Beharry U19 T20 Cricket… Fredericks, Dejonge, Thomas highlight Round 2 of National playoffs

Scintillating knocks were the order of the day on Tuesday as the likes of Lemuel Dejonge and Ravid Fredericks highlighted Round Two in the Beharry Group School’s Under-19 T20 Competition national playoffs.
Essequibo Islands, Abram Zuil, the Berbice Educational Institute (BEI) and Annandale Secondary racked up huge wins as each team makes a push for spots in the final four and ensuing knockout games in the Ministry of Education (MoE)-supported tournament.
Importantly for the tournament, Tuesday’s four games were contested at four grounds across the country, from Albion in Berbice to Walton Hall on the Essequibo Coast.

Essequibo Islands whip Covent Garden by 9 wickets at Wakenaam
Convent Gardens could only muster 62-10 in 14.1 overs, with Jamele Schultz (14) and Vinesh Kalpoo (14) trying to offer something to their team after another brilliant spell this tournament from Demarcus Thomas (4-25) and national all-rounder Bhomesh Lall (2-23).
The Island lads then spend 69-1 in six overs flat, as Kalpoo (1-15) got no help from his teammates against the unbeaten duo of Nickel Retemiah, who raced to 33* off 15 balls, and Justin Dowlin (19*), who helped to see his team over the line yet again during these crunch stages.

Abram Zuil maul Queen’s College by 8 wickets at Walton Hall Ground
In another dominant showing, Abram Zuil stormed to a massive win after successfully chasing a 126-6 score made by a spirited QC team. Their efforts were led by a run-a-ball, 45 from Emilio Singh and 35 from Nathan Gurcharran.
Bowling for Abram Zuil was ordinary, with Joash Inniss grabbing 2-16, but it was opener Ravid Fredericks’ belligerent knock of 91 not out off 30 balls that was extraordinary.
Arguably one of the best batters of the tournament, Fredricks hit eight fours and nine sixes as he piloted his team to 130-2 in a mere seven overs, following his power-hitting exhibition.
which took his team home with tons of momentum going forward in the competition.

BEI inflict pain on West Side High by 142 runs at Albion Ground
The in-form Lemuel Dejonge missed out on a possible ton but nevertheless played with class for his 59-ball 90* (10×4, 1×6); soon Arush Hemraj (47) helped pile on 186-3 batting first for BEI.
Only Nathan Karamchand (2-24) made inroads with the ball for West Side High, which crumbled to 44-10 in 14.3 overs of their chase.
West Side High’s Devendra Samaroo (17) and the in-form Ricardo Danesar (15) failed to get past the combined might of the three-headed monster composed of national youth players Brandon Grimmond (3-14), Gilbert Griffith (3-7) and Ray Ramnauth (3-0).

Annadale gets past St Stanislaus by 2 runs at QC Ground
Batting first, Annandale posted just 99-7 after Ruel Dindyal (29), Akeem Persaud (15) and Joshua Bollers (13) led the efforts with the bat.
Saint’s bowling struggled as Jessie Craig (1-13) emerged as the pick of the lot before his team agonisingly fell short of their target, being kept to 97-6 by the end of 20 overs despite a fighting 38 from Craig.
Shawn Ramjit (3-25) and Dindyal (1-8) kept Annandale’s nerves together as they delivered an emphatic win for their school.
Round 3 of the playoffs continues Thursday. Abram Zuil will oppose the Essequibo Islands in a blockbuster match at Pomona Ground in Group A’s Game One at 10:00h. Elsewhere, at QC Ground, the home team will take on Covent Garden at 09:30h.
Group B, meanwhile, features a highly anticipated match between Annandale and West Side High at Cotton Tree Ground in Game One from 10:00h.
Game Two will see St Stanislaus looking to get past the lads from BEI in their match at QC Ground from 13:30h.
Both Abram Zuil and Essequibo Islands have already qualified for the final knockout playoff stage and will now battle to see which school emerges atop Group A.