Port Mourant Secondary advance to final, JC Chandisingh cruise into semi
RHTY&SC/BCB/GBTI Inter-Secondary School Tournament…
Port Mourant Secondary School defeated Central Corentyne Secondary School by nine wickets to advance to the final of the Berbice Cricket Board/Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club/Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Region Six Inter-Secondary Schools Under-19 Cricket Tournament. The Port Mourant Secondary School team drew the bye into the final while JC Chandisingh Secondary defeated arch-rivals Berbice High School (BHS) by 43 runs to reach the lone semi-final, where they would clash with the Berbice Educational Institute (BEI) to decide the other finalist.
Rampertab Ramnauth remains the key for Port Mourant Secondary
Play in the tournament restarted after it was postponed for five months owing to the long rainy season and August holidays. The Tournament, sponsored by GBTI
Ltd, was organised under the RHTY&SC Say Yes to Education and Sports programme.
Central Corentyne Secondary School won the toss against Port Mourant Secondary and elected to bat at the Port Mourant Cricket Ground. They were bowled out for 39 in 18 overs as Tyrese Smartt top-scored with 10. Guyana Under-15 player Matthew Pottaya claimed three wickets for three runs. Needing to score 40 to win, Port Mourant Secondary School raced to 43 from 6.3 overs as West Indies Under-15 star Rampertab Ramnauth ended on 22 not out.
At the Area H Ground, JC Chandisingh
Jonathan Rampersaud will be leading the JC Chandisingh team (Brandon Corlette photos)
batted first after losing the toss and reached 150 for 7 off their allotted 20 overs. Guyana junior all-rounder Jonathan Rampersaud stroked a solid 53, which was decorated with three fours and two sixes, and received support from Riyah Mohabir (29); Surendra Ramcharitar (18) and Jeremy Sandia (18).
Bowling for BHS, Seeram took 2 for 8 while Abdul Ramsammy grabbed 2 for 26. In response, BHS were restricted to 107-9 with Zeynul Ramsammy (11) and Seeram (15) being the only batsmen to reach double figures. Left-arm spinners Lucas Arthur (2 for 16) and former national player Pavendra Ganesh (4 for 16) bowled well for JC Chandisingh Secondary School.
