BOTH YOUNG Warriors and Universal Solution Bermine won their final Zone B preliminary matches to end up as winners and runners-up respectively of that zone, earning the right to advance to the last playoffs of the 2014 Berbice Cricket Board/Carib Beer first division T20 competition. 

Former Guyana and now Canada pacer Jeremy Gordon on a short visit home took 4 for 19 for Universal Solutions Bermine to help keep Police down to a manageable 130 for 6 in 20 overs, after a threatening opening stand of 81 in 13 overs between Brentnol Woolford (49, 3×4) and Albert Sinclair (28).
When Bermine replied, the accurate Police bowling attack had them shakily placed at 61 for 4 in the 10th over but Berbice all-rounder Devon Clements’ unbeaten 55 (3×4, 1×6) and former Demerara all-rounder Damien Vantull’s unbeaten 31 batted resolutely in the face of determined bowling to see Bermine home.
Young Warriors for their part restricted Edinburgh to 110 for 9 in their 20 overs thanks mainly to pacer Vishal Mohabir picking up 3 for 18, before Berbice batsman Seon Hetmyer scored 39 and his brother Shimron Hetmyer supported with 29 to see Warriors to a six-wicket victory with 7.1 overs to spare.
In Zone A, West Berbice made very light work of D’Edward to end up as winners of that zone with D’Edward as runners-up – both of them already earning the right to advance to the playoff round.
Led by Keith Fraser 57 (5×6, 3×4), West Berbice posted 173 for 7 in their 20 overs despite D’Edward’s Lakeraj Sookra picking up 5 for 23 (the best bowling figure in the competition so far) only to see his side reply with 74 in 16 overs, as Krishendat Ramoo and Steffon Adams snared 4 for 6 and 3 for 12 respectively.
Summarised scores:
At Albion, Universal Solutions Bermine beat Police by 6 wickets. Police, choosing to bat first, scored 130 for 6 in 20 overs with Brentnol Woolford 49 and Albert Sinclair 28. Jeremy Gordon took 4 for 19. Universal Solutions Bermine 132 for 4 in 19.2 overs with Devon Clements 55 not out and Damien Vantull 31 not out; Wayne Richards 2 for 24 and Kurt Griffith 2 for 27.
At Cumberland, Young Warriors beat Edinburgh by 6 wickets. Edinburgh, sent in to take first strike, made 110 for 9 with Joseph Giddings 32 and Shawn Baksh 29. Vishal Mohabir 3 for 18, Kevin Ramdeen 2 for 11 and Linden Austin 2 for 15 for Young Warriors, who scored 115 for 4 in 12.5 overs with Seon Hetmyer 39, Shimron Hetmyer 27 and Vishal Mohabir 25 not out, leading the batting as Zaheer Hussain took 3 for 26.
At D’Edward, West Berbice beat D’Edward by 99 runs, with West Berbice making 173 for 7 in 20 overs, thanks to Keith Fraser 57, Arthley Bailey 42, Steffon Adams 32. Lakeraj Sookra collected 5 for 24 and Christian France 2 for 19 for D’Edward, who in reply were bowled out for 74 in 16 overs with Lakeraj Sookra 22. Krishendat Ramoo took 3 for 6 and Steffon Adams 3 for 12.
At Blairmont, Bush Lot Rising Star beat Blairmont Community Centre by 3 runs. Bush Lot Rising Star, sent in, made 87 for 8 in 20 overs with Keyron Fraser 21; Ravindra Somwaru 3 for 17, Adim Shoetahal 3 for 9 and Shabbir Baksh 2 for 12, Blairmont 84 for 7 in 20 overs with Zamin Inshan 21. Akeem Miller 3 for 11 and Ram Sankar 2 for 2.