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DEFENDING champions Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets (RHTGG) became the first team to secure a place in the final of this year’s Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/ Ramcharitar Construction Services first division knockout tournament, after inflicting a heavy defeat on Skeldon Community Centre in their second round encounter and then benefiting from a bye. Spearheading them to victory on Sunday last were West Indies batsman Assad Fudadin 66 (7×4), Khemraj Mahadeo 66 (6×4, 2×6), Delbert Hicks 52 (5×4, 2×6) and Renwick Batson 50 (3×4, 1×6).
They helped their team to a daunting 328 for 6 in 50 overs, the highest team score in the competition so far, then watched as national Under-19 skipper Shawn Pereira grabbed 6 for 40 to bowl out Skeldon for 141 in reply.
Discarded West Indies right-arm leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo, who slammed a century in Albion Community Centre’s first round match against Police last Saturday, was again in the runs, top-scoring on Sunday with 67 which, along with 66 from Veerapen Permaul, helped Albion post 218 for 6 against West Berbice.
West Berbice took up the challenge and seemed on course for an upset win when they reached 178 for 3, needing 41 more runs for victory, with seven wickets and seven overs remaining.
They slipped on the way, but still were in with a good chance needing 18 runs from the last two overs with three wickets in hand and half of that from the final over that was bowled by Jonathan Foo, with the same number of wickets in hand.
Needlessly, they lost Kwesi Mentore who was run-out without scoring, while Foo picked up the last two wickets, to hand Albion victory by six runs and with it, a place in the semifinals where they oppose Universal DVD Club Young Warriors who scored a five-wicket win over Edinburgh, thanks to Seon Hetmyer’s unbeaten half-century.
In scores from the matches played:
At Port Mourant: RHTGG sent in to take first strike, made 328 for 6 in their 50 overs with Assad Fudadin 66, Khemraj Mahadeo 66, Delbert Hicks 52, Renwick Batson 50 and Clinton Pestano 22.
Victor Pedro took 2 for 58 for Skeldon Community Centre who were bowled out for 141 in 28 overs, with Clavern Beresford 36, Gajendra Nauth 30, Anthony Bramble 26leading the batting while Shawn Pereira 6 for 49, Eon Hooper 2 for 19 and Shailendra Shameer 2 for 31 did the damage with the ball for RHTGG.
At Albion: Albion Community Centre beat West Berbice by 6 runs. Albion Community Centre winning the toss and choosing to bat first made 218 for 6 in their 50 overs – Devendra Bishoo 67, Veerapen Permaul 66, Sharaz Ramcharran 23*, Kandasammy Surujnarine 22, Keith Fraser 2 for 49.
West Berbice 212 all out in 49.4 overs Romesh Boodram 47, Arthley Bailey 46, Rafael Estriado 39, Krishendat Ramoo 25, Jonathan Foo 3 for 31, Gudakesh Motie 2 for 36, Devendra Bishoo 2 for 37.
At Edinburgh: Young Warriors beat Edinburgh by 5 wickets. Edinburgh, choosing to take first strike, scored 158 in 45.3 overs with Shafiq Khan 41, Jamal Henry 21.
Gajanand Singh took 3 for 38, Richard Ramdeen 2 for 12 and Kevin Ramdeen 2 for 23 for Young Warriors who replied with 162 for 5 from 29 overs with Seon Hetmyer 62* and Waheid Edwards 20, against the bowling of Zaheer Hussain 3 for 52 and Mark Sampson 2 for 36.
They helped their team to a daunting 328 for 6 in 50 overs, the highest team score in the competition so far, then watched as national Under-19 skipper Shawn Pereira grabbed 6 for 40 to bowl out Skeldon for 141 in reply.
Discarded West Indies right-arm leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo, who slammed a century in Albion Community Centre’s first round match against Police last Saturday, was again in the runs, top-scoring on Sunday with 67 which, along with 66 from Veerapen Permaul, helped Albion post 218 for 6 against West Berbice.
West Berbice took up the challenge and seemed on course for an upset win when they reached 178 for 3, needing 41 more runs for victory, with seven wickets and seven overs remaining.
They slipped on the way, but still were in with a good chance needing 18 runs from the last two overs with three wickets in hand and half of that from the final over that was bowled by Jonathan Foo, with the same number of wickets in hand.
Needlessly, they lost Kwesi Mentore who was run-out without scoring, while Foo picked up the last two wickets, to hand Albion victory by six runs and with it, a place in the semifinals where they oppose Universal DVD Club Young Warriors who scored a five-wicket win over Edinburgh, thanks to Seon Hetmyer’s unbeaten half-century.
In scores from the matches played:
At Port Mourant: RHTGG sent in to take first strike, made 328 for 6 in their 50 overs with Assad Fudadin 66, Khemraj Mahadeo 66, Delbert Hicks 52, Renwick Batson 50 and Clinton Pestano 22.
Victor Pedro took 2 for 58 for Skeldon Community Centre who were bowled out for 141 in 28 overs, with Clavern Beresford 36, Gajendra Nauth 30, Anthony Bramble 26leading the batting while Shawn Pereira 6 for 49, Eon Hooper 2 for 19 and Shailendra Shameer 2 for 31 did the damage with the ball for RHTGG.
At Albion: Albion Community Centre beat West Berbice by 6 runs. Albion Community Centre winning the toss and choosing to bat first made 218 for 6 in their 50 overs – Devendra Bishoo 67, Veerapen Permaul 66, Sharaz Ramcharran 23*, Kandasammy Surujnarine 22, Keith Fraser 2 for 49.
West Berbice 212 all out in 49.4 overs Romesh Boodram 47, Arthley Bailey 46, Rafael Estriado 39, Krishendat Ramoo 25, Jonathan Foo 3 for 31, Gudakesh Motie 2 for 36, Devendra Bishoo 2 for 37.
At Edinburgh: Young Warriors beat Edinburgh by 5 wickets. Edinburgh, choosing to take first strike, scored 158 in 45.3 overs with Shafiq Khan 41, Jamal Henry 21.
Gajanand Singh took 3 for 38, Richard Ramdeen 2 for 12 and Kevin Ramdeen 2 for 23 for Young Warriors who replied with 162 for 5 from 29 overs with Seon Hetmyer 62* and Waheid Edwards 20, against the bowling of Zaheer Hussain 3 for 52 and Mark Sampson 2 for 36.
