Swammy bags 6 for 4 to highlight latest round of play

BCB/Hetmyer Intermediate Cricket Tournament

The Shimron Hetmyer-sponsored Berbice Cricket Board/Hetmyer Intermediate 40-Over Cricket Tournament continued with several matches recently being played across the Ancient County. More than 40 teams started the knockout tournament, which is being used by the Berbice Cricket Board’s Developmental Programme as a bridge between Second Division and First Division.
Several outstanding performances were recorded during the recent round of matches, including Leon Swammy of Tucber Park Cricket Club taking 6 wickets for an incredible 4 runs against the Edinburgh Cricket Club.
The following is a summary of the matches played:
At Whim Ground, Rose Hall Town Pepsi defeated Whim National Cricket Club by 130 runs.
Rose Hall Town Pepsi posted 216-8 in 40 overs. Top scoring were Kevlon Anderson with 59, Jonathan Rampersaud with 42, Kevin Sinclair with 36, and Junior Sinclair with 26. Bowling for Whim, P. Vankenic snared 4-46, and Mahendra Charran 2-34.
In reply, Whim National Cricket Club folded for 86 all out in 20 overs. Kevlon Anderson with 5-20 and Kevin Sinclair with 2-11 were the chief tormentors.
At Tain Ground, Courtland Cricket Club defeated Tain Block Four Cricket Club by 261 runs.
Courtland Cricket Club made an impressive 316 all out in 30 overs. F. Crandon scored 80, Troy Mathieson scored 64, Levi Thomas 60, Joel Johnson 33. They were the main scorers, as M. Rabindranauth bagged 4-53 and M. Mangal 2-68.
Tain Block Four Cricket Club folded for 55 all out in 16 overs. Wesley Crandon took 3-28, and John Percival 4-15.
At Betsy Ground in East Canje, Tucber Park Cricket Club defeated Betsy Ground by 9 wickets. Betsy Ground Cricket Club posted 87 all out in 26.3 overs, as Kwesi Mickle struck with 5-14. Tucber Park Cricket Club successfully chased the total, ending on 88-1 in 13.2 overs, as M. Mickle led the way with 29.
At Edinburgh Ground, Tucber Park Cricket Club defeated Edinburgh Cricket Club by 149 runs.
Tucber Park Cricket Club made 205-8 in 40 overs. Leading the scoring were Kwesi Maltay with 55 and Garfield Benjamin with 38. Bowling for Edinburgh, C. Hope took 3-27, and S. Nicholson took 2-30.
In the end, Edinburgh Cricket Club fell for 56 all out in 20.2 overs, as Leon Swammy bagged 6-4.
At Scottsburg Ground, Skeldon Titans Cricket Club defeated No. 70 Spartans Cricket Club by 6 wickets.
No. 70 Spartans Cricket Club fell for 86 all out in 30.1 overs. Sherwin Murray took 2-26, Faoud Bacchus took 3-14 and Totaram Rajaram took 4-22 as they led the bowling attack.
Skeldon Titans Cricket Club ended on 87-4 in 20.2 overs, as Sherwin Murray top scored with 38 not out despite N. Yacoob taking 2 for 18.
At Cumberland Ground, Young Warriors Cricket Club defeated Guymine Cricket Club by 21 runs.
Young Warriors Cricket Club made 236-6 in 40 overs. Top scoring were Linden Austin with 49, Alex Algoo with 49, Seon Hetmyer with 48 and Suresh Dhanai with 26. Bowling for Guymine, Michael West took 2-47, and Kevin Ramoutar took 2-43.
Guymine Cricket Club posted 215 all out in 39.4 overs. Martin Singh’s 45 and Rocky Hutson’s 51 weren’t enough. Bowling for the warriors were Seon Hetmyer with 2-26, Linden Austin with 3-23 and Sanjay Khan with 3-33.
At Paradise Ground, D’ Edward Cricket Club defeated Paradise Cricket Club by a mere two runs.
D’ Edward Cricket Club made 170 all out in 33.4 overs. Leading the runs were A. Khan with 26, E. Abel with 38 and R. Boodram with 33.
Bowling for Paradise were E. Fordyce with 4-35, F. Wilson with 2-15 and T. Miller with 2-30.
Paradise Cricket Club fell two runs short of the target, making 168 all out in 32 overs, despite D. Phillips scoring 37, E. Carmichael scoring 31, and T. Miller scoring 33.
Bowling for D’ Edward, H. Lalsa took 5-35, and H. Harilall 2-31. West Indies Player Shimron Hetmyer is sponsoring the tournament as part of his commitment to Berbice Cricket.