BCB Tenelec U-15: Cotton Tree thump Rose Hall Town, Tucber Park beat Achievers
– Kisten, Khan top performers
Story and photos By Brandon Corlette
Cotton Tree “Die Hard” Under-15 team produced a memorable win against Berbice giants Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes in their quarter-final encounter at Cotton Tree Ground, West Berbice. In the other quarter-final fixture, Tucber Park dominated Achievers by 142 runs at Rose Hall Canje.
In the heated contest at Cotton Tree, the home team humbled Rose Hall Town by 61 runs, on the back of Arif Khan’s brilliant 5-18 from seven testing overs. Batting first, Cotton Tree posted 126, with Shoaib Gafoor scoring 18. Rose Hall Town leaked 77 extras, which propelled Cotton Tree to 126 all out in 47.5 overs. Akash Sooklall picked up 2-18 from 10 overs for Rose Hall Town, while Dave Prettipaul (2-33) and Roshan Crandon (2-20) supported.
Tucber Park are into the semi-final
In response, the Rose Hall boys struggled to cope with the brilliance of the steaming Khan. The right-arm speedster, bowling from the northern end, ripped the heart out of Rose Hall Town’s batting line-up, as they were rocked to 65 all out in 24 overs. All of the Rose Hall batsmen failed to reach double figures in a poor display.
Gavin Kisten was impressive with his 85 and five-wicket haul
This is the first Under-15 tournament played by Cotton Tree, and this win has booked them a spot in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, Gavin Kisten starred with bat and ball in the Tucber Park versus Achievers game, scoring a cracking 85 and picking up 5-11 from six top overs.
Arif Khan in full flow
Batting first against Achievers, Tucber Park posted 185 all out in 31 overs. Kisten’s innings included one six, but he would have run two-shots on 12 instances. He was supported by Gilbert Griffith, who made 25. In reply, Kisten’s 5-11 from six overs bundled out Achievers for 43 to give Tucber Park a big 142-run win. Tucber Park and Cotton Tree are the first teams to qualify for the semi-finals of the BCB Tenelec U-15 tournament.
