THE CUMBERLAND Cricket Ground in Canje will come alive tomorrow, when the best Under-15 players in Berbice clash in the final of this year’s Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)-organised, National Communications Network-sponsored Under-15 Inter-zone competition.
Defending champions Lower Corentyne will be hard-pressed to defend their title against a formidable and confident New Amsterdam/Canje team, while losing semi-finalists Upper Corentyne and West Berbice will go face to face for third place at the Port Mourant ground.
Daniel Lewis will lead the Lower Corentyne team and will have in his support cast, Brandon Prashad, Balchan Baldeo, Tyrone Poornauth, Joshua Holder and Vemen Ramoo.
Exciting national Under-19 opening batsman Shimron Hetmyer will be the key to the hosts’ success, and he will be supported by Leon Andrew, Clinton Lindie, Jermaine Henry and Richard Henry.
Clearly disappointed with their semi-final performances, West Berbice and Upper Corentyne will surely seek to improve and win the third place, with West Berbice having in their lineup, Greisan Grant, Parmanand Ramdhan and Akeem Miller, while Upper Corentyne will be led by skipper Deon Esau, Jameel Jackman and Rajiv Bickram.
Both games commence at 09:00hrs and the first innings will be limited to 55 overs per side, with the winners taking home a trophy and $40 000, the runners-up $25 ,000, while the third- and fourth-placed finishers will receive $15 000 and $10 000 respectively.
The man-of-the-final will receive $3 000 and a trophy, while officials of the state-owned NCN and BCB will meet the teams before the start of the final and also participate in the distribution of prizes at the conclusion of the games.