Five Primary Schools on the East Coast of Demerara have qualified for the Finals of the National Sports Commission’s (NSC) Inter-Primary School competition scheduled for Friday at the Lusignan Community Centre ground from 09:00hrs.
Novar, Helena, Enterprise, Lusignan and Mon Repos are the schools that qualified for the tournament after the last zone match was played last Friday at the Better Hope ground.
In a competition Organised by the NCS’s Cricket Coach Daniel Richmond, BV lost to Mon Repos by seven wickets in sunny conditions.
BV batted first on a slow pitch and made 48-6 off six overs as Skipper Jason Mitchell hit three fours in 17 while Extras contributed 13.
Verun Mangle took 2-10 for Mon Repos who responded with 50-3 from 5.1 overs with Mangle returning with the bat to reach the boundary four times in 20 and Kapil Dev Phagoo stroked three fours in 18.
Director of Sports Christopher Jones will give the opening remarks before the start of the finals on Friday. (Sean Devers)