U17 Male Inter-County: Demerara, Berbice draw first blood
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-17 Male Inter-County 50-Over Tournament bowled off on Sunday at two venues, where Demerara and Berbice picked up victories.
The first match of the competition was held at Transport Cricket Ground in Thomas Lands, Georgetown between Demerara and a Select XI.
Michah Amsterdam (left) and Feaz Baksh had figures of 4 for 38
Demerara won the toss and opted to bat first. Shamar Apple was the game’s standout performer, scoring 83 off 58 balls, including four fours and eight mammoth sixes. Emmanuel Lewis also contributed with a patient innings of 42 from 44 balls inclusive of six fours. Marcel Nandu and Dave Mohabir made 31 and 32, respectively, with the final score being 298 all out. Shane Prince was the best bowler for the Select XI with figures of 3 for 60 in 8 overs.
In reply, the Select XI were outplayed and outclassed by an all-round bowling performance from Demerara, only managing 121 in 25.4 overs. Munesh Outar, Johnathan Mentore, Parmeshwar Ram and Patrice Fraser all took two wickets apiece.
Shamar Apple was outstanding with the bat making 83 of 58 balls
In the other game played at the LBI Ground, Berbice Under17 came up against Essequibo Under17. Berbice won the toss and elected to bat first. Romario Ramdeholl (54 balls, 50 runs) and Vishal Williams (24 balls) were the significant contributors in the first innings with the bat. Eron Benjamin had figures of 3 for 24, and Shazim Mohammed had figures of 2 for 20 in five overs. Berbice ended up with a score of 192 all out in 38 overs. Essequibo, in reply, fell 23 runs short of the total, with some batsmen failing to convert good starts into big innings. Ravesh Singh top-scored with 36 while Navindra Sankar and Benjamin got scores of 30 and 33, respectively. Both Feaz Baksh and Michah Amsterdam bowled well, picking four wickets for 38 runs in their 10 overs, restricting Essequibo to 169.
The tournament continues with round two today at the same venues.
