Pepsi Inter-County cricket...Berbice maul Essequibo by 10 wkts, book place in Sunday’s final

Pepsi Inter-County cricket…Berbice maul Essequibo by 10 wkts, book place in Sunday’s final

Sep 27, 2013 Sports

Berbice warmed up for their Pepsi Inter-County 50 overs final against Demerara at Albion on Sunday with a crushing 10-wicket win against Essequibo at Bourda yesterday in a one-sided final preliminary round game.
Played in blistering sunshine on a flat track Berbice coasted to victory by scoring 94 without loss replying to Essequibo’s embarrassing 93 all out in 31.1 overs.

Berbice Skipper Sewnarine Chattergoon cuts for four at Bourda yesterday.

A handful of spectators watched as the Essequibo openers Skipper Royan Fredericks and Wicketkeeper Kevon Boddie again give their team a solid start before the side from Guyana’s largest County capitulated to a double digit total in ideal batting conditions by losing all 10 wickets for 38 runs.
Twenty-seven year old Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo, who has 40 wickets from 11 Tests, snatched 6-13 from 8.1 overs, while off-spinner Krishnadat Ramoo, who replaced Gudakesh Motie (unavailable due to West Indies youth team duties) in the side, supported with 2-29 as they orchestrated a dramatic collapse.
Boddie again played aggressively, pounding five fours in 35, while Fredericks hit four boundaries in 22 as Essequibo galloped to 55 in 15 overs before their collapse. Jason Heyliger (17) was the only other batsman to reach double figures.
Anthony D’Andrade, who smashed seven fours and two sixes in his unbeaten 47 and his Skipper, the 32-year-old Sewnarine Chattergoon, who has played four Tests but none since 2008, saw their team to an emphatic win. Chattergoon finished on 35 not out with six fours to leave Essequibo as the only team without a win. (Sean Devers)