All for the taking as Berbice, U-17s battle in final

After three rounds of decent cricket, most of which was either affected or stopped by the weather, Berbice and the Under-17 XI will tussle for the GCB/Hand-in-Hand Under-19 Inter-County 50-Over title in today’s final.
The venue will be the Lusignan Community Ground on the East Coast of Demerara, where two national players; Kevlon Anderson and Sachin Singh will want to capture the title for their respective teams.
Anderson, the skipper of Berbice and a National U-17 player, has so far led a good campaign in the tournament, leading by example by taking a truckload of wickets, his recent a 5-fer against Essequibo and his knocks have all been match-winning performances for his team.

Along with the likes of his in-form pair of opening batters; Alex Algoo and Junior Sinclair, who have been setting the tone for the Ancient County side’s chase or setting a total, Kevin Sinclair and Javed Karim have been in good touch and were responsible for a number of Berbice’s wins.

The Berbicians will also rely heavily on Keith Simpson, class left-arm spinner Kelvin Umrao and their skipper for contributions in the bowling department.
The U-17 select also have much to celebrate after a few run-ins with the rain among some average perfromances could have curtailed their trip to the finals. Nevertheless, Singh and his pack of young troops have been able to hold their own since in the 3-Dayer’s, showing the skill as a unit.
While Berbice will feel confident in both departments, the U-17’s will want much from Singh, Nigel Persaud, Mavendra Dindyal, Andre Seepersaud, Seon Glasgow and Marvin Prashad; all of whom have been making starts and are capable of winning matches for their team.
Bowling-wise, National U-15 youth pacer Sheldon Charles will be tasked with a lot of responsibility, while Nigel Deodat’s spin has been lethal as he enters the finals as one of the leading wicket-takers.
Both sides seem evenly matched given their credentials on paper but will need to play to their best in order to get the better of each other come Saturday when the finals bowl off from 09:00h, weather permitting.