Hosts Trinidad and Tobago won this year’s Regional Under-17 limited overs title by defeating Guyana by four wickets in Tobago yesterday despite a rapid 65-ball 105 from Berbician Shemron Hetmyer.
Guyana batted first after winning the toss made 242 all out in 48.5 overs with Hetmyer, who stroked 13 fours and five sixes, leading the charge with the bat. Ronaldo Reen (46), Kemo Paul (21) and Ryan Adams (20) lent support.
Bryan Boobram took 3-37 and Karl Vialva 2-24 for the Twin Island team who made 247-6 in 49.2 overs to win with four balls to spare.
Man-of-the-match Jeron Maniram hit an unbeaten 94 with eight fours and four sixes after being put down twice by wicketkeeper Adams. Amir Jangoo chipped in with 48 as Parmesh Parsotam took 2-34 from eight overs.
Barbados lost to the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands got past Jamaica. With one win, Guyana finished at the bottom of the points table.