Smartt inspires New Amsterdam/Canje to runner-up spot
BCB/RHTY&SC/Nand Persaud Co Ltd 50-over female tournament…
Former West Indies player Tremayne Smartt on Saturday last proved that she still has a lot left in the tank by turning in a brilliant all-round performance to lead her team New Amsterdam/ Canje to an easy victory over West Berbice in the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC)/Nand Persaud Co Ltd 50-over female tournament.
Tremayne Smartt
Smartt top-scored with an unbeaten 75 before taking three wickets to lead her team to the runner-up position in the three-team tournament.
Rose Hall Town Metro had defeated West Berbice by a whopping 326 runs and New Amsterdam/Canje by 96 runs last week to emerge as champions. New Amsterdam/Canje won the toss and elected to bat first. They amassed 262 for 7 from their allotted 50 overs.
Smartt, who hit four boundaries in her top score, received support from R Grimmond (32) and Ashmini Munisar (27). Devona Frank – who had figures of 1 for 36 in 10 overs; T Isaacs – who secured 1 wicket for 41 runs in nine overs and D Small – who took 2 for 32, were the successful bowlers for West Berbice, which showed remarkable improvement from their first match against RHT Metro. Needing to score 263 from 50 overs to win, West Berbice were bowled out for 117 with national players Kantana Mentore scoring 41 not out.
Smartt (3 for 25) and Under-19 medium pacer Jamie Campbelle (3 for 34) were the main bowlers for the home team. BCB President Hilbert Foster stated that he was fully aware that enough female cricket was not being played in Guyana and this was a major frustration for the female cricketers. This, Foster stated, is owing to the fact that the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club is the only club in Guyana to have a full female team.
He urged other established clubs to invest in female cricket, and committed the BCB in 2020 to organise several other tournaments along with numerous developmental programmes for females. Special thanks were expressed to the RHTY&SC and the management of the Nand Persaud Co Ltd for their support.
