GCB Senior Intercounty Super50 Championships: Berbice go 2-in-2 after easing past Select XI
Defending champions Berbice have kept their record clean with a second-round victory against the GCB Select XI at the Enmore Cricket Ground, East Coast Demerara (ECD), when the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB’s) Senior Intercounty Super50 Championships continued on Tuesday.
A five-wicket haul from the experienced Veerasammy Permaul and an all-round performance from Kevin Sinclair have landed Berbice another victory.
The Select XI side won the toss and opted to bat, but Sachin Singh was slow to get going, facing 33 balls to produce only 2 runs before he found himself back in the dugout, after being trapped LBW by Sinclair.
Perez, who had been going at a commendable pace, became burdened by excessive caution, and paid the price a few overs later when he was bowled by Gudakesh Motie for 52 runs from 60 balls.
After a good spell with the ball in the previous match, Kevin Sinclair impressed with the bat against the Select XI
The experienced Christopher Barnwell sought to steady the ship with a composed 50 from 58 balls. However, wickets fell around him as the remainder of the Select XI batsman failed to get past the teens.
The man responsible for this less-than-stellar batting performance was Berbice Captain Veerasammy Permaul, who had returns of 5-40 from 10 overs. Nial Smith, Motie and Sinclair each took one wicket as the Select XI mustered 188-9 in their 50 overs.
In stark contrast to the Select XI’s performance, the Berbician Kevin Sinclair went all guns blazing, although crucial wickets fell in quick succession.
Both Rampertab Ramnauth and Kevlon Anderson found themselves back in the dugout without troubling the score.
However, Seon Glasgow and Kevin Sinclair carefully guided the Berbicians past the 100-run mark without losing another wicket.
While Glasgow contributed 22 runs from 42 balls, Sinclair lit up the Enmore venue by producing a sparkling 81 from 75 balls, inclusive of 9 fours and 3 sixes.
Both Seon Hetmyer and Nigel Deodat got to their thirties to keep the scoreboard ticking for Berbice, but their wickets and that of Gudakesh Motie caused hearts to race, as the defending champions were then 7 wickets down and 11 runs shy of their target. However, Captain Permaul kept a steady head and hand to lead his team to a three-wicket victory in 39.5 overs. As such, Berbice Captain Permaul was adjudged the “man of the match”.
Already guaranteed a spot in Saturday’s Intercounty Super50 final, Berbice will next take on Essequibo at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground on Thursday, October 5, from 9:00hrs.
