… Heavy rainfall halts other matches

A DOMINANT performance by Rose Hall Town (RHT) Pepsi highlighted the opening round of the 2022 Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Albion Community Centre Cricket Club (ACCCC) U19 50-overs tournament.

At the Area ‘H’ Ground, Rose Hall Town, RHT Pepsi 19 ‘A’ defeated RHT Pepsi U19 ‘B’ by 170 runs. Batting first after winning the toss, RHT Pepsi U19 ‘A’ amassed 245 for 8 off 30 overs.

National U19 all-rounder Jonathan Rampersaud scored an unbeaten 100. He was supported by Romesh Bharat 35, Matthew Pottaya 29 and National U15 batter Razam Koobir 27. Bowling for RHT Pepsi U19, Tyrell Hutson grabbed 2 for 35 off 6 overs and Roshan Crandon 2 for 31 off 6 overs.

In reply, RHT Pepsi U19 ‘B’ were bowled out for 75 with principal scores coming from Tyrell Hutson 16 and Komalchand Ramnarace 10. Bowling for the RHT Pepsi U19 ‘A’, Matthew Pottaya grabbed 3 for 23 off 6 overs and was supported by Raj Tika and Mario Butcher who grabbed two wickets each for 11 and 6 runs respectively.

Played at the Albion Community Centre Cricket ground, RHT Pepsi U19 ‘A’ defeated Albion U19 ‘B’ by 101 runs. Batting first after winning the toss, RHT Pepsi Under 19 ‘A’ scored 226 all out off 47.4 overs, with Jonathan Rampersaud scoring a patient 63 before he was stumped off the bowling of Chamesh Sewnauth Other scorers were Matthew Pottaya 35, National U19 cricketer Jeremy Sandia 29 and Romesh Bharat 21.

Bowling for Albion U19 ‘B’; Nathaniel Ramsammy grabbed 4 for 39 off 8.4 overs, Dinesh Prahabudial 2 for 27 off 6 overs.

In reply, Albion U19 ‘B’ scored 125 for 9 off 50 overs, Nicholas Ishack scoring 22, Dion Sital 13 and Dhanesh Prabuadial 13. Bowling for the RHT Pepsi U19 ‘A’, off-spinner Jonathan Rampersaud returned with the ball and grabbed 3 for 19 off 10 overs, he was supported by fellow off-spinner Deeraj Ramjit 3 for 17 off 10 overs.

All matches that were washed out will be rescheduled as the tournament continues over the weekend.