Bramble dominates in Albion’s double-header victories with 54 and 82*

NATIONAL wicketkeeper/batsman Anthony Bramble dominated Albion Community Centre Cricket Club’s batting show last weekend, when action in the 2014 Berbice Cricket Board/Carib Beer first division T20 cricket competition continued with three Zone C (Corentyne) matches.In Albion’s first match of their double-header last Sunday, they faced Port Mourant Cricket Club and opting to bat first scored 147 all out off 19.5 overs, with Bramble who opened their batting hitting seven fours and two sixes in the topscore of 54.
Left-arm spinner Bisham Deolall took 4 for 17 and Yudendra Harrinarine 2 for 25 for Port Mourant who in reply, found the going tough against the all-spin Albion attack on a spinners-friendly wicket and could muster only 69 for 9 in 20 overs, as Shiraz Ramcharran, Jonathan Foo and Veerapen Permaul took two wickets each.
In their second match of the day, this time against Skeldon Community Centre, Bramble again dominated, hitting an unbeaten 82 (7×4, 4×6), which together with Berbice opener Kandasammy Surujnarine saw him add 103 for the first wicket, and 78 for the third with Foo, as Albion rattled up 208 for 3.
Of that score, Surujnarine made 24 and Foo 68 which included five fours and four sixes, before the home team bundled out Skeldon for 82 in 13 overs, In reply, Skeldon CC were bundled out for a meagre 82 in 13 overs in reply.
Tameshwar Ramoutar topscored with 22, as Veerasammy Permaul took 2 for 0 from 5 balls, Gudakesh Motie 2 for 19 and Veerapen Permaul 2 for 28 from 4 overs for the victorious Albion lineup.
In the other match of the day, GuyTrac Upper Corentyne off-spinner Lakeram Latchman took 4 for 17 from 2 overs in Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets’ 95 for 7 made in the 12 allotted overs.
Delbert Hicks topscored with 41 and Royston Crandon supported with 26 for RHTGG, even as medium pacer Lakeram Roopchand supported Latchman with 2 for 24, bowling for GuyTrac Upper Corentyne who replied with 65 for 6 in 12 overs. Keon Sinclair took 2 for 8.