6th South American Championship

Congratulations to the Guyana Masters, winners of the 6th South American Championship. The Guyana side defeated Puerto Rico in a high scoring match to win the championship. Argentina A defeated Chile to take third place in the tournament.

Thanks also to Peru and Brazil who played well, winning a game a piece. Player of the Tournament: Rudy Latchmann (Guyana Masters) Batting: 223 runs Ave 55.75, H.S. 107, Bowling: 6 for 42 from 11.3 overs, 2 maidens Batting Award: Paul Singh (Guyana Masters) 391 runs, Ave 130, H.S. 124 (42 fours & 10 sixes) Bowling Award: Esteban (Billy) MacDermott (Argentina A) 10 for 109 from 28 overs, 3 maidens, 10.9 average, 3.89 econ rate Fielding Award: Sunil Dhaniram (Guyana Masters)
Grand Final:
Guyana Masters 323/6, Puerto Rico 224/7 3rd- 4th Final:
Argentina A 206/7, Chile 154 all out

Group 1
Team            Won  Lost Points
Guyana Masters   3    0     12
Argentina A      2    1      8
Peru             1    2      4
Chile A          0    3      -

Group 2
Team            Won  Lost Points
Puerto Rico      3    0     12
Chile            2    1      8
Brazil           1    2      4
Andean Masters   0    3      -

Previous Winners of the South American Championship

Winners         Runners-Up       Location      Year
Argentina       Chile            Buenos Aires  1995
Argentina       Brazil           Buenos Aires  1997
Argentina       Guyana Masters   Lima          1999
Argentina 'A'   Chile            Buenos Aires  2000
Argentina 'A'   Chile            Buenos Aires  2002
Guyana Masters  Puerto Rico      Santiago      2004