PIZZA HUT/QPCC GERRY GOMEZ MEMORIAL CRICKET CUP CLASSIC

When impressive left-haned batsman Darren Bravo struck a brilliant 113 for North against South on Sunday in the 12th edition of the Pizza Hut/QPCC Gerry Gomez Memorial Cricket Cup Classic, he became the first batsman to score back to back centuries since the inception of the tournament in 1997. It was the seventh century scored in the series. Bravo has joined T&T and South captain Daren Ganga with two hundreds in the tournament.

World’s double record holder Brian Lara is the highest scorer with 206 not out which he made in 2006. And also writing his name in the record books was North’s skipper Rayad Emrit who became the fifth bowler to take five or more wickets in an innings. Former T&T off-spinner Mukesh Persad has taken five-wicket hauls on four occasions and is the only bowler to take 10 or more wickets in a match in the Classic. Bowlers with two five-wicket hauls are former West Indies fast bowler Mervyn Dillon and off-spinner Amit Jaggernauth. Dillon also has the best return in an innings with six for 19 in 2007.

CLASSIC FACTS

Centuries
206* Brian Lara 1998
112 Lincoln Roberts 1998
100 not out Daren Ganga 2002
107 Daren Ganga 2005
101 not out Richard Kelly 2006
103 Darren Bravo 2007
113 Darren Bravo 2008.

Five or More Wickets in an Innings
5-44 Mukesh Persad 1997
5-23 Mukesh Persad 1997
6-30 Asif Jan 1997
5-9 Ken Hazel 1998
5-61 Mukesh Persad 1999
5-67 Avidesh Samaroo 1999
5-28 Marlon Black 2002
5-53 Mukesh Persad 2002
5-38 Dinanath Ramnarine 2003
5-80 Amit Jaggernauth 2004
6-63 Richard Kelly 2005
5-57 Mervyn Dillon 2006
5-74 Amit Jaggernauth 2006
6-19 Mervyn Dillon 2007
5-34 Rayad Emrit 2008.

Ten or More Wickets in Match
10-67 Mukesh Persad 1997.


Naz Yacoob
Trinidad Guardian