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Berbice U-21 beat U-19 counterparts by 6 wickets

Dec 28, 2012 Sports

 

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has commenced preparations for the 2013 Inter County season with a match that featured their Under-19 team taking on their Under-21 counterparts in a 50 overs match at the Albion community Centre ground on Wednesday last.
The Under-21 team led by former national Under-19 player Joemal La Fleur defeated the Shawn Pereira led Under-19s by six wickets.
Batting first on a heavily grassed outfield, the Under-19 team were dismissed for 130 in 46.2 overs with Romario Shepherd top scoring with 27. He received support from Gudakesh Motie Kanhai 16.
Bowling for the Under-21 team, medium pacer Clavern Beresford took 2 for 24 from ten overs, leg spinner Kevon Jawahir 2 for 15 and left arm spinner Wagar Hassan 2 for 22. Loyydel Lewis, Joemal La Fleur, Kandasammy Surujnarine and Kevin Ramdeen each took one wicket.
The Under-21 team in reply were led by a fine innings of 40 not out from Veerapen Permaul, Kandasammy Surujnarine made 37, Dominique Rikhi and Brentnol Woolford both scored 20 each as they completed victory at 132 for 4 in the 30th over.
National left arm spinner Gudakesh Motie Kanhai took 3 for 20 from 10 overs while Avinash Wajid claimed 1 for 32 from five overs.
Chairman of the BCB Special Events Committee, Hilbert Foster, stated that the match completed the cricket season for 2012 and they would restart the 2013 season as soon as the weather allows. More practice games, Foster stated would be arranged in early 2013 among Under-15, 17, 19, Females and Under-21 teams as Berbice strives to be fully prepared for the annual Inter County tournaments.

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