GCB Inter-County U17: Demerara, Berbice record back-to-back victories

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-17 50-Over Inter-County tournament continued on Monday, with Demerara and Berbice picking up their second victories of the tournament in as many games.
At the Transport Cricket ground in Georgetown, Berbice Under-17 went to battle against GCB Select XI. Berbice won the toss and opted to bat first. Dennis Crossman was impressive as he led the bowling department for the Select XI, taking four wickets for 32 runs in 7.5 overs. Gibran Yacoob took 3 for 27, and Richard Ramdeholl also contributed with good bowling performances, restricting the Berbice team to a 152 all out in 35.5 overs. Romario Ramdeholl held the innings together with a run-a-ball 65 which included four fours and five sixes. In the second innings, GCB Select XI batsmen struggled to score fluently, as Feaz Baksh, for the second game in a row, had a four-wicket haul (4 for 20). Thierry Henry, Arun Gainda, and Nathaniel Ramsammy all top-scored with 17. Select XI were bowled for 125 in 44.1 overs, losing the game by 32 runs.

Essequibo Under-17 and Demerara Under-17 faced off in the day’s other match at the LBI Ground, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Demerara chose to bat first after winning the toss. The Demerara team’s top-order batsmen all got starts, but nobody took advantage of the opportunity to score significant amount of runs. Shamar Apple made 28 from 27, including five fours, while Emmanuel Lewis top-scored with 33 from 44 balls, including three fours. In 46.2 overs, Demerara reached 172 all out thanks to other contributions from Danesh Persaud and Parmeshwar Ram, who scored 27. To limit the batting side, Darwin Joseph and Jathniel Nurse each took three wickets.
In reply, Essequibo got off to a bad start, losing Darrius Pearson in the first over as Ram dismissed him. Wickets continued to fall constantly throughout the innings. Captain Nicholas Lovell had a patient innings of 24 from 46 balls, but was bowled by Dave Mohabir, leaving the score at 82 for 7. A 51-run 10th-wicket partnership between Eliha Ramdat (43) and Darwin Joseph (21) made the game interesting, but Demerara held their nerve and took the final wicket, bowling out Essequibo for 158 all out. Mohabir had figures of 3 for 27 for 10 overs, while Ram had figures of 3 for 21 in 6 overs.
The competition is scheduled to continue on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, where ?Demerara are scheduled to play against Berbice at LBI while GCB Select XI take on Essequibo at Transport.