Port Mourant trounce Rose Hall Town in Tenelec U-15 match
With cricket successfully returned to the ancient county of Berbice, Port Mourant brushed aside Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes team by 31 runs in the Tenelec Under-15 50-over tournament played on Friday at the Area H Ground on the Corentyne.
Port Mourant players celebrating the fall of the first wicket
Defending U-15 champions Port Mourant scored 109 all out in 28 overs, while Rose Hall Town stumbled to 79 all out in 27.5 overs. Batting first, Port Mourant reached 109 on the strength of 23 runs scored by Navin Boodwah, who also had bowling figures of 3-16 in 5.5 overs.
Navin Boodwah top-scored with 23 and claimed three wickets
Besides Navin Boodwah’s 23, Vishal Williams made 18, and a total of 31 extras from Rose Hall Town propped up Port Mourant’s total.
Matthew Pereira claimed 2-6 in three overs, while Sohil Mohammed had 2-18 in six overs.
Port Mourant displayed poor running between the wickets, and as a result lost six batsmen by the run-out route.
The Rose Hall top order failed to fire, as right-arm pacer Shamul Daniels produced early wickets. Only Pereira reached double figures for Rose Hall Town, with a score of 13, which included one four.
In addition to Budwah’s 3-16, Daniels had 2-17 and Ravin Budwaj had 2-20. Port Mourant would want to extend dominance in their next round on Sunday November 28 against Albion. (Brandon Corlette)
