… 12-wicket haul for Chandradat
ACHIEVERS Cricket Club of Lovely Lass, West Berbice, became the first team to advance to the quarter-finals of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) organised 2009 Leslie Amsterdam Memorial Under-17 cricket competition, when they defeated Rainbow Generation by an innings to end their Zone A preliminary rounds with an unassailable 30 points to win that zone.

In that match, Rainbow Generation who had done well to restrict Achievers to 125 in their first innings, struggled in their turn at the wicket as Achievers’ bowlers struck back with off-spinner Rajiv Kishun taking 4-13, pacer Cloid Marks 3-12 and left-arm spinner Renalto Grovesnor 2-8, as Rainbow Generation were bowled out for 45 in their first innings.

Being asked to follow on, they were bowled out for 57 in their second innings with Grovesnor taking 7- 21 to end with match figures of 9-29.

Off-spinner Devendra Chandradat took 6-18 and 6-15 respectively to end with bowling figures of 12-33 which enabled his team Crabwood Creek to defeat No.68 by eight runs in their fixture.

Scores from the matches played:

At Lovely Lass, Achievers beat Rainbow Generation by an innings and 23 runs.

Achievers took first strike and scored 115 with Sardat Harripaul making 31 against the bowling of Richard Mitchell who took 4-17 and Gregory Archibald 3-34.

Rainbow Generation found the bowling of Rajiv Kishun 4-13, Cloid Marks 3-12 and Renalto Grovesnor 2-8 too hot to handle and were bowled out for 45 and, being asked to follow on, faltered for 57, as Grovesnor grabbed 7- 21.

At Crabwood Creek, Crabwood Creek beat No.68 by eight runs.

Crabwood Creek: first innings 113 with Viendra Gooniah 3-16 and Anthony Durjodhan 2-22; and 51 with Dolaram Persaud 6-14 and Durjodhan 2- 22.

No.68 replied with 80 in their first innings, with Persaud contributing 24 while Chandradat took 6-18, and being asked to follow on, were bowled out for 76, with Chandradat returning to scalp 6-15.

At Rose Hall in Canje, Young Warriors took first innings points from Rose Hall Community Centre in their drawn match.

Rose Hall Community Centre batted first and made 103 with Kevin Ramdeen contributing 25 against the bowling of Jamal Parris who took 4-18 and Orlando Tanner with 2 -30.

Young Warriors replied with 153 to take first innings points, thanks to Totaram Sooknanan 36, Quesi Kendall 28, Linden Austin 24, even as Ramdeen returned with the ball to scalp 6-62. He received support from Udesh Imrit who took 4-58.