BCB Premier 20/20 tournament: Albion, West Berbice, Tucber Park, Upper Corentyne, Canje register victories

…Munisar takes four for 18

Female West Indies offspinner Ashmini Munisar took four wickets for 18 runs for her Rose Hall Canje team against Young Warriors CC as play in the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Premier 20/20 tournament continued last Sunday with five matches across the county.
Munisar, the West Indies Under-19 Captain, shared the spotlight with clubmate Sanjay Algoo, who scored 64.
The final match of the round-robin tourney between Rose Hall Town NAMILCO Thunderbolt and Port Mourant will be played on Saturday at the Area H Ground. The tournament involves 12 teams divided into three zones, with the top two in each zone advancing to the second round. The results of the latest round are as follow:
Albion defeated the BCB President’s XI by 122 runs at the Port Mourant Ground. Batting first, Albion chalked up 193 for three in 20 overs with national player Anthony Bramble top-scoring with 77 while Berbice senior player Adrian Sukhwa scored 44 and the talented Afraz Budhoo 31 not out. Arlinge Rogers took 2 for 24 for the President’s team while Gavin Kirsten had 1 for 24. In reply, the youngsters were restricted to 71 for 9 in their allotted 20 overs with Tameshwar Mangal (24) being the principal scorer. Budhoo returned with the ball to take three wickets for 17 runs and offspinner Karran Arjpaul, 2 for 8.
Rose Hall Canje created a huge upset with a 50-run defeat of arch-rivals Young Warriors CC at the Canje Welfare Ground. It was the first time that the home team had defeated the visitors in a First-Division match. Canje scored 158 for seven with national Under-17 all-rounder Sanjay Algoo scoring a blistering 64 with five sixes while veteran medium pacer Suresh Dhanai took 2 for 34. Young Warriors, in reply, were bowled out for 108 in 18 overs, with only Ricardo Ramdeholl offering resistance. Munisar had 4 for 18 and Algoo 3 for 28.
Tucber Park, under the captaincy of West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd, got past Blairmont by 31 runs at the Blairmont Ground. Tucber Park scored 140 for 9 in 20 overs, with Zeynul Ramsammy hitting 40 and Garfield Benjamin, 29. Blairmont, in reply, were bowled out for 109, with Ramsammy (2 for 26), Kwesi Mickel (2 for 19) and Leon Swammy (3 for 14) being the destroyers with the ball.
West Berbice defeated Police by 62 runs at the Cotton Tree Ground. West Berbice scored 168 for 8 from 20 overs, with Leon Andrew (43); Rashad Gaffoor (48) and Nickel Fraser (28) being the principal scorers for the home team. Pacer Barrington took 4 for 7 in a fiery spell for Police. The lawmen, in reply, were restricted to 106 for 9 from 20 overs with in-form Kereen Mentore (52) and Fraser (24) leading the fight against offspinner Andrew Dutchin (4 for 22) and Rashad Gaffoor (3 for 31).
At the Skeldon Ground, the home team was defeated by Upper Corentyne by six wickets. Upper Corentyne scored 91 for 4 in 13 overs in reply to Skeldon’s 88 for nine in 20 overs. Rishi Persaud led the charge to victory with 53 not out.