Kevin Sinclair shone with the bat for RHT NAMILCO Thunderbolt
A brilliant innings of 81 not out from West Indies all- rounder Kevin Sinclair spearheaded a dominant performance by the strong Rose Hall NAMILCO Thunderbolt First Division team in the second round of the Berbice Cricket Board/Ivan Madray 20/20 tournament.
The Clinton Pestano-led team easily defeated arch- rivals Port Mourant by nine wickets at the Area H Ground to advance to the semifinals of the tournament, where they would clash with Upper Corentyne at the same venue.
The match was reduced to fifteen overs per side after preparation moisture resulted in a one-hour late start.
Port Mourant reached 117 for nine, with only national player Rampertab Ramnauth offering any resistance with a superb innings of 76, which included five boundaries and six sixes. Salim Khan, with 11, was the only other player to have reached double figures against the defending champions. Off-spinner Jonathan Rampersaud, with 2 for 14, and former national player Eon Hooper, with 2 for 17, were the best bowlers for Rose Hall Town; while Jermey Sandia and Clinton Pestano each took one wicket, for 12 and 8 respectively.
Rose Hall NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour, in reply, raced to victory in just nine overs, as Kevin Sinclair struck nine huge sixes and four boundaries in his 81 not out from just 27 balls.
Fellow national player Junior Sinclair was the only batsman to be dismissed, for 21, which included two sixes and two boundaries. Kelvon Anderson was seven not out when victory was achieved.
Left-arm spinner Joshua Harrichand was the only Port Mourant bowler to taste success, returning figures of 1 for 25 from two overs.
Rose Hall Town have already declared their team to play Upper Corentyne on Saturday in the semi-finals at the Area H Ground. They are: Clinton Pestano, Junior Sinclair, Jason Sinclair, Kelvon Anderson, Jonathan Rampersaud, Eon Hooper, Matthew Pottaya, Sylus Tyndall, Keon Sinclair, Jermey Sandia, Keith Simpson, Romesh Bharrat, Simon Gaffoor, Simeon Bharrat, Tameshwar Deochand, Raffel McKenzie and Leon Reddi.
