Berbice beat Essequibo by 8 wickets at Port Mourant

A handful of spectators, mostly parents, watched in sunny conditions as Berbice beat Essequibo by eight wickets yesterday at the Port Mourant ground in Corentyne, Berbice in the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) U-19 female T20 tournament.

The home team rattled up 109-2 in 11.2 overs replying to the 109-9 for 20 overs made by Essequibo on a good pitch and an outfield which was a bit soggy on the boundary edges.
At 77-1, Lavina Ragobeer trapped Tia Issacs for 22 (4x4s) then bowled Lakshmi Mahadeo for a five-ball duck at 82-2. Skipper Ashmini Munisar then joined the well set Realeanna Grimmond. Grimmond continued her good form from St Kitts, with a 31-ball unbeaten 37 with four fours and the only six of the game while Munisar reached the boundary once in her undefeated 13 in an unfinished 27-run stand.

Ragobeer finished with 2-28 from her three overs for Essequibo, whose total was helped by an astounding 61 extras, including 52 wides. They reached 108-9 as Laurene Williams, who hit three fours in her 20, reached double figures.

Grimmond returned with the ball to take 3-19 to earn the player-of-the-match award. Issacs (2-22) and Crystal Durant (2-16) supported Grimmond with the ball.

The tournament comes to a climax today with a double header with Essequibo playing Demerara at 9:30AM and Demerara facing Berbice from 2:00 PM. (Sean Devers)