All roads lead to the historic Port Mourant Cricket Ground, which has produced seven Test cricketers, for exciting cricket this Sunday for the final of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Pepsi 50-Over First Division Round Robin Tournament.
The final will be played between overwhelming favourites Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets (RHTGG) led by former National Under-19 Captain Shawn Perriera and the Seon Hetmyer-led Young Warriors.
RHTGG, the dominant First-Division team in Berbice during 2018, easily defeated Blairmont Community Centre by 112 runs at the Area H Ground in the first semi-final while the Young Warriors Cricket Club got past Port Mourant by 33 runs in the
Shawn Perriera will lead Rose Hall Town (Brandon Corlette photo)
second semi-final at the Cumberland Ground. The Young Warriors Cricket Club, just two months ago, was a dormant cricket club and this tournament has been a dream return for the Anil Beharry-led youth and sport organisation.
RHTGG are the stronger team in each department of the game, but the Young Warriors cricket team make up for their shortcomings with passion and commitment under the inspirational leadership of Seon Hetmyer, the older brother of West Indies batting star Shimron Hetmyer. They would depend heavily on National Under-19 player Alex Algoo, Vishal Mohabir, all-rounder Linden Lewis, Berbice Under-19 player Trevlon Stanislaus and the talented Ricardo Ramdihal.
RHTGG’s bowling attack includes pace kings Clinton Pestano and Sylus Tyndall. In the spin department, senior and junior national players will be operating with the likes of Kevin Sinclair, Junior Sinclair, Jonathan Rampersaud, Eon Hooper, and Perriera. Berbice Under-19 left-arm spinner Keith Simpson will also offer support with his variety, along with the gifted Kevlon Anderson.
The batting line up will be spearheaded by the destructive opening duo Kevin and Junior Sinclair; the highly-talented Anderson who scored a brilliant century in the semi-finals; Pestano; Vidal Crandon; Chanderpaul Govindan; Eon Hooper and the promising 15-year-old Jonathan Rampersaud. The match starts at 09:30h and the winners would take home $100,000 while the runners-up would get $50,000.
