DEMERARA’S Skipper Shemroy Barrington led from the front as his side took Championship honors in the inaugural Caribbean Airlines Inter-County T10 cricket tournament at the Meten-Meer-Zorg ground on Sunday.

Demerara defeated Berbice and Essequibo to qualify for the regional finals of the Caribbean Airlines Village T10 Cricket on May 5 at the National Cricket Centre in Trinidad.
On a day blessed with brilliant sunshine, a fair size crowd witnessed an exhibition of big hitting on the small ground.

In the first of three games, the 36-year-old Barrington, who played seven First-Class matches for Guyana between 2009 and 2011, scored 50 from 26 balls with six fours and three sixes.
Andrew Lyght Jr who reached the boundary three times and cleared it once, added 49 with Barrington before the former was caught and bowled by Davindra Lalsa.

Lalsa also removed Richard Latif (1) at 55-2 before Suresh Budhu, who made 20 from 11 balls with three boundaries which included two sixes, joined Barrington.
The pair took the score to 83 before Matthew Pottaya removed them both.

Sheldon Alexander hit a cameo unbeaten 17 from just six balls with two fours and a six to help Demerara to 115-5 and their first victory of the day.
Lalsa took 2-21 and Pottaya had 2-11.

Earlier, Berbice were restricted to 109-6 off of their 10 overs with former West Indies Test opener Rayan Ramdass hitting 40 from 15 balls with one four and five sixes.
Nick Ramsaroop (26), Lalsa (21) and Leon Andrews (11) also reached double figures.

Dexter George had 3-5 while Alexander took 2-33.
In the second match of the day, Demerara led by 40 from Lyght which lasted 24 balls and included six fours and a six, reached 121-3 to beat Essequibo by 58 runs.

Lyght, the son of former Guyana and West Indies ‘B’ team opener Andrew Lyght, was supported by Alexander who smashed three sixes and a four in an unbeaten 26 and Barrington who hit a four and a six in 15.
Gladwin Henry took 2-20 for Essequibo who struggled to 63-5.
Henry made an undefeated 17 from 18 balls with two fours while Yusuf Khan was more aggressive in his 16 from 12 balls with two sixes.

George had 2-6 to ended the tournament 5-11 from four frugal overs.
In the last game of the day, a destructive 70 from Vishaul Lall who clobbered nine massive sixes along with two fours in a brutal innings which lasted 28 balls, powered Essequibo a thrilling five-run win over Berbice.

Pottaya had 2-18 and was again good with ball in a format geared to produce run feasts.
Berbice almost chased down the 115-4 set by Essequibo with Philbert Wilburg smashing three sixes and a four in 30 from 13 balls.
Ramsaroop hit 20 from 10 with two sixes and four while Andrews lashed a six and four in 18 from 11 balls.

However, Berbice lost eight wickets, which alone amounted to eight dot balls in a 10-over game as they reached 110 when their overs expired.
Kevin George had 3-15 for Essequibo who finished as the runners-up.

Fixtures for the Regional Finals of the Caribbean T10 Village Cricket on Sunday 5th May:
1st Game 10:00 hours – South East (Trinidad Winner) vs Demerara (Guyana Winner)
12:30 hours – 2nd Game – St. Elizabeth Junction (Jamaica Winner) vs Demerara
15:00 hours – 3rd Game -South East vs St Elizabeth Junction
All matches are at the National Cricket Centre (TT)