..BCB two-day semi-finals end in a draw

IN a game in which three and a quarter hours of play were lost due to early morning rain, the second semi-final in the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) two-day first division tournament between the Rose Hall Town Namilco Thunderbolt Flour [RHTNTF] and Young Warriors ended in a draw without first innings points being achieved at the Cumberland ground last weekend.
Scores: RHTNTF 403-8 declared, Young Warriors 360-9 when bad light stopped play.
Out of favour, West Indies batting all-rounder Kevin Sinclair hit a magnificent 175 for Rose Hall Town, while former Guyana U-19 stroke-player Seon Hetmyer scored a polished 109 for Young Warriors on the small ground and fast outfield.

Watched by a good-sized home crowd, Young Warriors invited the visitors to bat, and unrelated Sinclairs, Junior and Kevin, laid a firm foundation with a 104-run start.
National all-rounder Junior Sinclair was trapped LBW by left- arm spinner Trevon Stanislaus for a well-played 54 with 10 delightful boundaries.
West Indies Test batter Kelvon Anderson joined fellow Test player Kevin Sinclair.
They added 80 for the second wicket before off-spinner Martin Singh had Anderson caught behind for 40, which included two sixes and five fours.
Sinclair, reportedly left out of the Super50 team for consistent off-the-field indiscretions, struck sixteen fours and seven massive sixes in a five-hour stay at the crease during his chanceless 175.
Javed Karim 44, Jonathan Rampersaud 40, Skipper Clinton Pestano 35, and Romesh Bharrat 20 contributed important runs for the Corentyne side.
Stanislaus took two wickets for 116 from 30 overs, Shimron Hetmyer took 2-21 runs from four overs, and skipper Sudesh Dhanai took 1-77 from 20 overs.
The home team got off to a horrible start and were reduced to 0-2 as off-spinner Matthew Pottaya dismissed Romario Ramdehol and Vishal Mohabir in his first over off successive balls.
Shimron Hetmyer, making a return to the Berbice first division cricket for the first time in five years, joined opener Martin Singh, and the pair added 60 for the third wicketbefore Junior Sinclair dismissed Hetmyer for 21 as his poor form continued.
Seon Hetmyer led a fight back with a stylish 106 with twelve delightful boundaries as he upstaged his more illustrious sibling.
With an hour’s play remaining in the day, Dhanai was joined by Amir Khan, and they shared in a frustrating 73-run last- wicket partnership to ensure the match ended in a draw. Dhanai ended unbeaten 61 while Khan, who scored a century in an earlier round, was unbeaten on 35.
Junior Sinclair had 2-65, Matthew Pottaya took 2-30 runs, while left-arm spinner Keith Simpson captured 2-76.
Albion defeated Tucber Park on first innings points to progress to the finals, while the RHTNTF and Young Warriors semi-finals will be replayed at a neutral venue.