GCB U15 Inter-County tournament: Berbice, Demerara stay on top

Despite the threat of rain, Berbice and Demerara’s Under-15 teams picked up their second victory in the ongoing Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U15 Inter-County tournament, when it continued on Tuesday.

Demerara beat Essequibo by 67 runs (D/L)
At the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Ground in Queenstown, Georgetown, Demerara opener Parmeshwar Ram, fresh off his century this past weekend, continued his fine form by registering a half-century, hitting five fours and a six in his 51.
His opening partner, Khush Seegobin sadly missed out on a half-century, as he was dismissed for a solid 49 (4×4, 1×6), sharing 95 at the top of the order with Ram.
All-rounder Shamar Apple finished proceedings with 20 off 15 balls including three fours to help further propel Demerara to 149-8.
Essequibo spinner Jathniel Nurse continued his fine form, claiming 3-30 with support from Shazim Mohamed, who grabbed 2-12.

Chasing almost 150 in overcast weather conditions, Essequibo were restricted to 82-8 in 17.4 overs. Owing to the weather and the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, the Cinderella County boys needed to have 130 runs at the 17.4 over mark, in order to secure the win.
Demerara skipper Emmanuel Lewis wrecked the opposition with figures of 3-29, with support coming from Mickel Sharma, who had stingy returns of 2-1.
Omarion Smith (16); Erron Benjamin (14); Nurse (13) and opener Justin Dowlin (12), were the only players to get out of the blocks for Essequibo.

Berbice beat Select XI by 25 runs (D/L)
Over at the Malteenoes Ground at Thomas Lands, Berbice U15 posted 134-7 after seeing out their 20 overs while batting first. After a shaky start in the opening round, skipper Adrian Hetmyer immediately returned to form with a crisp 45-ball 55 (4×4, 1×6) to lead his team’s batting innings.
Opener Chamesh Seenauth scored a run-a-ball 22 (1×4, 1×6) while Sohail Mohamed resisted with 21 off 16 (2×4, 1×6) and Lakeram Singh (15), chipped in with runs in support of their captain.
Wickets were shared among the Select XI bowlers, led by Gilbert Griffith (3-20), with a wicket each from Danvir Seegobin and Ahil Beharry.
In reply, the Select XI had a positive approach to the chase, but overs expired, leaving them 109-5 at the end of the innings and way behind the required rate for the DLS method.
Openers Seegobin (22) and Ravid Fredericks (21) gave their team the ideal start. But after their dismissals, Rovaldo Parciara slammed a brisk 25 off 15 consisting of two sixes and a four, but no other batter could reach double figures for the Select XI, as Richard Ramdehol picked up 3-22 for Berbice.
Round 3 of the GCB U15 Inter-County tournament continues on Thursday, with an anticipated clash between Berbice and Demerara at the DCC Ground while Select XI and Essequibo will do battle at Malteenoes Ground.