T&T U-17s in Sobers Schools Tournament Final

July 20, 2007 · by · in

by Roger SeepersadFriday, July 20th 2007

OUTSTANDING:
Yannic Cariah

THE
Trinidad and Tobago Under-17 team booked their place in the final of the 2007 Sir Garry Sobers International Schools Tournament with an eight-wicket victory over Barbados Cricket League Juniors (BCL) at Crab Hill, Barbados yesterday. BCL Juniors batted first and were restricted to 165 all out, with Antonio Greenidge (44) and Sanal Lewis (31) putting up most of the resistance. Ameer Khan emerged as T&T’s best bowler, picking up four wickets for 20 runs and helping to dismiss BCL Juniors in the 39th over.

In reply, Trinidad and Tobago’s Yannic Cariah again led with the bat, scoring 89 runs and sharing in an unbroken 99-run third-wicket partnership with Javed Boodram, who scored 43 not out.Cariah blasted eight fours and three sixes in his knock, while Boodram’s supporting role included seven boundaries that helped T&T reach 166/2 off 35.1 overs. Read more here.