BCB/Ivan Madray T20 tournament: Albion defeat Port Mourant to advance to finals

…To play RHT NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour in the finals at #69 Village

The long rivalry between Berbice powerhouses Albion Community Center Cricket Club and the Rose Hall Town NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour team is slated to enter a new chapter when the two teams meet in the finals of the BCB/Ivan Madray T20 tourney, to be played at the popular Number 69 Vikings ground in the Upper Corentyne area.
Albion reached the finals of the tournament by defeating Port Mourant by 35 runs at the Port Mourant ground, after the home team collapsed and lost their last nine wickets for 38 runs. They had been well set at 58 for 1 in chasing 131 for victory from 20 overs.
Batting first, Albion were restricted to 131 for eight from their allotted 20 overs, with Damien Cecil and Test player Veerasammy Permaul each top scoring with 33, while Kevin Umrao’s 13 and Sewnarine Chattergoon and Anthony Bramble with 10, also added crucial runs.

Bowling for Port Mourant Cricket Club, Salim Khan took 3 for 30 from 4 overs; Madhan Budhram took 2 for 21 from 4 overs, and Vicky Samaroo took 1 for 13.
Port Mourant openers Rampertab and Rampersaud Ramnath gave the home team a flying start with an enterprising 58 in nine overs, before Rampersaud was unnecessarily run out for a well-played 28. Elder brother Rampertab went on to score an attractive 45 before he was caught off the bowling of Permaul. Apart from Madhan Budhram’s 13, no other Port Mourant batsman reached double figures in the disappointing batting display.
Bowling for Albion, Permaul took 4 for 40 from 4 overs; Leon Cecil took 3 for 18 from 4 overs; Afraz Budhoo took 2 for 8, and Davindra Bishoo took 1 for 9 from three overs.
The final is expected to be an exciting affair, with players like Kevlon Anderson, Junior Sinclair, Clinton Pestano, Jonathan Rampersaud, Sylus Tyndall and Eon Hooper playing for Rose Hall Town; while Albion’s efforts would be spearheaded by Veerasammy Permaul, Adrian Sukhwa, Leon Cecil, Afraz Budhoo and Anthony Bramble.

Teams
Rose Hall Town NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour: Jason Sinclair, Vidal Crandon, Junior Sinclair, Kevlon Anderson, Clinton Pestano, Eon Hooper, Jonathan Rampersaud, Keith Simpson, Sylus Tyndall, Jeremy Sandia, Keon Sinclair, Romesh Bharrat, Matthew Pottaya Pattaya and Khemraj Tika.
Albion CCCC: Anthony Bramble, Adrian Sukhwa, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Leon Cecil, Damian Cecil, Veerasammy Permaul, Davindra Bishoo, Afraz Budhoo, Gaurav Ramesh, Kevin Umrao, Karen Arjpaul, Tamesh Mahadeo and Ari Afrizal Kadir.
The tournament is being sponsored by Mr. Chandradat Chitramani in memory of his late uncle, former West Indies player Ivan Madray.