Kamalidin spurs Berbice to 1st innings points as President’s X1 bowled out for 56

Apr 03, 2014 Sports

Igloo U-15 Inter County cricket…

By Sean Devers
Berbice dominated proceedings on the opening day of their second round Igloo Ice Cream two-day under-15 encounter against the President’s X1 at the Wales Community Centre yesterday with Berbice, having already secured first innings points, putting themselves in a commanding position to force a win today.

Stephen Kamalidin

Berbice enjoyed a first innings lead of 73 after making 127-7 off 46 overs in reply to the paltry 56 all out in 29.5 overs made by the President’s X1 and were seven wickets away from an outright win when play ended yesterday with the President’s X1 on 45-3, still 28 runs away from making Berbice bat again.
Albion’s 13-year-old left-arm pacer Stephen ‘Santokie’ Kamalidin followed up his four wickets on debut against Essequibo at Everest in the first round with 5-19 from six overs and got support from left arm spinner Kris Ramnarine as only two batsmen reached double figures for the Presidents X1 on a track which got better for batting when it dried out.
Upper Corentyne’s 14-year-old debutant Dineshwar Budoo then fashioned an attractive 36 and received good support from Alex Algoo (24) and Ramnarine (17) to help Berbice to first innings points.
DCC left-arm pacer Junior Phillips, in his second year for the President’s X1, took 4-29 while off-spinner Khemchand Hardyal took 2-2 for the President’s X1 who lost Anil Singh (2) at 5-1 as the impressive Kamalidin continued to torment the batsmen in sweltering heat.
Mark Ramsammy (9) and Stephon Wilson (12) were both removed by Ramnarine just before the close and a small but vocal crowd saw the President’s X1 survive the remainder of the day with Christopher Campbell (24) and Stephon Wilson (2) being the not out batsmen.
Earlier, Berbice, who captured the first ever two-day title at this level in 2011, won the toss and asked the President’s X1 to bat on a track with plenty of preparation moisture and quickly lost Ramsammy in the first over in sunny conditions.
The right-hander promoted from number six in the order, gloved a short ball to the Keeper in the first over bowled by Kamalidin.
Kamalidin ripped through the middle order, picking up the first five wickets in a destructive six-over spell to reduce the President’s X1 to 35-5.

President’s X1 Skipper Khemchand Hardyal is comprehensively beaten by one that bounced and turned at Wales yesterday.

He removed Campbell (9), Robin Williams (4) Chandradat Veerasammy (5) and Wilson (11) before Ramnarine had skipper Hardyal (10) taken at slip and the President’s X1 who were saved from an outright defeat in the first match by rain, collapsed to 42-6.
Brandon Corlette (7) then ran himself out just after the 50 was posted as the combined team continued their poor showing with the bat, slipping to 53-7.
It was soon 55-8 when Hardyal departed before the last two wickets tumbled at 56 as the President’s X1 were dismissed in 29.5 overs, 44 minutes before Lunch.
When Berbice, who leads the points table on 14 points, began their reply on the large and lush outfield needing to bat 46 overs in their first innings, they lost Junior Sinclair for a duck, clean bowled by Phillips at 5-1.
However, his unrelated namesake Kevin Sinclair and Budoo carried their team to 27 before Phillips struck with the final ball of the interval when he knocked back the stumps of Sinclair (15) and Lunch was taken on 27-2.
After the interval Steve Deonarine (3) was removed by Phillips to leave Berbice who opted not to participate in the 2012 tournament, on 37-3.
The fourth wicket pair of Budoo and Ramnarine, aided by some sloppy fielding which saw nine catches being put down and a run out opportunity wasted, brought up the 50 in the 18th over. Their partnership was just beginning to flourish when Phillips broke the stand by trapping Ramnarine LBW for 17.

President’s X1 batsman Brandon Corlette looked promising before he ran himself out yesterday.

Ramnarine’s demise ended the 38-run stand and left Berbice on 74-4. Ramnarine was soon followed to the pavilion by Budoo who was dropped twice in the same over he was dismissed. He faced 95 balls in his innings before he was neatly stumped off Hardyal at 86-5.
With the last five overs remaining, Algoo and Kevlon Anderson put their foot on the gas before Algoo who hit the only six in the match, fell to Campbell for a 42-ball 24, while Javeed Karim (5) was bowled by Hardyal leaving Anderson unbeaten on 10.
Berbice scored 29 in their last five overs leaving the President’s X1, who were required to bat four hours and a minimum of 60 overs in their second innings, needing 74 to avoid an innings defeat.
Today is the second and final day and action is scheduled to commence at 09:30 hrs.