#73 Young Warriors CC lift BCB/UCCA Ahmad Construction Under-19 title

Led by a brilliant all-round performance from Trevon Sukhu, #73 Young Warriors CC lifted the first ever Berbice Cricket Board/Upper Corentyne Cricket Association/Ahmad Construction 40 overs tournament.

The winning #73 Young Warriors team

Playing at the #72 Cut and Load Ground, Young Warriors easily defeated arch rivals Scottsburg by 90 runs in a virtual one-sided affair.
Young Warriors posted 212 for 6 from their allotted overs, before bowling out Scottsburg for 122 in 28.1 overs.
An unbeaten 52 from 36 balls, laced with four fours and three sixes from Captain Vettori Latchman, propelled Young Warriors past the 200-run mark. Latchman shared a 96-run, sixth wicket partnership with Raul Jabbar who was run out for 23.
Before Latchman’s late surge, consistent opener Trevon Sukhu continued his fine form by scoring 45 from 53 balls, hitting six boundaries and a massive six before throwing away his wicket to long-off. The right-handed batsman shared a 65-run, second wicket partnership with Niraj Singh, who toiled for a 40-ball 20 that featured three boundaries.

Vettori Latchman and Trevon Sukhu

Young Warriors were also indebted to cameos from Sarwan Chaitnarine (15) and Nicholas Tahal (14) while extras contributed a healthy 44.
In the chase, Jabbar returned with the ball to rock the Scottsburg top order and reduce them to 15 for 3 by the ninth over. Jaffar trapped Alameen Khan and Basil Patrick leg before wicket, and then uprooted the off stump of Clifford Embrack to end with 3 wickets for 17 runs.
He was supported by fellow seamer Ethan Odell, who made light work of the lower order in Odell claiming 3 for 27.
After a horrid start, Scottsburg had a partial recovery in which national cyclist Jeremiah Joseph top scored with 27 off 30 balls, which included 2 fours and 2 sixes. Joseph received support from Justin Dhanraj, who made 21 from 19 balls before he was bowled by Odell to break a 41-run, seventh wicket stand.
After the match, winning captain Vettori Latchman hailed the victory as a combined team effort. He noted that the team had played as a unit since the under-15 level, and were comfortable working together.
He also praised the role of his father Lakeram Latchman, who serves as the team’s coach.
BCB President Hilbert Foster hailed the tournament as a resounding success, and disclosed that the Ahmad Construction Tournament is one of four to be played at the Zone level in Berbice.
The others would be the Brian Ramphal West Berbice, Rickey Itwaru Lower Corentyne, and the Premium Asphalt New Amsterdam/Canje.
The BCB President praised the excellent work of the executives of the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association, especially Chairman of the Competitions Committee, Sydney Jackman.
Foster disclosed that clubs in the Upper Corentyne area would have a lot of tournaments to play in 2021, and would also benefit from numerous donations from the BCB. He expressed thanks to the sponsor, Mr. Ahmad, for his sponsorship of the tournament.