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N &M Int. 50 over – Berbice
Batson 5-18 steers RHT Pepsi into semis
Rose Hall Town Pepsi have become the latest team to reach the semi finals of this year’s Neal and Massy Intermediate 50 over cricket competition in Berbice, thanks mainly to a 5-wicket haul from Renwick Batson as they overcame N0. 70 Young Star by 5 wickets in their quarter final game.
Winning the toss and taking first strike at the Area H Ground, Rose Hall Town, No. 70 Young Star soon found themselves in trouble at 25 for 3 with the opening pacers, former Berbice under-19 cricketer, Ingram Dey, taking two and Jamal Jarvis one.
After they had progressed to 41 for 3, medium pacer Batson joined the fray and in a destructive spell took 5 consecutive wickets to reduce them to 53 for 8. Berbice Under-15 off spinner Daniel Lewis accounted for the last two wickets, Young Star bowled out for 78 in 17 overs.
Batson ended with 5 for 18 from 4 overs, Daniel Lewis 2 for 21 from 3 overs and Ingram Dey 2 for 26 from 5 overs while Tameshwar Ramoutar top scored with 21.
When Rose Hall Town Pepsi began their reply, they ran into early trouble when pacer Omesh Khemraj picked up two early wickets to have them 6 for 2. However, former Guyana wicket-keeper batsman Delbert Hicks and Devin Baldeo came to the rescue and put on 52 for the third wicket before left arm spinner Omesh Kumar removed Hicks for 27, Baldeo for 14 and Ravi Narine for 0 to see them slip to 65 for 5.
Akshay Homraj (12) and Arif Chan (0) both unbeaten guided Rose Hall Town Pepsi to victory at 79 for 5 in 19.3 overs. Bowling for Young Star, Omesh Kumar took 3 for 27 from 5.3 overs and Omesh Khemraj 2 for 10 from 4 overs.
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