Secondary to lift the title — Ramjit grabs six wickets

A destructive spell of off-spin bowling by Deeraj Ramjit led Lower Corentyne Secondary School (LCSS) to an easy eight-wicket victory over arch rivals Port Mourant Secondary (PMSS) to lift the championship trophy for the Berbice Cricket Board-organised ARMCO Ltd tournament.

The tournament was for secondary schools in the Lower Corentyne area and was sponsored by Mr Armand Ramdial , a popular contractor of Kildonan village.
Playing in front of a sizeable crowd, Lower Corentyne Secondary won the toss and elected to put PMSS to take first strike. They were bowled out for 98 in the allotted 25 overs. The match was reduced to 25 overs from the original 30 due to CSEC exams at both schools.

Ravin Budwah top scored with 34 while Romesh Bharrat and Matthew Pottaya each scored 10 in a disappointing batting display by the strong PMSS team. Bowling for LCSS, Ramjit had the remarkable figures of 6 for 14 from five overs.
In reply, LCSS cruised to an eight-wicket victory as Ari Afrizal Kadir struck a solid 56 not out; he received support from Nyron Hicks 13 and Devin Lalbeharry 12 not out. Romel Budwah was the only successful bowler for PMSS. It was a sweet revenge for LCSS, who last week lost the RHTYSC/GBTI title to their arch rivals at the same venue.

BCB president, Hilbert Foster, congratulated his former school on winning the Lower Corentyne title and urged them to continue training for the overall Berbice championship to be played later in the year. The respective champions of the four sub zones: West Berbice, New Amsterdam/Canje, Lower Corentyne and Upper Corentyne will play in a knockout event to determine the overall Berbice champions.

Foster stated that he was very proud that cricket is back at the school level once again and called on the players to take advantage of the BCB investment in the game.
He also expressed thanks to the sponsor for his support of Berbice cricket .The BCB, as part of its developmental programme, had donated over $2m worth of cricket uniforms to over twenty schools in the county, along with balls.

Each school also received a supply of gear to assist them. Bush Lot Secondary last week had won the West Berbice leg of the countywide tournament while the New Amsterdam/Canje finals will be played this week between Vryman’s Erven and the Berbice Educational Institute at the Rose Hall Canje Ground.
LCSS received $50,000 worth of educational materials and the runner-up thirty $30,000. Ramjit carried home $5,000 worth of materials and a medal for his man-of-the final award.