BCB/NBS 40 Overs Second Division Tournament…
ꟷ Player dies from suspected heart attack during match
The New Building Society (NBS) 40-over second division cricket tournament continued last weekend under administration of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) with several teams advancing to the playoff stage.
Sadly, however, the cricketing community in Berbice was thrown into shock and was silenced by the death of 48-year-old Parmeshwar Badri Narrain, which occurred during the 3rd round match between the #48 Challengers, for which he had played, and the #68 Turn Team. Narrain apparently suffered a heart attack while sitting in the pavilion after his dismissal.
BCB officials, President Hilbert Foster and Public Relations Officer Simon Naidu, have visited Narrain’s widow and family, to whom they offered words of comfort and handed over a quantity of items to assist the family to hold a nightly wake.
The teams that have advanced to the playoff stage are Rose Hall Tigers, Fyrish, Skeldon, Cut and Load, Bomb Squad and #64 Marines. Numerous matches have been affected by heavy rainfall and franchise cricket, and would be rescheduled for play next weekend as the BCB strives to complete the payoff matches by the middle of November.
Scores from the matches played are as follows:
1: Crabwood Creek Sports Club (CCSC) defeated #52 Survival by 195 runs at the Crabwood Creek Ground.
CCSC made 314 for 5 from 35 overs, with Lionel Seegobin contributing 119 not out, Naresh Deo contributing 68, and Darshan Challitar 55. R. Rampertab took 2 for 25 from 4 overs.
#52 Survival rfeplied with 167 for 9 from 35 overs. M. Kendall contributed 28 and N. Toolsie 24. D. Challitar took 3 for 23 from 7 overs.
2: #68 Darkender Superstars beat #66 Giants by 4 wickets at the #66 Cricket Ground. #66 Giants made 45 all out from 16 overs, of which Andrew Tahal contributed 11. Dolaram Persaud took 2 for 12 from 4 overs, and Govin Harrisingh took 2 for 2 from one over.
#68 Darkender replied with 46 for 6 from 10 overs. Andel Jones contributed 17 and Rayan Parag 15. Jason Boodram took 3 for 17 from 5 overs, and Rickey Roopram took 3 for 21 from 5 overs.
3: #64 Fighting Marines beat Scottsburg United by 8 wickets at Scottsburg. Scottsburg United scored 84 all out from 19.3 overs, with Shahab Rasheed contributing 34 and Bahresh Sahadeo 13. Shiraz Khan took 5 for 16 from 7 overs.
#64 Marines replied with 88 for 4 from 20.1 overs. Leonard Sandy contributed 24 and Steve Embrack 20. Saif Kamal took 2 for 14 from 4 overs.
4: #43 Scorpions defeated Yakusari
Horizons by 191 runs at the #43 Cricket Ground. #43 Scorpions made 249 for 8 from 25 overs, with Orvin Baldeo contributing 53, Melvin Baldeo 41, and Ramesh Sooknauth 38. Toney Ramsundar took 4 for 50 from 5 overs.
Yakusari Horizons replied with 58 all out in 16 overs, with K. Amin contributing 16. Farook Drepaul took 5 for 7 from 5 overs, and M. Harvey took 3 for 10 from 3 overs.
5: Dukestown defeated Radha Krishna Academy by 57 runs at the #72 Cut and Load Cricket Ground. Dukestown scored 102 all out in 17.1 overs, with Kevin Clarke contributing 27. Khemraj Dhup took 4 for 14 from 6.1 overs, and Sanjay Deochand took 3 for 18 from 4 overs.
Radha Krishna Academy replied with 57 all out in 18.1 overs. Kevin Heraj scored 16 of those runs, while Wayne Garnette took 3 for 10 from 5 overs.
6: #72 Cut and Load beat #73 Young Warriors by 5 wickets at the #73 Ground. #73 Young Warriors scored 112 all out in 38 overs, with V. Latchman contributing 36. Rishi Persaud took 3 for 15 from 8 overs.
#72 Cut and Load replied with 113 for 5 from 15.2 overs, with Rishi Persaud contributing 26 and Devanand Chatterpaul 20. Lakeram Latchman took 3 for 25 from 8 overs.
7: #71 Cricket Club defeated All Family Cricket Club by 30 runs at the #71 Ground. #71 scored 235 all out in 36 overs, with K. Roopraj contributing 51, L. Ramsud 50, and R. Persaud 24. Riza Hakim took 5 for 41 from 8 overs.
All Family CC replied with 205 all out in 33 overs, with Ashraf Kayum contributing 50, and Boojnarine Rampersaud 30.
L. Paresar took 3 for 47 from 7 overs, and L. Ramsud took 3 for 42 from 8 overs.
8: Skeldon Titans beat #70 MYO by 7 wickets at #70 MYO Ground. #70 MYO scored 191 all out in 38 overs, with J. Rasheed contributing 50, Jameel Asad 35, and Areef Khan 25. Claude Felix took 4 for 35 from 8 overs that included two maidens.
Skeldon Titans responded with 192 for 3 from 22 overs. Gajendra Ramnarine made 60 not-out, Sherwin Murray 37, and Anthony Seeraj 35. Salim Khan took 2 for 42 from 6 overs.
9: Skeldon Titans beat #52 Cricket Club by 9 wickets at the #52 Cricket Ground. #52 scored 101 all out in 38 overs, with Michael Kendall contributing 36 and Devendra Rohoman 33. Sherwin Murray took 3 for 19 from 8 overs, and Amzan Appalsammy took 3 for 15 from 5 overs.
Skeldon Titans responded with 102 for one from 11 overs, with Gajendra Ramnarine contributing 30 not-out, Anthony Seeraj 32, and Jerry Moore 27 not-out. Ravindra Matadin took one for 15 from 3 overs.
10: Fyrish defeated Kildonan by 4 runs at Fyrish. Fyrish scored 136 all out in 16.3 overs, with Youvindra Chinapen contributing 32 and Sayaad Bacchus 24. A. Williams took 2 for 24 from 3.3 overs. Kildonan responded with 132 all out from 20 overs. S. Seelall contributed 50 and A. Emanuel 30. Youvindra Chinapen took 4 for 27 from 4 overs.
11: Kendall’s Union defeated Edinburgh by 3 wickets at the Edinburgh Cricket Ground. Edinburgh scored 175 all out in 37.2 overs, with G. De Jesus contributing 64 and L. Sachara 30. D. Garnett took 3 for 18 from 6 overs, and E. Baker took 3 for 23 from 8 overs.
Kendall’s Union responded with 176 for 7 from 31 overs, with E. Garnett contributing 63, and G. Hitnarine 21.
B. Ragbeer took four for 47 from 7 overs.
