Tucber Park beat West Berbice by six wickets yesterday in the opening round of the Berbice Cricket Board/Ivan Madray Memorial First Division T20 Knockout Competition.
This knockout competition is the first BCB first-division cricket played since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Madray was one six Test players from the Port Mourant Cricket Club in Corentyne Berbice. A leg-break bowler Madray played two Tests against Pakistan in 1957-58. He died on April 23, 2009, aged 74.
At Bush Lot West Coast Berbice, the hosts were beaten in their backyard after the New Amsterdam based opponents dismantled them for 115 in 19.1 overs.

Berbice off- spinning all-rounder Joemal LaFleur took 3-12 and got support from National fast bowler Nial Smith (2-4), Reuben Latcha (2-21), Kwesi Mickle (2-24) and Zeynul Ramsammy (1- 19).

In hot conditions, Tucber Park galloped to 115-4 in 11.4 overs with LaFleur hitting an entertaining unbeaten 40. Damion Vantull made 23 while Malcom Mickle was undefeated on nine. Tucber Park’s victory means that West Berbice will only play a single game in this competition and will have to wait for the next first-division tournament to play again. (Sean Devers)