Parbattie Jaggai Memorial Inter Secondary school U-17

Apr 05, 2015 Sports

Skeldon High crowned champions, defeat Skeldon Line Path by 5 runs

The Skeldon High (Lutheran) School was crowned champions of the

Mr. Steven Seeraj (right), son of the late Parbattie Jaggai hands over the winner trophy and Stationery Voucher to Captain of Skeldon High. Also in photo are UCCA President Mr. Dennis De Andrade (far right) and other executives of the UCCA.

Parbattie Jaggai Memorial Inter Secondary School U-17 cricket competition for schools in the Central to Upper Corentyne area. In this the second edition of the competition, five secondary schools participated, namely; Central Corentyne Secondary, Black Bush Polder Secondary, Tagore Memorial Secondary, Skeldon Line Path Secondary and Skeldon High (Lutheran).
The competition was played on a round robin basis, two innings format in one day format. Points were awarded as follows: win 12, first innings 6, draw 3. The standings on completion of the preliminary rounds were:
Skeldon High (Lutheran) 39 points
Skeldon Line Path Secondary   30 points
Central Corentyne Secondary   21 points
Tagore Memorial Secondary   21 points
Black Bush Polder Secondary   0 points
Played at the Crabwood Sprots Complex, Skeldon High batted first in the final which was played on a limited overs format of 25 overs per side. Skeldon High were bowled out for 133 runs in 22.2 overs. Torend Shiwamber 35, L. Roberts 26 and R. Gordon 13 were the main run scorers for Skeldon High. Bowling for Skeldon Line Path, Mahendra Chaitnarine took 4 for 54 and G. Chatterpaul 4 for 32 doing the damage.
In reply Skeldon Line Path were bowled out for 128 runs in 23.5 overs with A. Burnett 47 and S. Kumar 14 doing it with the bat for Skeldon Line Path. Bowling for Skeldon High, Kameshwar Chatterpaul took 6 for 51. A. Burnett was judged man of the match for a fighting 47 and being the last wicket to fall. He received trophy.
The winner received a trophy and a stationery voucher value $15,000 whilst the runner up received a trophy and a stationery voucher value $10,000. This competition was sponsored by Mr. Steven Seeraj in memory of his late mother Parbattie Jaggai who was a big cricket fan and was organized by the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association.
Both Skeldon High and Skeldon Line Path now will advance to the Berbice Cricket Board/A. Ally and Sons Berbice playoff.