RHT and RHC to play in RL Construction BCB U15 final
Sohail Mohamed
The Area ‘H’ Ground will come alive today, Sunday August 20, when the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) hosts the ultimate game of its 2023 RL Construction Under-15 Tournament.
This tournament commenced earlier in the year with 18 teams participating. Rose Hall Town (RHT) Farfan and Mendes team advanced to the finals after defeating Bath, while Rose Hall Canje crushed Cotton Tree by a massive 184 runs in the other semi-final game.
Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes team would be led by national player Sohail Mohamed, while the visiting Rose Hall Canje team would be spearheaded by Adrian Hetmyer. Mohamed would be supported by Tameshwar Deonandan, Raffel McKenzie, Moonish Rampersaud, Aakash Sooklall, Dev Seepersaud, Leon Reddi and Kumalchan Ramnarace.
The Rose Hall Canje team would be led by Richard Ramdeholl, while Luke Amsterdam, Adil Hemraj and Brandon Grimmond would be supporting. The winning team, runner-up and Man of the Finals would receive trophies and cash prizes.
Adrian Heytmer
In the match in which Rose Hall Canje defeated Cotton Tree by 184 runs to advance to the finals, play took place at the Jai Hind Ground in Canje, and the RHCCC amassed 203 all out in 47.5 overs. National U13 vice-captain Richard Ramdehol top scored with a delightful 95 not out, and Luke Amsterdam contributed 26. Ramdehol was left unbeaten after he ran out of partners.
Bowling for Cotton Tree, David Alfred took 3 for 45, Fayad Gafoor took 2 for 31, and Arif Bacchus took 2 for 24. In response, first-time semi-finalists Cotton Tree CC were shot out for a paltry 19 runs scored from 8.1 overs, as medium pacers Adrian Hetymer and Adhil Hemraj created havoc. Heytmer claimed 4 for 6 from 4.1 overs, while took 4 for 12 from 4 impressive overs.
The tournament is being sponsored by Rondall Lewis of the RL Construction Ltd.