Young Warriors register 10-wicket win over West B’ce
BCB/Banks Beer 2-Day 1st Division tournament…
– Rose Hall Town win in one day
Most sport organisations in Guyana have already closed off their calendar of events for the year, but the cricket season in Berbice continues to be action-packed as the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) pushes ahead with its crowded 2019 season.
The BCB on Saturday hosted the second leg of the historic Banks Beer two-day First-Division tournament as teams battled for a place in the semi-finals.
Trevon Stanislaus bowls during his 8-103 while Suresh Dhanai, who had 7-59, looks on
At the Area H Ground in Rose Hall Town, the home team defeated Port Mourant Cricket Club by an innings and 135 runs. Batting first, Port Mourant were bundled out for 62, with Michael Fraser top-scoring with 24 not out. Former Guyana Under-19 fast bowler Sylus Tyndall took 5 for 8 while skipper Eon Hooper took 3 for 10. Rose Hall Town Namilco Thunderbolt Flour then rattled up 252 for 6 declared, with West Indies Emerging Players’ Kevin Sinclair (70); Delbert Hicks (67) and Jason Sinclair (41) being the principal scorers. Medium pacer Joshua Ramsammy took 4 for 74. With a deficit of 190 runs, the visitors were dismissed for 55 in their second innings as Berbice’s top First-Division team wrapped up the game. Ramsammy returned with the bat to score 31 as spinners Kevin Sinclair (4 for 26); Keith Simpson (2 for 4) and Junior Sinclair (2 for 6) bowled well.
RHT Namilco Thunderbolt Flour, Albion Community Centre Cricket Club (ACCCC) and Young Warriors CC registered outright victories while Tucber Park picked up first innings points. RHT Namilco Thunderbolt and ACCCC are expected to advance from Zone B while Young Warriors CC and Tucber Park are ahead in Zone A.
Young Warriors CC registered their first victory in the competition by defeating West Berbice by 10 wickets at the Cumberland Ground in East Canje. West Berbice batted first and were bowled out for 124 with Akeem Blackman and Kareem Mentore being the top scorers. Left-arm spinner Trevon Stanislaus continued to impress with 5 for 42 while medium pacer Suresh Dhanai took 3 for 22.
The home team, in response, reached 241 all out with Linden Austin (53); Carl Gilgeous (38); Dhanai (30) and Vishal Mohabir (30) batting well.
Leon Andrews took 6 for 35 while Jayden Samuels bagged 3 for 41 for the visitors. West Berbice batting a second time, facing a deficit of 117 runs, were dismissed for 187 despite a brilliant 119 from former Berbice player Andrews, who tore into the home team’s bowlers. Dhanai completed a good all-round match with 4 for 42. Young Warriors CC required 71 runs in the last hour in fading light, but blasted their way to 75 without loss in 10.3 overs with openers Alex Algoo hitting 30 and Ricardo Ramdehol, 32.
