Demerara thump Berbice by 144 runs; Boodie double guides E’bo to comprehensive win

Sep 07, 2014 Sports

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By Zaheer Mohamed

Demerara registered an emphatic 144-run victory over arch rivals Berbice while Essequibo demolished the National Under-19 team by 229 runs in the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Inter County 50-Overs tournament yesterday.
Demerara are now assured of a place in the final while a victory for either Berbice or Essequibo in their third round fixture will guarantee them a final berth too. Demerara, led by an even half century from Shemroy Barrington, an attacking 49 from Trevon Griffith and a well composed 43 from Rajendra Chandrika, posted a respectable 232-8 in 50 overs after they decided to bat at Wales on the West Bank of Demerara.
Berbice were sent packing for 88 in 34.2 overs in reply. Witnessed by a fair size crowd, pacer Keon Joseph provided Berbice with the breakthrough when he had opener Andrew Lyght Jnr. (05) leg before with the score on 17, but Griffith and Chandrika featured in a second wicket stand of 55 to repair the early damage on a pitch which favoured the slower bowlers.
Griffith was severe on anything too short or full. He hit pacer Raun Johnson to the mid wicket boundary and smashed him to long on an long off fours before dumping the pacer over long off for a maximum forcing skipper Narsingh Deonarine to pull him out of the attack after two overs.
The left handed Griffith then flicked and drove Joseph for fours while Chandrika was content to play the supporting role. The introduction of spinner Krishundat Ramoo failed to contain Griffith; he drove the spinner to the cover boundary before dumping him over the ropes at long off.
Deonraine brought himself on and Griffith drove him for a boundary, but was then leg before to the said bowler after facing 49 balls; he hit eight fours and one six. Robin Bacchus joined Chandrika and immediately went on the attack; he drove Deonarine down the ground for four and deposited Ramoo and Veerasammy Permaul for maximums, but Deonarine trapped him lbw after he had scored 27 with the score on 108-3.
Left arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul had Christopher Barnwell (01) caught in the slips nine runs later. Chandrika who swept Permaul to the fine leg boundary added 31 for the fifth wicket with Barrington before he was run out for 43 with two fours off 78 balls.
Steven Jacobs soon departed for 14, before Barrington who mixed aggression with defense and Paul Wintz beefed up the total in the latter stages. Barrington swept Gudakesh Motie Kanhai to fine leg before thumping Joseph for three consecutive boundaries, but just reaching his fifty off 69 balls with four fours, was bowled by Clements. Wintz hit one four and two sixes to end unbeaten on 31.
Deonarine and Clements captured two wickets each while Joseph, Ramoo and Permaul had one apiece. Berbice were off to a flier with Kandasammy Surujnarine and Anthony Bramble hammering 31 off four overs which prompted Barnwell to remove himself and Wintz from the attack after two overs. The introduction of spin brought immediate success.
Jacobs dragged Surujnarine (15) out of his crease with a straighter ball and wicketkeeper Barrington did the rest before debutant left arm spinner Raj Nanan trapped Clements (00) lbw. Bowling with control and variation, Jacobs sent back Bramble (17) before he had Deonarine (04) caught in the slips with one that bounced and turned to leave the score at 45-4.
Man-of-the-match Nanan then trapped Jonathan Foo (00) lbw and removed Permaul (05) as the Berbicians slipped into further trouble at 69-6. Nanan, leg spinner Amir Khan and debutant Yatesh Dhanpaul wrapped up the rest of the batting; Seon Hetmyer top scored with 18 (2×4). Nanan finished with 4-25, Jacobs 3-22, Khan 2-1 and Dhanpaul 1-14.
At Demerara Cricket Club ground, Kevon Boodie stroked an attacking double century to guide Essequibo to a mammoth 386-9 in 50 overs, batting first. Man-of-the-match Boodie smashed eleven fours and nineteen sixes in scoring 217, he and fellow opener Norman Fredericks (16) added 154 for the first wicket to set the tone.
Royan Fredericks scored 45, Anthony Adams 26 and Ricardo Adams 18. Ronaldo Mohamed was the pick of the bowlers with 2-39. The National U-19 team was bowled out for 157 in 34.2 overs in response.
Tagenarine Chanderpaul top scored 46 (4×4 2×6), Keemo Paul hit 33 (3×4 1×6), Shimron Hetmyer 20 (4×4) and Brian Sattaur 18 (1×4 2×6). Anthony Adams snared 4-15, Hemchand Persaud 4-29 and Brian Hubbert 2-36.
The competition continues tomorrow with Demerara facing the National U-19 team at Bourda and Essequibo playing Berbice at Everest.

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