IYT 81-2 After two earlier losses, the International Youth Team picked up their first win of the season when they scored an impressive eight-wicket victory over Social Club at Nationals on Sunday.

Social Club could only manage 79 with Robert Dill high man on 38 and opener and captain Webster Mills hitting 18. Davon Govia claimed three for 34 from eight overs and Travis Smith three for 12 from seven overs while Quincy Burgess took two for nought from two overs, including the wicket of Dill who was ninth out.

The youth team needed 24.5 overs to reach their target and were given the best possible start with Dale Benjamin (21) and Coleridge Durham (34) putting on 47 for the first wicket.

Somerset 168 Devonshire 171-3 Devonshire Rec. also got their first win with victory at Somerset, thanks to a fine all-round performance from Leon Place.

Place claimed three for 21 from 10 overs of seam as Somerset were restricted to 168, despite an opening stand of 79 between Reid Jones (26) and Steven Mendes (40).

Place got the breakthrough when he trapped Mendes lbw. Soon after it was 89-4 as Place picked up two more wickets. Anthony Amory claimed two for 26 from 17 overs, Omar Henry two for 27 from six overs and Dennis Williams two for 28 from eight.

The other Somerset batsmen in double figures were Derek Herbert (19), Shawn Roberts (16) and Kelly Simmons (14 not out).

Lloyd Morrison was high man for Devonshire Rec. with 55 not out from nine fours, as he and Place (35) put on 75 for the third wicket. Openers Donald Norford and Dexter Smith scored 48 and 16.

Warwick 250-9 Flatts 139-3 Despite two fine batting efforts from Daniel Morgan (97) and Johnny Nusum (56) Warwick still had to settle for a tame draw against Flatts at Devonshire Rec.

With Morgan and Nusum leading the way, Warwick reached a formidable total, assisted by openers Orland Taylor (14) and Trent Simmons (13) who put on 30 for the first wicket.

Morgan and Nusum then added 86 for the fourth wicket, Morgan striking 10 fours and five sixes and Nusum eight fours and one six. Morgan laboured early, reaching his 50 off 99 balls while Nusum reached his half-century off just 44 balls.

Gerald Sims was the top bowler for Flatts with five for 54 off 25 overs, five being maidens. Gershon Gibbons had two for 27 off seven overs, including two maidens.

Flatts lost opener Shawn Woolridge when he was bowled by Kevin Tucker on the first ball of the innings. But this was not a sign of things to come even though Troy Dean (0) fell with the addition of just one run.

Flatts recovered superbly through a third wicket stand of 125 between skipper Millard Bean, who was undefeated with 74, and Gershon Gibbons who was not out on 51 when poor light stopped play.