6 teams advance to 2nd round of BCB/Ivan Madray 20/20 First-Division tournament

The Berbice Cricket Board’s 2022 Ivan Madray 20/20 tournament has started in a blaze of glory and good weather, with five matches being played across the county.

The tournament is one of at least three that the proactive Cricket Board is aiming to successfully complete before the end of the year. Albion, Tucber Park, Port Mourant, Young Warriors, and Blairmont won their first-round matches to advance to the second round.
BCB President Hilbert Foster and Competition Committee Chairman Leslie Solomon visited each of the matches to make sure that all arrangements were in place and used the opportunity to hand over coaching equipment to Coaches working in the area.

The tournament is being sponsored by Chandradat Chinatami in memory of his uncle Ivan Madray, a former player who played two Test matches for the West Indies in the 1950s. The opening round attracted sizeable crowds as cricket restarted after a five-month break caused by the rainy season. The opening round saw outstanding performances from former Test player Sewnarine Chattergoon, Josh Harrichan, Shabeer Baksh, and Trevon Stanislaus. Scores from the matches were:

Rose Hall Canje v Tucber Park at Albion: Tucber Park won by 5 wickets. Rose Hall Canje scored 72 for 8 off 20 overs. Raymond Vankenie 12, Devindra Ramkishun 12, Extras contributed 20. Bowling for Tucber Park, Qwesi Mickle had 3 for 9 off 3 overs and Nial Smith – 2 for 10 off 3 overs. Tucber Park in reply scored 73 for 5 off 17.1 overs. Zeynul Ramsammy 20, Martin Singh 9, Extras contributed 21. Bowling for Rose Hall Canje was Sanjay Algoo, who grabbed 2 for 13 off 2 overs.
Albion v Skeldon Community Centre at Albion: Albion won by 69 runs. Albion scored 139 for 5 off 20 overs. Former West Indies Test player Sewnarine Chattergoon 65 not out, Kelvin Umroa 25, Leon Cecil 16. Bowling for Skeldon Community Centre was Shahab Rasheed – 2 for 19 off 4 overs.
Skeldon Community Centre made 70 all out in 15.5 overs; Zakel Gordon 26 and Noland Richard 14. Bowling for Albion: Kelvin Umroa – 3 for 13 off 3 overs; Gourav Ramesh – 2 for 6 off 3 overs; Leon Cecil – 2 for 11 off 1.2 overs.
Port Mourant v Upper Corentyne at Port Mourant: Port Mourant won by 7 wickets. Upper Corentyne – 64 all out in 14.5 overs; S Searro 20. Bowling for Port Mourant: Joshua Harrichan – 4 for 3 off 3.4 overs, Salim Khan – 3 for 5 off 2 overs, Vinood Samaroo – 2 for 10 off 4 overs. Port Mourant made 65 for 3 off 11.2 overs. Joshua Ramsammy 15, Rampertab Ramnauth 11, Madhan Budhan 11 not out. Bowling for Upper Corentyne: Omesh Mathura – 1 for 14 off 4 overs.
Police v Blairmont at Blairmont: Blairmont won by 7 wickets. Police scored 106 all out off 18 overs. Kedar Amsterdam 31. Bowling for Blairmont: Shabeer Baksh – 4 for 16 off 4 overs, Waqar Hassan – 3 for 8 off 4 overs, Seon Glasgow – 1 for 19 off 4 overs. Blairmont, in reply, made 110 for 3 off 11.2 overs, Kevin Jawahir 27, A Khan 24. Bowling for Police: Travis Drakes – 2 for 22 off 4 overs, K Mentore – 1 for 10 off 1 over.
Achievers v Young Warriors at Bush Lot: Young Warriors won by 8 wickets. Achievers made 86 all out off 16.5 overs; Shamal Angel 20, Leon Andrews 17. Bowling for Young Warriors: Trevon Stanislaus – 3 for 9 off 4 overs; Suresh Dhanai – 2 for 14 off 3 overs, Kassim Khan – 2 for 20 off 4 overs. Young Warriors – 87 for 2 off 10.2 overs; Suresh Dhanai 40 not out and Trevon Stanislaus 16. Bowling for Achievers was Jayden Samuels (2 for 13 off 2 overs).