…McKenzie; Koobir spearheaded RHT Bakewell to quarterfinal

THE Rose Hall Town Bakewell Under-17 team chalked up two victories over the weekend to secure themselves a quarterfinal spot in the Berbice Cricket Board/ Quality Delivery Under 17 tournament.
They easily defeated Kennard Memorial Cricket Club by ten wickets at the Bush Lot Farm Ground and edged past arch rivals Albion by thirteen runs in a low scoring fixture at the Area H Ground.
At the Bush Lot ground, Kennard Memorial won the toss and elected to bat first after the match was affected by early morning rain and was reduced to 40 overs per side.
They were bowled out for 111 as National Under 15 pacer Rafeal McKenize took 5 for 12 from 6 very hostile overs.
Rishi Rangandan top scored with 36 including two sixes and three boundaries.

The only other batsman to reach double figures was D. Lord with 22 (2×6, 2×4) while extras contributed a healthy 27.
Former national U-13 player Leon Reddi took 4 for 10 while Derwin Mckenzie had 1 for 4.

Rose Hall Town Bakewell needing 112 for victory, raced to 115 without loss in 12.5 overs as former national U-15 player Razam Koobir ended on 80 not out with six sixes and five boundaries while Matthew Periara was unbeaten on 25.
The match between arch rivals Albion and Rose Hall Town lived up to expectations and went down to the wire.

Rose Hall Town batting first on a pitch with a lot of preparation moisture were bowled out for 110 in 35.3 overs with national U-15 wicketkeeper/batsman Sohail Mohammed scoring 30 (3×4, 1×6).
He received support from Balraj Narine 16, Leon Reddi 12 and Rafeal Mckenzie 10 not out.
Bowling for Albion was Devin Lalbeharri who had 3 for 21 and Chamesh Seenauth 3 for 14.

Albion, which was defeated by Port Mourant on Saturday, required 111 from 50 overs to give themselves a chance to reach the quarterfinals.
They were immediately set back when Seenauth was trapped LBW by Leon Reddi for 0 while Said Jumratty was sent packing by McKenzie to leave them reeling 2 for 2 in the second over.
The promising Nathaniel Ramsammy and Rovin Lalbeharri then added 51 for third wicket before Ramsammy was bowled by RHT Bakewell skipper Kumalchand Ramnarais for 26.
This triggered a major collapse.

Albion was eventually bowled out for 97 in the 28th over.
Lalbeharri was the only other batsman to reach double figures with 16.

The impressive McKenzie took 4 for 30, off spinner Ramnarais 2 for 16, Reddi 1 for 11 (5 overs) and Balraj Narine 1 for 15 (6 overs).
Albion with two defeats have been knocked out of the competition while RHT Bakewell and Port Mourant will clash on Saturday to decide the winner of Zone C.