Wins for Albion, Port Mourant and Rose Hall in exciting round 1

BCB/Pepsi 50-Over Tournament

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday last bowled off yet another tournament in its historic calendar year. This time around, it hosted the first round of the Pepsi 50-Over Tournament.
The Tournament is being contested by 11 First-Division teams on a round-robin basis. The teams vying for the top prize are divided into two zones with Zone A consisting of six teams and Zone B, five teams. Albion Community Centre, Port Mourant Cricket Club, Rose Hall Canje Cricket Club and Young Warriors Cricket Club all registered victories in the first round. Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets cricket team drew the bye while the Blairmont Community Centre vs West Berbice match was postponed due to the Elizabeth Styles Under-21 Tournament Final.
At the Number 69 Ground, former Berbice batsman Kandasammy Surujnarine stroked a majestic 132 which included 13 boundaries as Albion Community Centre amassed 236 all out. Kevin Umroa supported with 38, as Omesh Khemraj (3-26); Latchman Roopchand (2-42) and Naeem Yacoob (2-17) bowled well for Upper Corentyne.
In response, the home team were bowled out for 196 in 46.2 overs as Devendra Budhoo (71); Terrence Budhoo (36); Latchman Roopchand (18) and Lakeram Latchman (17) batted well.
Bowling for Albion Community Centre, Mahendra Chaitram bagged 4-33, Karran Arjpaul 2-48 and Kevin Umroa 2-25.
At the Rose Hall Canje Welfare Ground, the home team created a major upset by defeating Tucber Park Cricket Club by four wickets. Rose Hall Canje bowled the visitors out for 165 in 47 overs with Clifford Lindie (26) and Quacy Mickle (21) being the principal scorers. Ameer Rahaman (2-21) and Balram Samaroo (2-30) were the best bowlers for Rose Hall Canje, who in reply raced to 166 for 6 from 31 overs. Attacking opener Martin Singh was out on 97 while Samaroo supported with an unbeaten 46. Devon Clements took 3 for 20 in a losing cause for Tucber Park.
Meanwhile, Port Mourant Cricket Club defeated Skeldon Cricket Club by six wickets at the Scottsburg Ground.
At the Cumberland Ground, the Young Warriors Cricket Club making a grand return to Berbice First-Division Cricket defeated Police Cricket Club by 65 runs. Young Warriors made 169 all out in 41 overs, with Kassim Khan (79), Seon Hetmyer (24) and Suresh Dhanai (16) being the top scorers as Jamal Jarvis (3-30) and Brentnol Woolford (3-2) bowled well for the lawmen. In reply, Police Cricket Club was bowled out for 104 in 29 overs, as only Delbert Hicks (36) and Brentnol Woolford (12) reached double figures. Kassim Khan (3-21); Trevlon Stanislaus (3 -15) and Linden Austin (2-19) were the main bowlers who destroyed the Police batting line-up.

The Tournament will continue this Saturday with the following matches:
Blairmont Cricket Club v Tucber Park Cricket Club @ Cumberland Ground
Police Cricket Club v West Berbice Cricket Association @ Bath
Young Warriors Cricket Club v Rose Hall Canje Cricket Club @ Rose Hall Canje Welfare Ground
Albion Cricket Club v Port Mourant Cricket Club @ Port Mourant
Rose Hall Town Gizmos &Gadgets v Upper Corentyne Cricket Assoc @ No 69 Ground