BCB/Ali Bakery Inter-club Under-17 tournament: RHT Bakewell and Albion to clash in finals after winning semifinals
Tameshwar Mangal, Damion Cecil, Afraz Budhoo and Nicholas Ishack of Albion
Arch rivals Albion and Rose Hall Town Bakewell would shortly clash in the finals of the Berbice Cricket Board Ali Bakery Under-17 Inter-Club 50 overs tournament. The two teams reached the finals after winning their semifinals, with Albion defeating Cotton Tree by 184 runs at the Jai Hind Ground while RHT Bakewell squeezed past Rose Hall Canje by two wickets.
The tournament is being sponsored by Ali Bakery of Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice and is been organised by the BCB Cricket Committee headed by Leslie Soloman.
At the Jai Hind Ground, Albion batting first amassed 225 for 9 from their allotted 50 overs. Afraz Budhoo top scored with 57 and he received support from Damion Cecil with 45 and Nicholas Ishack with 34 not out.
Bowling for the visitors, National Under-15 fast bowler Arif Khan took 3 for 55 from nine overs, while there was one wicket apiece for Tameshwar Adin, Shoaib Gafoor and Arif Bacchus at the cost of 39, 36 and 34 runs respectively.
In reply, the first-time semifinalist were bowled out for 41 off 22 overs, with only Rohan Sarjoon reaching double figures with 11. Tameshwar Mangal claimed four wickets for no runs from two overs, while left arm spinner Kumar Deopersaud took 3 for 3 from five impressive overs.
At the Area H Ground, Rose Hall Town Bakewell won the toss and invited the visitors to take first strike. Rose Hall Canje were off to a brisk start, reaching fifty for one in 12 overs, before collapsing to 84 all out off 31 overs. Sanjay Algoo top scored with 24, and he received good support from Avinash Persaud with 21 while extras contributed a healthy 30 runs. National off spinner Matthew Pottaya bowled ten overs to claim 2 for 8, Kumalchan Ramnarace took 3 for 12 while Khemraj Tika and Deeraj Ramjit had one wicket apiece.
RHT Bakewell, in reply, needing 85 runs from 50 overs, reached 87 for 8 from 39.5 overs, with Pottaya returning with the bat to score 34. Other important contributions came from Ramzan Koobeer’s 12 and captain Romesh Bharrat’s 20.
Off spinner Richard Ramdihal was Canje’s best bowler with 4 for 8 from 10 very tight overs, while left arm pacer Nicholas Hall took 2 for 10 from 8 overs. The date and venue for the finals would be announced shortly by the BCB.
