Arch rivals Demerara and Berbice will suit up for battle in today’s final of the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) Dave West Indian Imports Inter-County U15 tourney at the iconic Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Bourda Ground.
Both sides have been playing steady youth cricket with Berbice, the defending champs, hammering all oppositions as they reached the finals unbeaten.
When the two teams met in the preliminary stage of the tournament, the toss was crucial and could be the same again today (John Ramsingh photo)
Demerara, despite losing just one game, will psychologically enter this match with a bit of hindrance as it was Berbice, more so off-spinner Jonathon Rampersaud with his five wicket haul who handed them their only loss of the competition.
Berbice has been playing as a team and have reaped the rewards for their consistency. Skipper Zeynul Ramsammy has been among the runs for his team while Rampersaud wily off-spin has managed to fetch him 13 wickets from his three games, the most in the tournament. Rampersaud has the only five wicket haul of the tournament which ironically came against today’s opponents.
Rampersaud was beautifully supported by Jeremy Sandia who has bagged 4-10 and 3-2 already while Boodram Lakeraj has been consistent with five wickets in total. No team has passed 68 against their bowling attack.
On the other hand, Demerara will want revenge after being blow out in round two at the hands of the champions. They will call upon the likes of national under-15 player, Shamar Yearwood, captain Mavindra Dindyal, Nicholas Rajpat, Zachary Jodha and Rommel Datterdeen in their quest for the prestigious title.
Weather permitting, a keen battle looms when the action gets underway at the scheduled 09:30h start time.
