Kendall’s Union Stars win “Brother” Appiah Memorial title
Under overcast skies and on a pitch with lots of moisture, the star studded Kendall’s Union Sports Stars emerged champions of the Ramnarine ‘Brother’ Appiah T20 one-day tournament played at the Kendall’s Union Cricket Ground, No 19 Village, Berbice.
The champions beat arch rival Kendall’s Union Sports Club (KUSC) in a nail biting final by 7 wickets in a game reduced to 8 overs a side due to fading light.
In the first semifinal, Seawell won the toss and took first strike scoring 71 for 9
Mukesh Appiah left, presents trophy to captain of the winning team
wickets off their 10 overs allotment with Martin Baker and J. Chunilall contributing 15 runs each. Bowling for KUSC, Samuel Baker and Ravin Seecharran took two wickets apiece.
In reply, KUSC raced to their 9-wicket victory after finishing on 74 for one off 7.2 overs with Daniel Baker leading the way with 45 not out (4×6; 4×4). E Garnett supported with an unbeaten 26.
In the second semifinal, Kendall’s Union Sports Stars (KUSS) plundered Jai Hind by 59 runs after trashing their bowling to all parts of the ground to amass 126 for 2 off their 10 overs. Former national under 19 player Khemraj Mahadeo made 47 not out and got support from another import, former national wicketkeeper/batsman Delbert Hicks with 46 and Dasrath Debiden 23.
In reply, Jai Hind struggled to 69 for 5 off ten overs with Khemraj Sumair 22, Balram Baldeo and Anil Beharry 14 (n.o) each offered resistance. Joshua Tayah took 2 wickets for the winning team.
In the grand final, KUSC batted first and made 60 for 3 off 8 overs with Errol Garnett scoring an unbeaten 23 and Seecharran 16. Tayah took 2 wickets. In reply, KUSS made 63 for 3 in the final over to win by 7 wickets. Debiden, Mahadeo and Rudolph Baker made double figures.
The champions took home a trophy and a cash incentive while the runner-up received cash as well. Tayah was named Man of the Match in final while Daniel Baker and Mahadeo were Players of the Match in the semifinals.
Mukesh Appiah, son of the late Ramnarine Appiah thanked everyone who made the event possible which was held in honour his late father.
