Vryman’s Erven upset favourites BEI to win inaugural Obesity Prevention Tapeball
Vryman’s Erven Secondary (VES) prevailed against all odds to win the final of the Rotary Club of New Amsterdam (RCNA) inaugural Childhood Obesity Prevention Inter-Secondary School Tapeball Cricket Competition.
In the final played on Friday at the Welfare Community Centre in East Canje, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), VES beat Berbice Educational Institute (BEI).
Batting first, BEI were restricted to 62-4 off their allotted 10 overs.
Ryan McPherson led the way with 35, with none of the other batters reaching double figures.
Bowling for VES, William Castello, J Conway and A Samuels each took a wicket apiece.
In reply, Man of the Match Seymeon Lindie got an unbeaten 19, and was supported by opener Adriel Samuels, who made 21.
VES reached the target of 64-3 with two balls to spare.
Castello, with eight wickets in the tournament, took the award for the best bowler in the tournament.
Vryman’s Erven Secondary won the Obesity Prevention Cricket Tournament
Apart from the trophy, VES took home $50,000 while $25,000 went to BEI as the losing finalists.
Six teams took part in the competition: New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School (NAMS); Tutorial Academy Secondary School (TASS), BEI, Berbice High School (BHS); Vryman’s Erven Secondary School (VES) and Canje Secondary School (CSS).
Each school team had at least two females and one of the females was required to bowl at least one over.
The competition was played on a round-robin basis with the schools divided into two groups. The top two of each group went on to the semi-finals.
The competition was played under the theme, “Exercise, eat healthy, stay healthy” and catered to students in Grades 7-9.
Assistant Governor for Rotary Guyana in waiting, Raffick Kassim, who will take up the position from July 1, announced that the competition will become a countrywide competition next year. (Andrew Carmichael)
