Latest update February 3rd, 2025 6:22 AM

Guyana's largest selling daily and New York's most popular weekly

Latest News

BCB/NBS Second Division 40-Overs Cricket Tournament Rose Hall Town Bakewell and D’Edward CC to clash for championship honours on Sunday

Mar 14, 2019 Sports

The historic Albion Community Centre on Sunday would come alive when it hosts the Final of the 2018 Berbice Cricket Board/New Building Society Ltd 40-Overs Second Division Tournament. Berbice powerhouse Rose Hall Town Bakewell would clash with D’Edward Cricket Club of West Bank Berbice for the prestigious title and bragging rights as the best Second Division team in the Ancient County.
The Final, which would bowl off at 11.00 hours on Sunday, is expected to be a close encounter with Rose Hall Town Bakewell being slight favourite on the Albion track which usually fovour spin bowling. It would be a match between youth and experience with Rose Hall Town Bakewell being an almost Under-21 team, while D’Edward Cricket Club has a matured experienced team. Rose Hall Town Bakewell Team have five Berbice Second Division Titles, while D’Edward have two.
Guyana’s Under-19 player and Guyana Cricket Board Academy member Kevin Sinclair would lead the Rose Hall Town Bakewell team. He would receive support in the batting department by National Under-19 opening batsman Junior Sinclair, West Indies Under-19 Selectee Kevlon Anderson, Surendra Kissoonlall, Guyana Under-15 batsmen Jonathan Rampersaud and Mahendra Gopilall. The talented Chanderpaul Govindan, all rounder Keith Simpson and Sylus Tyndall are all capable of scoring runs in the strong batting line up. Their bowling would be spearheaded by the fiery Tyndall, the former Guyana Under-19 fast bowler. He would be supported by medium pacer Kevlon Anderson, left arm spinner Keith Simpson and off spinners Junior Sinclair, Kevin Sinclair, Jonathan Rampersaud. West Indies female players Shemaine Campbelle and Erva Giddings will miss the Final due to national duties.
D’Edward Cricket Club on paper have a strong batting line up with players like Keith Fraser, Jaipaul Heeralall, Lakeraj Sookra, Heeralall Bridgelall, Altaf Khan and Devendra Lalsa. D’Edward Cricket Club are well known for power hitting and recently chased down 160 against Young Warriors Cricket Club in the Semifinal where they lost just one wicket in just nineteen overs on their small home ground. The massive Albion Ground would test the strength of their powerplay. Their bowling would center around medium pacers Keith Fraser and Devendra Lalsa with support from Hemraj Harilall, Navin Rampersaud, Romesh Boodram and Heeralall Bridgelall.
BCB President Hilbert Foster hailed the tournament as a resounding success as it would be the first time that the tournament, which attracts over 85 to 90 teams, would be completed within a one year span after it would have been launched. Representative of the New Building Society Ltd including Deputy CEO Anil Beharry and Berbice Regional Manager Rana Persaud are expected to be present to hand over prizes and trophies after the Final. The winning team would take home $100,000 and championship trophy, while the runner-up would get $50,000 and a trophy.

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show | January, 27th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

GSL 2025 to take place in July

GSL 2025 to take place in July

Feb 03, 2025

Kaieteur Sports- The ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) 2025 has been confirmed to run from 8 to 18 July 2025. All 11 matches of the tournament will take place at the iconic Guyana National...
Read More
Ken Harvey dominates GBA’s Pepsi/Michael Parris U-16 Tournament

Ken Harvey dominates GBA’s Pepsi/Michael...

Feb 03, 2025

Goal is Money survive scare on Opening Night of Annual Mashramani Street Football Championship

Goal is Money survive scare on Opening Night of...

Feb 03, 2025

GFF President congratulates Junior Lady Jags

GFF President congratulates Junior Lady Jags

Feb 03, 2025

Former Windies captains remember ‘brethren’ and ‘friend’, Colin Cumberbatch

Former Windies captains remember...

Feb 03, 2025

Olympic Kremlin crowned Horse-of-the-Year at One Guyana Thoroughbred Racing Awards

Olympic Kremlin crowned Horse-of-the-Year at One...

Feb 02, 2025

Features/Columnists

Publisher’s Note

Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.

Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]