Argentina easily win South American Championship
- 10 April 1999CricInfo report
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The youngest, fittest and most professional team in the Inchcape South American Championship, Argentina, easily won the tournament, which was held in Lima, Peru, from 1st to 4th April 1999. In the first round Argentina comfortably defeated Brazil and Chile, while the other group was much more even, with Guyana, Peru and Venezuela each winning one match. Guyana won the group on run rate, with Peru finishing second. In the final the Guyana Masters XI (average age 49) put up a spirited fight, but their score of 134 was never going to be enough against a side whose average age was less than half of theirs, and Argentina won by 8 wickets, with good contributions from Gibson and Forrester. In the third and fourth place match Chile pipped Peru by 5 runs, with the last five Peru wickets falling for just 5 runs. The best batting of the tournament was Fazal Matura^Ōs 112 not out for Venezuela to defeat a rather weary Guyana bowling side, who hit a very good 191, with Seeram outstanding.
Scores:
Group 1
April 1: Brazil v Chile, Lima Cricket Club. Brazil 87 (40 overs) (Bhagi 56; Chapman 3-12, Messner 3-20) Chile 88-2 (19 overs) (Hooper 27, Valenzuela 28 not out) Chile won by 8 wickets
April 2: Argentina v Brazil, Markham College. Argentina 250-4 (40 overs) (Davis 86 not out, Perez Rivero 58 not out, Kirschbaum 47) Brazil 61 (29.5 overs) (Perez Rivero 6-12, Pereyra 3-11) Argentina won by 189 runs
April 3: Chile v Argentina, Lima Cricket Club. Chile 98 (39.2 overs) (Richards 21; Tuņon 3-20)
April 3: Chile v Argentina, Lima Cricket Club. Chile 98 (39.2 overs) (Richards 21; Tuņon 3-20) Argentina 100-1 (19.4 overs) (Davis 46 not out, Gibson 33) Argentina won by 9 wickets
Group 2
April 1: Peru v Guyana, Markham College. Guyana 132-8 (40 overs) (Seeram 34, Taylor 30; Siddiqui 3-27) Peru 123 (39.1 overs) (Siddiqui 30; Ally 2-13,Gani 2-17, Scott 2-29) Guyana won by 9 runs.
April 2:Peru v Venezuela, Lima Cricket Club. Peru 176-8 (40 overs) (Young 54, DeWit 34) Venezuela 66 (23.1 overs) (Richards 28 not out; Iqbal 2-10, DeWit 2-13, Maycock 2-17) Peru won by 110 runs.
April 3: Guyana v Venezuela, Markham College. Guyana 191-6 (40 overs) (Seeram 74 not out, Rawanda 36) Venezuela 192-3 (37.4 overs) (Fazal Mathura 112 not out, Palmer 54) Venezuela won by 7 wickets
Final
April 4: Argentina v Guyana, Lima Cricket Club. Guyana 134 (38.4 overs) (Seeram 48; Muņon 3-18, Pereyra 3-20) Argentina 135-2 (28.3 overs) (Gibson 53 not out, Forrester 34) Argentina won by 8 wickets.
3rd and 4th Place
April 4: Peru v Chile, Markham College. Chile 115 (38.4 overs) (Chapman 22; Young 3-14) Peru 110 (39.3 overs) (Young 55; MacFarlane 3-17)
Chile 115 (38.4 overs) (Chapman 22; Young 3-14) Peru 110 (39.3 overs) (Young 55; MacFarlane 3-17) Chile won by 5 runs.