– Perez ton, Seyhodan 5 for 21 highlight 3rd round
Defending champions Demerara will clash with the National Under-17s in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Hand-in-Hand Under-19 Inter-County 50-Over tournament today at the National Stadium at Providence. This has been determined after the final preliminary round matches concluded on Thursday.
Having won the toss and electing to bat in their game against Essequibo, Demerara amassed 300 all-out from 49.3 overs, with opener Raymond Perez making a solid stroke-filled 125 (11x4s; 3x6s), while Ramnarine Chaturia made a solid 73 (6sx4s; 2x6s), the duo adding 177 for the third wicket in 32 overs.
Left-arm spinner Ashmead took 4-19 in a stiffling spell while Kevin Sinclair made an attractive 50
Essequibo medium-pacer Joshua Jones grabbed 4 for 65, while Joel Fortune chipped in with 3 for 47.
In reply, Essequibo found themselves struggling at 14 for 2 in the fifth over, and eventually folded for 92 off just 24.4 overs. Kurt Lovell with 27 was the main contributor with the bat, while Chanderpaul Mohabir made 18 not out.
Bowling for Demerara, left-arm spinner Keshram Seybadon grabbed 5 for 21 off 7 brilliant overs. He was well supported by Ronald Ali-Mohamed, who grabbed 2 for 16 from 5 overs; and Ritche Looknauth, who took 2 for 18 off 2.4 overs to help the home side canter home by 208. Over at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Berbice Under-19 batted first, and were immediately placed on the back foot by the loss of Veramootoo Senwasane, bowled by Reyad Khan for duck with the score on 9. Adrian Sukwah then joined Junior Sinclair, and together they took the score to 51 before Berbice lost their second wicket – Suhwak being run out for 20. Javid Karim was then bowled for a duck by left-arm spinner Ashmead Nedd, who then sent back Sasenarine Sukhoo for 9, to leave Berbice on 69 for 4. Then, with the score on 105, Pradesh Balkishun grabbed the Select Under-17’s fifth wicket when he had opening batsman Kevin Sinclair caught at short mid-wicket for a well accomplished 50.
Nedd continued to make inroads into the Berbice team, bowling Keith Simpson for 8, to have Berbice reeling at 124 for 8. Karan Arjpaul was then bowled by Qumar Thorington for 5 when the score was 155 for 9, and Sachin Singh then bowled Sylus Tyndall for a well-played 25.
Nedd led the way with the ball, taking 4-19 from 10 overs; while Khan, Balkishun and Singh all took a wicket apiece.
In reply, the Select Under-17 openers of Alex Algoo and Singh started out solidly, taking the score to 23 before Singh was bowled by Karim for 3. Junior Sinclair was then caught by Simpson and Kevin Sinclair was bowled for 2, with the score on 29. The Select Under-17 then suffered a big blow when Keith Simpson, in the second delivery, had last round’s century maker Alex Algoo adjudged LBW for 21, to leave the Select Under-17 at 35 for 3.
The Under-17s eventually reached 77 for 9 off 34.4 overs, requiring the last pair to bat beyond forty overs to prevent Berbice from getting a bowling point, which would have placed them above the Select Under-17 on points. However, they were bowled out for 85 runs off 40.5 overs.
Bowling for Berbice, Deon Sinclair took 3 for 18 from 7.5 overs; Karan Arjpaul grabbed 3 for 9 off 8 overs, and Kevin Sinclair took 2 for 12 from 7 overs.
Berbice won the match by 70 runs, but the Under-17 side was able to advance to the Final by virtue of accumulating more fast bowling points than Berbice — 10.7 points as against Berbice’s 10.2. Today’s final will commence at 09:00 hrs.
