BCB/Romario Shepherd U-13 tournament: Albion, RHT Poonai Pharmacy, Cotton Tree reach semifinals

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has resumed its 2022 cricket season after a period of four months’ break due to the rainy season, and 10 teams are currently participating in the BCB/Romario Shepherd Under-13 tournament as part of the BCB’s efforts to unearth new cricketing talents.

This tournament has been organised by the BCB with sponsorship from West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd.
Defending Champions Rose Hall Town Poonai Pharmacy, together with Albion and Cotton Tree, had advanced to the semifinals while the winners of Zone B were still to be determined.
Albion have now emerged winners of Zone B, with RHT Poonai Pharmacy being the runners-up. Cotton Tree have advanced after winning all of their matches in Zone A.
The tournament is being played at 25 overs per innings on a 30-yard pitch. Boundaries should not exceed 60 yards, while balls down the leg side should be in an eight-inch range, or shall be called a wide.

Scores from matches played:
The Rose Hall Town Poonai team defeated Port Mourant by nine wickets at Albion.
Port Mourant recorded 34 all out in 11 overs. Raphael McKenzie took 4 for 10, and Leon Reddy took 4 for 12. RHT Poonai Pharmacy registered 35 for 1 in eight overs. Leon Reddy scored 12 not out, and Balraj Narine scored 10.
Rose Hall Canje got past Mt. Sinai by nine wickets at Canje.
Mt. Sinai scored 37 from 12.5 overs. Luke Amsterdam grabbed 8 for 6 off 5 overs, and Brandon Grimmond took 2 for 8.
Rose Hall Canje scored 41 for 1 in 10 overs. Richard Ramdeholl made 13 not out, and Luke Amsterdam made 10.
Albion defeated Rose Hall Town Poonai Pharmacy by eight wickets at Area H ground.
RHT Poonai made 56 for 6 from their allotted 25 overs. Tameshwar Deonand made 11, Baltaj Narine made 10. Arif Marimutoo took 2 for 9.
Albion scored 56 for 2 in 15 overs, with Said Jumratty making 17 not out and Sahid Gajnabi 10 not out.
Albion defeated Port Mourant by 64 runs at Albion.
Albion made 112 for 3 from 25 overs, with Nathaniel Ramsammy scoring 38 not out(5×4) Arif Marimutoo 29 not out, Said Jumratty 14 and Farhan Balle 10.
S Samaroo took 3 for 12 from 5 overs. Port Mourant in reply made 48 all out in 18.5 overs, A. Apana made 10, and Farhan Balle took 3 for 4 off 4 overs, while Said Jumratty took 2 for 11.
Cotton Tree defeated Achievers by 11 runs at Cotton Tree.
Cotton Tree scored 56 for 5 off 25 overs, with Arif Bacchus scoring 28, and Ricardo Dhanisar 12. Kumar Joseph took 3 for 6 from 3 overs. Achivers made 45 all out in 12.3 overs, with Amarie Hughes scoring 14 not out. Arif Bacchus took 3 for 5, and Fayad Gaffur 2 for 5.
Cotton Tree Under-13 defeated Rainbow Generation by 22 runs at Cotton Tree.
Cotton Tree made 48 for 7, with Arif Bacchus making 15 and Fayad Gaffur 10. J. Blackman took 2 for 10.
Rainbow Generation made 26 all out in 9 overs. Arif Khan took 4 for 3, and Arif Bacchus took 3 for 4.
Rose Hall Town Poonai Pharmacy would travel to Cotton Tree to face the home team in the first semifinal match, while Albion would play the winner of the Rose Hall Canje vs Edinburgh match in Zone B in the second semifinal.
Meanwhile, the quarter-finals of the BCB Under-17 tournament would be played on Wednesday, August 31st at four venues across Berbice.
Albion vs East Bank Blazers at Albion; Cotton Tree vs Radha Krishna at Cotton Tree;
PMCC vs Tucber Park at Port Mourant; and RH Canje vs Bath at Canje.
All matches start at 9:30am