ALBION Community Centre took first innings points from Tucber Park in their drawn semi-final encounter of the
Berbice Cricket Board’s two-day First Division tournament, which concluded on Sunday.
Final scores in the match played at the historic Albion Community Centre Ground were Albion 224 all out, and 154 for 7. Tucber Park, 162 all out.
Invited to take first strike on a two-paced track, Albion slumped from 208 for 6 before being dismissed for their eventual total in their first innings, with skipper Veerasammy Permaul leading the day with 49.
Opener Damion Cecil supported with 41, Adrian Sukhwa 36, Kelvin Umroa 23, and
Jonathan Foo 20.
National Under-19 paceman Michael Amsterdam led the way with the ball for Tucber Park, bagging 5 for 58, and was
backed up by leg-spinner Zeynul Ramsammy with 3 for 35, and off-spinner Kwesi Mickle with 2 for 39.
After closing the opening day on 19 for 1, the visitors were dismissed for 162 just before tea on the second day. Damion
Vantull made 49, while Gilbert Griffith contributed 21, and Michael Mickle 20.
Gouraf Ramesh took 3 for 43, and received excellent support from fellow left-arm spinner Permaul with 3 for 68, and off-
spinner Leon Cecil 2 for 45.
Having led on first innings by 62, Albion were 154 for 7 when play ended. Adrian Sukhwa made 50, and openers Ari Afrizal
Kadir and Damion Cecil made 48 and 20, respectively.
Ramsammy took 3 for 7 for Tucber Park.
Albion will take on the winner of the other semi-final between Young Warriors and Rose Hall Town in the final, at a date and venue to be announced.