Home Sports BCB/Ivan Madray 20/20 First-Division Tournament: Albion march into final, RHT Namilco ...
The Albion Community Centre Cricket Club Sunday defeated Tucber Park CC by five wickets to advance to the final of the 2022 Berbice Cricket Board/Ivan Madray first-division 20/20 tournament.
Rose Hall Town Namilco Thunderbolt Flour and arch-rivals Young Warriors CC have also advanced to the tournament’s lone semi-final after winning their second-round matches. Rose Hall Town Namilco Thunderbolt, who drew a bye in the first round, defeated Blairmont by 68 runs at the Albion Ground while Young Warriors got the better of Port Mourant at the latter venue.
Led by a responsible innings of 27 not out by Kevin Umroa, Albion held their nerve at the end to defeat Tucber Park and book their place in the final, which is set for Saturday, September 24. Other outstanding performances from the second-round matches came from West Indies player Kevin Sinclair, national all-rounder Clinton Pestano, left-arm spinner Kasim Khan, and Gaurav Ramesh. The tournament was sponsored By Chandradat Chintamani in memory of his late uncle, Ivan Madray. Madray was the third of 20 Berbicians to play for the West Indies at the Test level.
Scores from the second round of matches are:
Rose Hall Town Namilco v Blairmont Blazers @ Albion: Rose Hall Town Namilco won by 67 runs. Rose Hall Town Namilco scored 173 for 5 with Kevin Sinclair making 60 runs, Clinton Pestano 56, Kevlon Anderson 42. Bowling for Blairmont Blazers, Chris Harry had 1 for 18 off 4 overs, Shabeer Baksh 1 for 32 off 4 overs. Blairmont Blazers in reply scored 106 for 8 off 20 overs. Zameer Nazeer 30, Altaf Khan 22, Nigel Deodat 12. Bowling for Rose Hall Town Namilco, Jonathan Rampersaud had 2 for 3 off 2 overs, Keith Simpson 2 for 23 off 4 overs, and Jeremy Sandia 1 for 9 off 2 overs.
Young Warriors v Port Mourant @ Port Mourant: Young Warriors won by 20 runs. Young Warriors 125 for 9 off 20 overs with Suresh Dhanai 34, Vishal Mohabir 34, and Seon Hetmyer 18. Bowling for Port Mourant, Joshua Harrichan had 3 for 27 off 4 overs, Vinod Samaroo 1 for 13 off 4 overs and Yudendra Harrinarine 1 for 12 off 3 overs. Port Mourant scored 120 for 7 off 20 overs. Joshua Ramsammy 26, and Madhan Budhan, 22. Bowling for Young Warriors, Kasim Khan had 3 for 18 off 4 overs
Albion v Tucber Park @ Albion. Albion won by 5 wickets.
Tucber Park, batting first, made 90 all out off 19.2 overs. Nail Smith 24, Malcom Mickle 14, and Devon Clements 11. Bowling for Albion, Gaurav Ramesh had 3 for 19 off 4 overs, Karan Arjpaul 3 for 21 off 3 overs, and Leon Cecil 2 for 17 off 4 overs. Albion in reply scored 91 for 5 off 17.3. Kelvin Umroa 27 not out, Afraz Budhoo 22, and Sewnarine Chattergoon 17. Bowling for Tucber Park, Nail Smith had 2 for 10 off 4 overs and Qwesi Mickle 1 for 19 off 4 overs.
