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NCN U-15 Inter Zone cricket…Lower Corentyne and New Amsterdam/Canje advance to final

Apr 12, 2013 Sports

 

 

This year’s edition of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) National Communication Network (NCN) Under-15 Inter Zone tournament got cracking on Saturday last with Lower Corentyne and New Amsterdam/Canje advancing to the final after securing victories in their first round matches.
The tournament is being utalised to select the Under-15 Inter County team having selected the four teams for this tournament based on performances in the Tenelec Inc. Under-15 Inter Club tourney.
At the Blairmont Community Centre ground, Lower Corentyne defeated West Berbice on first innings to advance. Batting first after losing the toss, West Berbice were dismissed for 71 in 36.3 of their allotted 40 overs; Saheed Khan top scored with 20 and Titus Webster supported with18.
Bowling for Lower Corentyne, Sylus Tyndall took 4 for 12 and Veeramootoo Senwansane 3 for 11. In response the visitors reached 80 for 4 off their allotted overs to claim a vital first innings lead of 9 runs.
Matthew Hardyal 15, Adrian Sukhra 14 and Veeramootoo Senwansane 12 all reached double figures while Joshua Harrichan 16 and Keiron Cort 12 added 35 crucial runs in an unbroken 5th wicket partnership.
Kris Ramnarine took 2 for 20 runs from 11 overs while Rameshwar Somwaru and Titus Webster took a wicket a piece.
Batting a second time with a deficit of 9 runs, West Berbice were bowled out for 73 with Webster 23, Joseph Nicholson 15, Bramdat Singh 14, Kris Ramnarine 12. Off spinner Joshua Gobin snared 5 for 17 runs from 10 overs while Senwansane took 3 for 10.
Needing to score 65 for an outright win, Lower Corentyne reached 20 for 4 before time ran out; medium pacer Titus Webster completed a fine all round performance with 3 for 8 runs from 4 aggressive overs.
At the Skeldon Community Centre ground, excellent all round play from Joel Seetaram led New Amsterdam/Canje to first inning points over Upper Corentyne. Batting first after winning the toss, the visitors were bowled out for 135 in their 40 overs; Kevin Sinclair 33, Kyle Michael 22 and Seetaram 20 being the principal scorers.
Bowling for Upper Corentyne Vickram Laljit took 4 for 31 and Abdul Ajib 2 for 17. The home team in response fell for 89; Nicholas Seenarine topped with 20; Seetaram claimed 4 for 27 and Tyrell Peters 3 for 15.
Batting a second time with a first innings lead of 46, New Amsterdam/Canje reached 90 for 4 when stumps were drawn. Joel Seetaram 33 (4×4) and Kyle Michael 20 were the principal contributors. Vickram Laljit and Abdur Ajib claimed two wickets each for a disappointed Upper Corentyne side.
Upper Corentyne and West Berbice would clash in the third place game while Lower Corentyne and New Amsterdam/Canje faces off in the final on a date to be announced. NCN Radio will provide ball by ball coverage of the final.

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