BCB/ Singh Brothers Under-13 Tournament
DEFENDING Berbice Under-13 champions, the Rose Hall Town Poonai Pharmacy team easily defeated the Upper Corentyne squad by eight wickets to ease into the semi-finals of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) organised Singh Brothers Under-13 tournament.
The team which has to date won three of the five tournaments by the BCB, won the match with sixteen overs to spare in the thirty over match.
Playing at the Area H Ground, the visitors elected to take first strike after winning the toss. They lost Soloman Hercules for nought when he was bowled by medium pacer Disham La Cruz in the first over. They never recovered as the Rose Hall Town bowlers never eased up the pressure. Poonai Pharmacy skipper Jayden Ganpat spun webs around the Upper Corentyne batsmen. The talented left-arm spinner took 4-10 from six impressive overs as the visitors were bowled out for a meagre 73 in 20.2 overs.
The only batters to offer resistance to the rampant Rose Hall Town bowlers was Chandhani Rahiman with 12 and Aden Moore 10.
Another left-arm spinner Khemraj Bharrat supported Bharrat with 3-20, while La Cruz, Devash Narine, and Akieam Fraser took a wicket apiece.
Needing to score 74 runs from 30 overs to reach their sixth successive semi-final, the home team eased to 76 for 2 from 14 overs. The batsmen dismissed were Disham LaCruz for 8 and Akieam Fraser 9. Royston Crandon, the namesake son of the former West indies ODI player was achieved. Soloman Hercules and Aden Moore ended with one wicket apiece for 18 and 14 runs respectively.
Rose Hall Town Poonai Pharmacy has emerged from Zone C after registering easy victories over Albion A, Albion B and Port Mourant. The defending champions would now await the winner of the quarter finals match between Tucber Park and Cotton Tree.