BCB/RL Construction Under-15 Tournament: RHT Farfan and Mendes advance to finals, Rose Hall Canje to semifinals

The Rose Hall Town (RHT) Farfan and Mendes Ltd Under-15 team has advanced to the finals of the Berbice Cricket Board Under-15 RL Construction Tournament. They defeated Bath Sports Club of West Coast Berbice by 10 wickets in the first semifinals at the Area H Ground.
Rose Hall Canje easily defeated defending champions Port Mourant by 9 wickets at Jai Hind Cricket Club Ground to advance to the second semifinals.
Bath batting first made 38 all out on 16 overs with only Christopher Baldeo scored 14 runs and Chris Sansar 10 reaching double figures as the Rose Hall Town bowlers bowled well in very heated condition.
Bowling for the home team, Berbice Under 13 player Dev Sewpersaud took 4 for 10 and Munesh Rampersaud 2 for 8. In reply Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes achieved victory in 12 overs as Balraj Narine and Munesh Rampersaud batted well.
Narine was unbeaten on 10 not out and Rampersaud 25 not out.
At Jai Hind Ground, Rose Hall Canje Arborsmarts gained sweet revenge over Port Mourant, who defeated them in last year’s BCB finals. Batting first, Port Mourant was bowled out for a disappointing 60 from 23 overs, as only A. Paracha reached double figures with 10. National youth player Romario Ramdeholl’s 3 for 2 from 7 overs, Adrian Hetmyer 3 for 5 and Ahil Hemraj 2 for 5 were the best bowlers for Canje.
In reply, RHCC Arborsmart reached 61 for 1 in the ninth over as Lakeram Singh hit an attractive 31 not out with three boundaries and two sixes. Adrian Hetmyer was also unbeaten on 21 when victory was achieved. Hetmyer struck two massive sixes in his innings.
The tournament continues with Tucber Park facing Edinburgh to decide the runner-up spot for the New Amsterdam/Canje area. The winner of that match would then play West Berbice Zone winner Cotton Tree for the right to play Rose Hall Canje Arborsmart in the semifinals.
Meanwhile, BCB President Hilbert Foster is advising cricket clubs in the county to enter their teams to play in the upcoming tournaments at the Under-11 and Under-13 levels. The cut-off date of birth would be the 1st of January 2012 for Under-11 and 1st of September 2010 for Under-13.
The board hopes to play off all junior cricket tournaments by the end of July/early August, before using the rest of the year to concentrate on female, second division and first division tournaments.