CRICKET action in this year’s Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) season which restarted recently is gaining momentum with the BCB/Ramcharitar Construction-sponsored 50 overs first division knockout competition getting under way tomorrow at five venues across the Ancient County.

This year’s tournament, which is the fourth to be sponsored by contractor Anirudh Ramcharitar will see 10 teams, namely Albion, Police, West Berbice, Memorex Bermine, Edinburgh, Bush Lot United, Port Mourant, Universal DVD Young Warriors Cricket Club, Blairmont and Skeldon battling with the defending champions Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets for supremacy.
Players of the calibre of West Indies middle order batsman Assad Fudadin along with Shawn Pereira, Rajin Ivan, Khemraj Mahadeo, Delbert Hicks, and Clinton Pestano will lead the defending champions line-up.
Albion Cricket Club, who boasts players the likes of another West Indies middle order batsman Narsingh Deonarine, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Veerasammy Permaul, Devendra Bishoo, Jonathan Foo and Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai can be considered the strongest rivals to the defending champions’ throne, with the two likely to meet in the final once again.
The first round fixtures are as follows: Albion take on Police at Albion, West Berbice clash with Memorex Bermine at Bush Lot, Edinburgh host Bush Lot at Edinburgh, Port Mourant face Young Warriors at Port Mourant and RHT Gizmos and Gadgets take on Blairmont at Blairmont.
Skeldon have drawn the bye for the first round of matches which starts at 0930hrs, with the BCB reminding all clubs that the tournament will be played with coloured clothing, white balls and black sight-screens.