Anderson strokes sensational 128 to send Rose Hall Town into final

BCB/Pepsi 50 Overs First Division
– to face Young Warriors for spoils

By Brandon Corlette

The semifinal matches of the Pepsi First Division 50 Overs Cricket tournament being staged by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) are ongoing, thus ensuring that exciting cricket continues to be featured in Berbice.

As things stand, Rose Hall Town (RHT) Gizmos and Gadgets have crushed Blairmont by 112 runs in play that occurred at the Area H Ground in Rose Hall Town, while Young Warriors defeated Port Mourant by 33 runs at the Cumberland Ground in East Canje.

In the star-studded contest at Rose Hall Town, the hosts took first strike against the Blairmont Blazers; and Javed Karim, bowling the new ball for Blairmont, removed the dangerous Kevin Sinclair for six.

Junior Sinclair and Kevlon Anderson then joined forces, and Junior Sinclair played a cameo before he was caught-and-bowled by left-arm spinner Nigel Deodat for 29.
When Guyana Jaguars player Clinton Pestano was removed by the impressive swing-bowler Karim for two, the home team found themselves in a spot of bother. The level-headed, 18-year-old Kevlon Anderson, however, continued to show his maturity at what can be considered ‘a tender age’. He kept his cool and carried on making imperious shots on the fast Area ‘H’ outfield.
Having already twice represented Guyana at the Under-19 level, Anderson hit 11 cracking fours and 3 maximums as he single-handedly batted Blairmont out of the game.
Receiving support from another Guyana Jaguars player — Eon Hooper, who scored 31 — Anderson was left unbeaten on 128.
Bowling for Blairmont, Deodat grabbed 3-39 while Karim snatched 2-21, as Rose Hall Town ended on 233-6 in their 50 overs.

Requiring 234 runs to advance to the finals, Blairmont Blazers soon discovered that they had run into a roadblock, as the impressive Shawn Pereira and Kevin Sinclair spun webs around the weary but wary Blairmont batsmen.
Karim, batting as solid as the rock of Gibraltar, was the only batter to cope with the intimidating Rose Hall Town bowling line-up. He top-scored with 45, and Kevin Jawahir managed 13, as the Blairmont Blazers crumbled to 121 all-out.
Shawn Pereira, a consistent leg-spinner who has been having a dream season, grabbed 4-32; while Kevin Sinclair, bowling his off-spin, harvested 4-17 as the Blairmont Blazers were comprehensively outplayed.

Young Warriors defeat Port Mourant
Over at the Cumberland Ground in East Canje, Young Warriors, facing the formidable Port Mourant, took first strike and compiled 192 all-out. Trevon Stanislaus scored an unbeaten 61; Seon Hetmyer, older brother of West Indies Test player Shimron Hetmyer, scored 33.
Bowling for Port Mourant, Kellon Carmichael harvested an impressive 4-44; and the tall, fiery fast-bowler Dimitri Cameron picked up 2-29. Another guest player for Port Mourant, Shemroy Barrington, took 2-25 to restrict Young Warriors to a small total.
In pursuit of 193 for victory, Young Warriors’ spinners demolished Port Mourant for 159, with Lydel Lewis hitting a composed 48; T Ramsarran 35, and Shemroy Barrington 29.
Hetmyer snatched 3-23, while Ricardo Ramdhial claimed 3-13 and Kassim Khanhad bagged 2-26.