National all-rounder Kevin Sinclair showed up to conquer Young Warriors with a blistering 175 in the semi-final of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) two-day tournament.
Played at the Young Warriors Cricket Club ground, Sinclair’s 175 was matched by a classy 106 from opposing batter Seon Hetmyer, the older brother of Shimron Hetmyer. The match resulted in a draw, but Young Warriors denied Rose Hall Town first-innings points.
Batting first, Rose Hall Town posted a mammoth 403-8 declared from 88.3 overs.
Sinclair struck 15 fours and eight sixes in his 175. He was supported by Junior Sinclair, who made 51. Kevlon Anderson scored 40 while batting at number three.
Bowling for the first time in first-division cricket, Shimron Hetmyer claimed 2-27.
He was on a hat-trick when Rose Hall Town declared with two wickets left. Left-arm spinner Trevon Stanislaus claimed 2-109 from 27 overs.
In response, the runs continued to flow as Young Warriors posted 360-9 from 93 overs. In addition, Seon Hetmyer’s elegant 106 and Suresh Dhanai batting at number 10 scored an unbeaten 61 to deny Rose Hall Town first-innings points.
The older Hetmyer struck 15 fours and one six. Earlier, Martin Singh made 55 for Young Warriors, while Amir Khan made an unbeaten 35. Shimron Hetmyer, batting at four, made 21.
Bowling for Rose Hall Town, four spinners had two wickets each. Matthew Pottaya, Kevin Sinclair, Junior Sinclair, and Keith Simpson were in the wickets.
The last pair of Amir Khan and skipper Suresh Dhanai batted for over an hour to deny Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club a first innings victory.
The BCB Competitions Committee will now meet to determine what medium will be used to determine who will advance to the final of the tournament against Albion.
Importantly, Young Warriors played undefeated throughout the tournament.
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