CWI U15 Rising Stars: Guyana end as runners-up after thumping Leewards
Emmanuel Lewis slammed 60 in Guyana’s final game against Leeward Islands
Guyana’s national Under-15 team missed out on a regional victory on account of fast-bowling points, ending the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Under 15 tournament in second place, for a second consecutive year.
Both Guyana and Barbados ended the tournament with 16 match points from four wins and two points for their washed-out clash against each other, but Barbados’ superior pace-bowling points (4) helped them pip Guyana in the final leap for the title, ending with 22 points. On the other hand, Guyana had 2.8 pace-bowling points for an overall 20.8 points.
Guyana, however, demolished the Leeward Islands by 147 runs, to end their 2024 campaign on a high note at the Liberta Sports Club, Antigua, on Wednesday.
While Khush Seegobin went early for 19 off 42 balls, half-centuries from Parmeshwar Ram (60 off 83 deliveries) and Emmanuel Lewis (60 off 55 balls) alongside Captain Adrian Hetmyer’s knock of 48 from 66 balls got the Guyanese up to an imposing, challenging 258-8 in their 50 overs.
The Guyana U-15 team
There were also contributions with the bat from Shamar Apple and Danvir Seegobin, who both slammed 18 runs. On the other hand, Jaquan Athanaze and S Harris bowled for Leeward Islands, taking 2-35 and 2-53 respectively.
In the chase, Guyana’s bowlers combined to make light work of the Leeward Islands, who were bundled out for 111 in 35.4 overs
T Tonge top-scored with 28 runs in 24 balls, while the next best score of 19 off 50 came from K Mentore. For Guyana, Richard Ramdeholl took 2-0 off four deliveries, Ravaldo Pereira claimed 2-11 from 3 overs, Arif Khan took 2-40 off 10 overs, while Ram pitched in with 2-32 off 7 overs.
Trinidad and Tobago rounded off the top three of the recently-concluded tournament with 13.6 points, garnered from two wins in five games, inclusive of a washout. Windward Islands and Leeward Islands were fourth and fifth with 9.0 and 7.8 points respectively from one win each, while Jamaica, who lost all their matches, ended the tournament with 5.2 points, made up chiefly of pace bowling and two no-result points.
