D’Edward, Bath, Cotton Tree Paradise advance to second round
BCB/Faizal Jafferally 20/20 West Berbice tournament…
The Faizal Jafferally 20/20 Knockout tournament bowled off on Sunday last at four venues as the 2021 Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) season continues. D’Edward Cricket Club, Bath Cricket Club, Cotton Tree Cricket Club and Paradise won their respective Matches to advance to the second round of the tournament.
At the Cotton Tree Ground, the home team defeated Bush Lot Sports Club in the first match of the tournament. The visitors batting first reached 132 for 9 from 20 overs with Alex Mohabir 26 and Kamesh Ali 24 been the top scorers.
Pooran Persaud 4 for 19 and Naushad Gafoor 2 for 15 were Cotton Tree best bowlers. Cotton Tree in reply raced to victory by scoring 132 for 3 from 15.3 overs with Gafoor returning to score 56 with six sixes and three boundaries. Abdul Subhan 27 not out and Pooran Persaud 25 not out supported Gafoor in the successful run chase.
Member of Parliament Faizal Jafferally poses with one of the teams
At the Paradise Ground, Bath Sports Club defeated Achievers CC by three wickets. Achievers reached 106 for 6 from fifteen overs after early morning showers affected the start of play. Collis Noble 29 and Shamal Angel 16 top-scored while the best bowlers for Bath were Kapil Dew Armogan 2 for 15 and Haresh Singh 2 for 22. In response, Bath ended on 107 for 7 in fourteen overs to win by three wickets. Akash Singh 46 (3×4, 2×6) and Armogan 16 top scored while Kenjie Sedou 3 for 21 and Shamal Angel 2 for 12 bowled well in a losing cause.
In the second encounter at the Cotton Tree Ground, D’ Edward handed Police on 86 runs defeat. Keith Fraser top scored with 46 not out while Kevon Jawahir 31, Rajapul Heralall 26, Dianauth Persaud 22 and Heralall Bridgelall 21 offered support. Kurt Griffith and Dwayne Mc. Pherson picked up two wickets each for 17 and 33 runs respectively. Police in response were dismantled by medium pacer Rickey Moore 3 for 37 and left arm spinner Hemraj Heralall 4 for 22. Griffith top scored with 35 while Mc. Pherson fought for his 28.
Paradise playing at home, reached 162 for 6 in 20 overs with Eon Carmichael 48 and Glenroy Fraser 49. In response, Blairmont Remnants were bundled out for 67 in 13.4 overs to lose by 95 runs. T. Totaram top scored with 15 while Troy Mckienze 3 for 12 and Carlton Saul 2 for 17 bowled well for Paradise
Member of Parliament Faizal Jafferally at the launching of the tournament and announced that in addition to the cash prize, the winner of the tournament would receive a collection of cricket gear.
