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BCB Grassroot Tournaments Whim win Nagamootoo brothers Cup, Kennard Memorial clinch Karran and Son title
Natalie Nagamootoo hands over winning trophy to captain of Whim Cricket Club.4
The winning Whim Cricket Team.
Kaieteur News – ne of the objectives of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) organised Grassroot one day cricket tournaments is to allow smaller clubs the opportunity to win a BCB title. That objective was achieved in the first set of tournaments as two teams won their first ever BCB organised tournament. Whim Cricket Club and the Kennard Memorial Cricket Club on Sunday last emerged as Champions of the Nagamootoo Brothers Challenge Cup and the Karran and Son General Store Tournament respectively.
Whim defeated favourite Rose Hall Town Tigers in the final at the Whim Community Centre, while Kennard got pass No43 at their home venue.
At the Whim Ground, the home team defeated Tain Block Four in the first round of the tournament, while Rose Hall Tigers squeezed Belvedere United by 12 runs in a low scoring match. In the final, Whim won the toss and batted after the match was reduced to fifteen overs per side due to a late start. Whim reached 160 for 8 from their fifteen overs with Vish Samaroo blasting six sixes in a blistering 77 and he received support from Moonsammy Veersammy 30 and Kevin Motain 34. Veteran off spinner Khemraj Mahadeo took 4 for 17 (3 overs) and Therbhuwan Jagdeo 2 for 18 (3 overs).
BCB Head Coach Winston Smith hands over the Karran and Son Trophy to the Kennard Memorial Team.
The Winning Kennard Memorial Team.
Needing to score 161 runs from 15 overs to win their first ever BCB title, Rose Hall Tigers were rocked back by V. Harrinarine 3 for 19 and Tameshwar Harrinarine 3 for 14. Veerapen Permaul, brother of test player Veersammy, top scored with a polished 55, while Rondall chipped in with 27.
At the Kennard Memorial Ground in Bush Lot Farm, Central Corentyne, the home team, created history with their first ever BCB title. Earlier in the day, they had defeated arch rivals Ramnarine Memorial off the last ball of the first-round match, while No43 Village eased past Kildonan Cricket Club.
Kennard Memorial won the toss in the final and batted. They amassed 156 for 6 in fifteen overs with S. Seolall 38 (4×4, 1×6), R. Bassoo 42 (3×6, 3×4) and C. Mankarran 20 been the principal scorers. Leg spinner Tameshwar Ramessar 3 for 18 from three overs was the main wicket taker for the visiting No43 Cricket Club. No43 in reply, were bowled out for 135 in 14.4 overs to lose by 21 runs. A. Dayram 20, Dennis Dean 24 and Ricardo Pottaya 21 were the top scorers for the visitors. Y. Danroop took 3 for 21 for the champions.
Coordinators of the tournaments were Winston Smith for the Karran and Son tournament, while Karran Ramsammy was in charge for the Nagamootoo Brothers Cup. Both Smith and Ramsammy extended thanks to the BCB and the sponsors for their investment into village cricket. The two tournaments are part of a package of ten that would be played across Berbice as part of an effort to promote cricket at the grassroot level and to bring back the passion for the game after the enforced Covid-19 break for over a year.
Mahendra Nagamootoo is a former West Indies player, his brother Vishal played for Guyana at both the junior and senior level, while Mankarran Singh is a former first division player.
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