Demerara prevail in low-scoring thriller … Essequibo beat GCB President’s X1 by 59 runs
Left-arm spinner Chanderpaul Ramraj collects his man-of-the-match award.
Left-arm spinner Chanderpaul Ramraj collects his man-of-the-match award.

 

DEMERARA capitalised on a dismal Berbice batting display to win their second consecutive game in this year’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County Under-15 tournament, played yesterday at the Enmore Community Centre ground.
It was a complete performance by the Demerara bowlers, especially left-arm spinner Chanderpaul Ramraj (4-21), as they defended their total of 109-9, to win by ten runs.
In reply, Berbice never got going, and after losing wickets at regular intervals, they eventually folded for 99 inside the final over of the game. The hosts’ bowlers were spot on from ball one in the run chase, and were particularly effective in tandem, to put the brakes on the scoring, and in the process the visitors’ batsmen panicked.
Earlier, left-arm spinner Gourav Ramesh, in particular, discovered the turn available on the pitch, and was the main threat to the hosts’ batting line-up. He claimed 3-18 in his 10-over spell, while off-spinner Abdur Ramsammy (1-8), Daniel Dharamdat (1-21), and Marvan Prashad (1-10) were the other successful spinners.
After Demerara won the toss and decided to bat, scoring quickly wasn’t easy and the openers Shoaib Shaw, who top-scored with 36, and Mahindra Dindyal were visibly scratchy and nervous from the start. They could put together only 37 for the first wicket in 18.4 overs before Dindyal was dismissed off Ramsammy for 10.
Shaw, who continued to struggle, was joined by Chad Shivrattan, but the spinning combination produced another frustrating period for the hosts, despite the pair adding 41 for the second-wicket.
When Ramesh removed both Shaw and Shivrattan (17) off separate overs, and with the cream of the batting gone, the rest of the batsmen could not handle the pressure and also failed to make any impact.
Berbice then received an early jolt, losing opener Sarwan Chaitnarine (2), at the start of the fourth over to medium pacer Negusa Walters.
However, Ricardo Ramdial (15) and Dharamdat (2) added 22 before both were run-out, while Prashad (0), Anthony Williams (4) and Farouk Subhan (1), all failed to impress. Ramraj accounted for Prashad and Williams, while Andre Seepersaud claimed the wicket of Subhan, at 50-6.
The Berbician then rallied through a seventh-wicket stand from Reyad Karim and Ramsammy, which was worth 26 runs before both departed, with the score at 76-8. Akash Heralall (4) was then dismissed, and with 12 runs needed off the last over Saif Amoi was bowled off the third ball, which sealed the nervy win for the defending champions.
Meanwhile, in the other second round game played at Everest; Essequibo defeated the GCB President’s X1 by 59 runs. Scores made available to this publication indicated that Essequibo made 177-9. In reply the GCB President’s X1 were bowled out for 118 in 48.2 overs.
In tomorrow’s penultimate round Demerara take on GCB President’s X1 at Everest, while Berbice will play Essequibo at Police.

 

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