Everest Masters complete successful tour to Costa Rica
Mar 05, 2025
Kaieteur Sports- The Everest Masters team was a guest of Costa Rica Cricket Federation where they engaged in matches versus Veterans Cricket USA, Los Rocco’s, Costa Rica vying for the Richard Illingworth trophy.
The Everest Masters.
Costa Rica became an affiliate member of ICC in 2002. They hosted several teams such as Panama, Cayman Islands and New Zealand and toured Nicaragua and Panama.
Results of matches below:
Game 1 – vs Veterans Cricket USA, Everest Masters won the toss and took first strike and struggled to 110 all out on a matting pitch. Former Demerara Cricket Club player, Troy Dudnauth top scored with 43. He got support from Anil Beharry and Raja Pooran with 15 runs each and former West Indies youth player, Hemraj Garbarran and Vick Mahabeer with 13 runs each. Bowling for VC USA, Shamshul Huda took 4 for 13 off 4.4 overs, Jwalant Vakil 2 for 9 and Sunny Singh, 2 for 25. In reply, they were bundled out for paltry 53 in 21 overs with Amit Patio and Jwalant Vakil scoring 15 and 13 respectively. Pooran took 4 for 3, Mahabeer 2 for 7 and Ucil Armstrong 2 for 9. Skipper Rajesh Singh and Rohan Sarjoo supported with a wicket apiece. Everest Masters won by 57 runs. Pooran was voted as man of the match.
Game 2 – vs Los Rocos Costa Rica, Everest Masters won the toss again and took first strike. They made a challenging 146 for 6 off their allotment of 20 overs. The consistent Garbarran top scored with 43. He got support from Pooran and Dudnauth with 40 N.O and 24, respectively. Bowling for LR CR, Pillai Sudesh, Sham Murari, Fahad Mirza and Deepak Rai took one wicket each. In reply, LR CR came close to their target, ending on 139 for 9 off 20 overs, losing by 7 runs. Rai scored 28 and got support from Mirza with 16. Mahabeer, Imitaz Sadik and Armstrong took two wickets apiece. Beharry and Singh supported with one apiece. Pooran won his second man of the match award.
Game 3 – vs Los Rocos Costa Rica, the home team won the toss and took first strike. They scored 149 for 9 off 20 overs with Rai again in the runs, scoring 53. He got support from Fahad Badri with 53 as well. Armstrong took 3 for 24, Mahabeer 2 for 29 and Sadik, 1 for 31. Everest Masters made a valiant attempt but fell short by 4 runs. Dudnauth made 58 n.o and Garbarran 27, retired. Bowling for LR CR, Sudesh and Rai took one wicket apiece. Rai was deservingly named man of the match.
Everest Masters won the tournament by virtue of winning more matches. The presentation of the winning trophy was done by Mrs. Illingworth. Everest Masters presented plaques to the teams and Sam Arthur, the head of the local Federation in recognizing their kind hospitality, compliments of Trophy Stall.
(Everest Masters complete successful tour to Costa Rica)
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