ARCHRIVALS Rose Hall Town Pepsi A and the Albion Community Centre faced off Friday last at the Area H Ground in the Guyana Cricket Board Under-21 tournament.
The match was delayed by half hour after the non-appearance of Berbice umpires but was started after both teams agreed to play with each team providing one umpire.
The match was played without any major incident.
Albion won the toss and elected to field.
Rose Hall Town Pepsi A batted on the pitch which was full of moisture due to overnight showers.
They were immediately set back when Simon Gaffoor was trapped LBW for nought by left arm spinner Kumar Deopersaud.
They were eventually bowled out for 100 in 28.5 overs with National Under 17 batsman Romesh Bharat 21, Jeremy Sandia 26 and Jonathan Rampersaud 18.
Sandia and Rampersaud added 30 for the 4th wicket before Rampersaud was unfortunate to be run out when he was well set.
Off spinner Afraz Budhoo bowled well to claim 5 for 18, leg spinner F. Baksh took 2 for 13 and off spinner Leon Cecil 1 for 35.
Needing to score 101 from 50 overs Albion lost opener Tameshwar Mangal LBW to off-spinner Jonathan Rampersaud for nought in the first over.
The impressive Ari Afrizal Kadir was then caught at mid-on by Romesh Bharat off Matthew Pottaya for 10 and then Berbice Under 19 player Damion Cecil was bowled by former national player Jeremey Sandia for 9 to leave Albion 16 for 3 in the fifth over.
The elegant Afraz Budhoo and Leon Cecil added 16 for the fourth wicket before Rampersaud trapped him LBW for 9 to leave Albion reeling at 34 for 4.
They were eventually bowled out for a meagre 63 in 21.4 overs as the Rose Hall Town Pepsi trio of national junior spinners applied pressure from both ends.
Rampersaud took 5 for 26 from 9.4 overs, Pottaya 2 for 19 off 6 overs and Sandia 1 for 9 from 6 overs.