ROSE Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB), produced a clinical display to dispose of arch rivals Albion Community Centre by 29 runs in the Berbice Zone Final of the 2009 Neal and Massy National 40 Overs First Division Cricket Competition played on Saturday, at the Rose Hall Community Centre Ground in Canje.

Skipper Esuan Crandon with a swashbuckling unbeaten (47) and fine knocks of (43) and (38) respectively from Assad Fudadin and Khemraj Mahadeo ensured Rose Hall Town to a respectable 191 for six in their allotment of 40 overs before left-arm-spinner Ravi Narine bagged four for 31 to send Albion packing for 162, having batted 36.1 overs.

The win ensured Rose Hall Town being crowned the Berbice Champions while at the same time also booking their passage to Essequibo for the October 7th national semi, where they will come up against the Essequibo Zone winners.

Albion on the other hand, having also qualified for the national semis by virtue of a Berbice team being the defending champions, will meet the Demerara Zone champions at home also on October 7th.

Sent in to bat on a good batting track, Fudadin and Mahadeo shared in a brilliant 85 runs fourth wicket stand that lasted 20 overs after joining forces with their team in trouble at 31 for three in the 11th over before Crandon whose knock was spiced with three sixes and a four launched a brutal assault on the Albion bowlers towards the end of the innings.

Narsingh Deonarine who was by far the most expensive Albion bowler, finished with three for 62 off seven overs while fellow off-spinner Ranga Lachigadu had one for 21, and leg-spinners Davendra Bishoo and Sewnarine Chattergoon one each for 21 and 31 respectively.

In Albion’s effort with the bat, only national Under 19 batsman Jonathan Foo showed some fight with a classy (72), an innings decorated with two sixes and five fours.

Supporting the burly Mahadeo were medium pacer Micheal Cummings with two for 31 and off-spinner Eon Hooper with two for 35