BCB/Ramnaresh Sarwan Under-17 tournament

Jan 16, 2020 Sports

Rampersaud, Ramdehol and Pottaya shine as RHT Bakewell advances to final
-To clash with Albion tomorrow

Two of Berbice most promising youth cricketers, Jonathan Rampersaud and Ricardo Ramdehol, both struck centuries, while off spinner Matthew Pottaya took a five-wicket haul as Rose Hall Town Bakewell defeated Rose Hall Community Centre Cricket Club by a record 351 runs to advance to the final of the Berbice Cricket Board/Ramnaresh Sarwan Under-17 tournament. Rampersaud, a former Guyana Under-15 player who was called up in West Indies Under-15 training squad, scored 141, while Ramdehol, another national youth player, blasted 191 not out.

Jonathan Rampersaud and Ricardo Ramdehol pose after they each blasted centuries.

Rose Hall Canje won the toss and elected to field first after early morning showers left the pitch with some moisture.
West Indies under-15 pacer Isiah Thorne bowled Vikash Subramanir for nought at 12 for 1 in the third over, but former national under-15 batsman Mahendra Gopilall joined Ramdehol at the crease and added a crucial 75 for the 2nd wicket in ten overs. Gopilall made an attacking 47 before he was caught at deep mid-wicket off the bowling of promising under-15 off spinner Sanjay Algoo. Gopilall struck six boundaries and two sixes. The inform Rampersaud, who played for the Upper Corentyne franchise in the GCB tournament and Ramdehol then added a record 331 for the third wicket off 27 overs. Rampersaud struck seven huge sixes and nine boundaries in his classy 141 not out, while the talented Ramdehol blasted eight sixes and ten boundaries against the Canje attack. Thorne and Algoo ended with a wicket a piece for 37 and 91 respectively from eight overs.
In reply, Rose Hall Canje were bowled out for 67 with only Aditya Doobai reaching double figures with 21 not out. Off Spinner Matthew Pottaya took 5 for 23 and Nyron Hicks 2 for 10 in an impressive bowling by Rose Hall Town Bakewell.
The BCB has scheduled the final for tomorrow, Friday 17th of January, at the Area ‘H’ Ground from 9.30AM. Rose Hall Town would be spearheaded by Jonathan Rampersaud, Jeremy Sandia, Ricardo Ramdehol, Lucas Arthur, Mahendra Gopilall, Vikash Subramanir, Jai Tika, Matthew Pottaya and Alex Mangla. Albion would be led by Sarwan Chaitnarine, Gourav Ramesh, Hemendra Gurdyal, Reyad Karim, Tameshwar Mahadeo, Leon Cecil, Surendra Ramcharitar and Pavendra Ganesh.