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RHTYSC Busta Champion of Champions Semifinals fixed for Saturday

Nov 18, 2015 Sports

After a highly successful first round of the 2015 edition of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club’s Busta Champion of Champions Tournament, the semifinals will be held on Saturday 21st, November.  Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets will host West Berbice at the Area ‘H’ Ground, while Arch Rivals Tucber Park, would host Young Warriors at the Edinburgh Cricket Ground.  Both matches would start at 11am would be 40 overs per side.
Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets would start as favourites against West Berbice, playing at home, where the pitch tends to be spin friendly but still offers early assistance to the pacers.  RHTGG batting would depend on Royston Crandon, Rajiv Ivan, Vidal Crandon, Jason Sinclair, Renwick Batson, Clinton Pestano, who scored a century in the first round and the experienced Khemraj Mahadeo.  Pestano and the lively Keon Sinclair would share the new ball, while leg spinner and Captain Shawn Perriera along with offspinners Crandon, Ivan, Collis Butts, Troy Mathieson and Eon Hooper would offer support.
West Berbice would depend heavily on Arthley Bailey, Quacy McPherson, Raffel Estrando, Krisendat Ramoo and Carlton Nurse.
In the absence of National Player Keon Joseph, who is on national duties, their bowling attack would depend on Roun Johnson, Krisendat Ramoo, Kris Ramnarine, Rondell Babb, Keith Fraser and Keron Joseph.
The Tucber Park (formerly Bermine) and Young Warriors match is expected to be a thriller, with both teams consisting of several talented players.  Tuber Park batting would be led by Anthony D’Andrade, Joemal LaFluer, Eugene LaFluer, Devon Clements, Hakeem Hinds and promising all rounder Ramario Sheperd.  Their potent bowling attack would be spearheaded by Sheperd, the lively Nial Smith, West Indies female fast bowler Tremayne Smartt and spinners Kellon Pellew, Joemal LaFleur and left arm spinner Eugene La Fleur.
Young Warriors on the other hand has been boosted by the return of former national player Shimron Hetmeyer, he would be supported by Seon Hetmeyer, Ishwar Singh, Wahied Edwards, Kevin Sinclair and Kevin Ramdeen.  Young Warriors bowling, would be in the capable hands of Vishal Mohabir, Kassim Khan, Sudesh Dhani, Amir Khan, Ramdeen and Gajannand Singh.
The finals of the tournament would be held in early December and the winners would take home $100,000 (one hundred thousand dollars) and the Busta Trophy, while the runner up would receive $50,000 (fifty thousand dollars).

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