Lake 2 for 6, S. Metha 2 for 16
NYCCS, 73 for 4. B. Rammarine 36
A. Syed 12
Man of the Match B. Rammarine

Game 2 Old Mac vs. Tri-state
Old Mac 156 in 30 overs.
Hakim Baksh 38, Shawn Lall 19. Nigel Boodoo 20
NYccs, S. Metha 2 for 14. R. Mehendra 2 for 24, F. Mendoza 2 for 30
Old Mac Exchange won by 48 runs. Man of the Match H. Baksh

Game 3 Old Mac vs Cosmos
Cosmos 154. A. Rampersad 35, R. James 43, A. Sheik 19
E. Morain 4 for 34
Old Mac Exchange 155 for 8, N. Kowlessor 50 with seven sixes and one four,
S. Lall 26
A. Sheik 3 for 32, A. Rampersad 2 for 16
Man of the Match N. Kowlessor