FAST and hostile bowling from Clinton Pestano and an aggressive innings from Delbert Hicks, ensured Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets (RHTGG) record an easy 8-wicket victory over Universal DVD Club Young Warriors in the first semi-final of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Tenelec Inc 50 overs competition at the Area ‘H’ Ground last Saturday.

Pestano claimed his second successive five wicket haul (5-49) to bowl out the opposition for 109 off 23 overs, following which, Hicks blasted unbeaten 62 as the home team raced to 113 for 2 from 17.1 overs.
Batting first after winning the toss, Young Warriors lost both openers in Shimron Hetmyer (00) and Richard Ramdeen (04), who were both dismissed by Pestano to be 7 for 2 in the third over of their innings.
They stumbled to 35 for 5 in the 7th over after losing Linden Austin for 11, Seon Hetmyer 03 and Kevin Ramdeen 03, before Balram Samaroo (28) and Rocky Beepat 12 added 30 for the sixth wicket to help revive the team, before Beepat was caught by Lloydel Lewis off Pestano.
Following the demise of Beepat, Universal DVD Young Warriors were finally dismissed for a meager 109, with Pestano receiving support from Renwick Batson and Shawn Pereira who both took a wicket each.
In their turn at the wicket, RHTGG who needed to score 110 from 50 overs, lost Batson (07) when he was trapped lbw by Suresh Dhanai (1-28), before Hicks and Khemraj Mahadeo (26, 2×6, 2×4 added 73 for the second wicket in 12 overs.
Mahadeo was dismissed by Kevin Ramdeen (1-44), but that was the last success for Universal DVD Club Young Warriors, as Rajiv Ivan joined Hicks who struck five sixes and the same number of fours in his unbeaten innings, to calmly guide RHTGG home, with Ivan being unbeaten on 8.
RHT Gizmos and Gadgets would play the winner of the second semi-final that was contested between Memorex Bermine and Albion Community Centre ground, on a date to be announced by the organisers.