Let’s Bet Sports 100 Balls Tourney - New Amsterdam/Canje Guymine to face Rose Hall Canje in final on Sunday

Let’s Bet Sports 100 Balls Tourney – New Amsterdam/Canje Guymine to face Rose Hall Canje in final on Sunday

Nov 01, 2019 Sports

Guymine Cricket Club has advanced to their first ever final in Berbice for over a decade. The team under the guidance of the hardworking Gregory Crandon defeated Flying Star and East Bank Blazers to advance to the New Amsterdam/Canje final of the popular Let’s Bet Sports 100 Balls tournament.
The club had been dormant for some time but along with Mental Hospital, Kildonan, Mt. Sinai has started to play back the game over the last 20 months. BCB President Hilbert Foster played a great part in the restoration of the clubs as they are all voting members of Guyana’s most vibrant cricket board.
At the Flying Star Ground – Guymine batted first and reached 134 for 4 from their allotted 100 balls. The principal scorers were Shawn Baksh 35, Rocky Hutson 28 and Devon Clements 27. Ravi Bridgelall took 2 for 17 from 3.2 overs for Flying Star who were dismissed for 60 in 13.5 overs, losing by 79 runs.
Gershum Barran top scored with 16; Kevin Ramoutar and left arm-spinner Joel Seetaram took 4 wickets each for 14 and 5 runs respectively.
In the semifinals at the Sisters Ground on Monday – Guymine defeated a strong East Bank Blazers team by 3 wickets. East Bank Blazers amassed an impressive 150 for 3 from their 100 balls.
J. Bennett hit 75 and C. Sam 50. C. Hope, Joel Seetaram and Kevin Ramoutar took a wicket apiece for Guymine. Spearheaded by Marlon Shepherd’s 53, C. Hope’s 24 and Kuacy Sinclair 17, Guymine reached 154 for 7 in 15.2 overs to win by 3 wickets.
O. Gillette claimed 3 wickets for 24 from 3 overs for East Bank Blazers. Guymine Sports Club and Rose Hall Canje would clash in the final of the New Amsterdam league this Sunday at the Canje Ground.
This match is expected to be a closely contested one with both teams having strong teams on paper. Rose Hall Canje would be led by Ameer Rahaman, Mark Sampson, Isiah Thorne, Michael Campbelle, Sasenarine Sukhu, Lloyd David and Balram Samaroo.
Guymine’s challenge would be spearheaded by Gregory Crandon, Joel Seetaram, Marlon Sheperd, Kuacy Sinclair, Devon Clements and Shawn Baksh. The match would start at 13:00hrs.
Meanwhile, the champion of this Zone would go on to join the champions of the West Berbice, Lower Corentyne and Upper Corentyne leagues in the overall Berbice championship.

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