GCB/GOG/MCYS UNDER-19 BOYS INTER-CLUB SUPER-50 TOURNAMENT: Wins for Albion, Bath Sports Club, Pomeroon, East Bank Essequibo and Rose Hall Canje

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Government of Guyana (GOG) Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS), Under-19 Boys Inter-Club Super-50 Tournament 2023, continued today with Albion, Bath Sports Club, Pomeroon and East Bank Essequibo all registering victories.
Pomeroon and East Bank Essequibo will now contest the final for Essequibo zone on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Imam Bacchus ground from 09:30 hours.

Summary scores:
Albion beat Kendall’s Union by 7 wickets
In a game reduced to 30 overs per-side, Kendall’s Union after winning the toss and electing to bat first, were skittled out for 73 in 20.4 overs.
Young slow bowler, Kumar Deoprashad spun his way to 6-18 from 4 overs, leaving Kemraj Parmanand was the lone significant scorer with 16.
Albion then surge to 75-3 on the backs of Afrizol Wadar (29) and Afraz Budhoo (*22) who did most of the heavy lifting.

Bath Sports Club beat Achievers on fast-
bowling points after match tie
Bath Sports Club scored 104 all out in 223 overs batting first, with contributions from opener Muneshwar Gobin (22) while Vishal Changanal (15) and Chris Baldeo (15) supported their teammate.
Bowling for Achievers was spearheaded by Odel Miller who returned brilliant figures of 5-7 with ideal support from Ayinde Rogers (3-21).
Miller then returned at the top of the order to smack 31 which took his team to 104, tying the game which resulted in Bath winning due to fast-bowling points.  Pacers Aslim Abraham (4-32), Baldeo (2-37) and Vishal Chandan (3-20) rattled the opposition to give their team enough points for the win.

Pomeroon beat South Essequibo by 1 run
Pomeroon raced to 92-5 in 15.5 overs in their game reduced to 20 overs per side. J. Rodrigues (29 not out) ran out of partners after R. Sampson (3-15) and R. Dyal (2-11) led the bowling for South Essequibo.  South Essequibo then fumbled the chase as they folded for 91 in 41.1 overs. Sampson (15) D. Dyal (15) were the primary run-scorers. Pomeroon had a decent bowling outing which aided in their win, thanks mainly to a 4-wicket haul from J. Rodrigues.

East Bank Essequibo defeat Wakenaam by 177 runs
A brutal 100 off 53 balls from Thaddeus Lovell piloted East Bank Essequibo to 313 all out when their over expired. Joash Charles (70) and an even 50 from Ronaldo Seouten, capped off a top-class batting exhibition.  Wakenaam bowlers apart from Mohandas Surijupaul 4-54 toiled while their batsmen stumbled during the chase, being kept to 136 all out.
A lower-order assault from Devendra Hansraj, who hit 6 sixes in his blitz innings of 53 off 16, was the highlight for Wakenaam. East Bank Essequibo spinners Myhiem Khan (3-20) and Aryan Persaud (3-4), then did well to contain the opposition.

Rose Hall Canje Cricket Club trounce East Bank Blazers by 154 runs
Sanjay Algoo (31), Avishkar Beharry (33), Enrique Mickle (31) were rampant during their batting for RHCCC, taking them to 216 all out in 18.3 overs, following a reduction to 20 overs per side.
Odwin Court bagged 5-53 during a good bowling spell, but East Bank Blazers were kept to a low score of 62 all out in 12.1 overs. Lambert Vankenie (25) and Shumar Semple (19), were the main top-scorers.
The match between first-round winners Bush Lot United and Bath Sports Club was scheduled as drawn in the fixtures for Sunday, April 2, 2023, and is postponed pending the determination of a Protest by Cotton Tree Die Hard Cricket Club against the Bush Lot team. Bush Lot beat Cotton Tree Die Hard Cricket Club in their first-round match. Responses from the Bush Lot team and the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) on the protest are required to be submitted to the GCB by 10:00 hours on Sunday, April 2, 2023. In the event that a hearing is required, a virtual hearing will be held from14:00 hours on Sunday, April 2, 2023.
The round one encounter between Tucber Park Cricket Club and Guymine was rain out will be replayed on Monday, April 3, 2023, at Rose Hall Canje ground while Skeldon Estate will play No. 69 Vikings at Skeldon ground on Sunday, April 2. Albion face Port Mourant at Jai Hind ground on Sunday April 3 in their second-round encounter.
On Sunday, April 2, 2023, Pomeroon and East Bank Essequibo will meet in the Essequibo County stage will meet at the Imam Bacchus ground to decide on the Essequibo County Champions for the GCB/GOG/MCYS Under-19 Boys Inter-Club Tournament, 2023.