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BCB/Troy Halley Grassroot Cricket Tournament 2021-Bush Lot Ground D’Edward CC wins thriller to lift another BCB Title
The winning D’Edwards Cricket Club.
Kaieteur News – The Berbice Cricket Board on Sunday last successfully completed the final of the ten grassroot tournaments it had promised to host across the county in an effort to bring back the passion for the game of cricket after an enforced absence of one year due to the covid 19 pandemic. The final leg was played at the Bush Lot Village Ground for the Troy Haley Challenge Cup. Four teams were involved in the one day tournament –D’Edwards CC, Achievers CC, Bush Lot United and Bush Lot Rising Stars.
D’Edwards won the toss and batted first. Thy amassed a healthy 181 for 7 from their allotted 20 overs. Lakeraj Sukwah top scored with 60 which included four massive sixes and five boundaries. He received support from Altaf Khan 28, Deonauth Persaud 20 and Keith Fraser 18. Bowling for Bush Lot United, Andrew Rambarran took 3 for 37 from his four overs, while Rajpat Khemraj and Rajeef Kishun took one wicket apiece for 13 and 44 respectively from four overs each.
In reply, the home team fell short by six runs as they ended on 175 for 8 from their twenty overs. Needing to score fourteen runs from the last over, Bush Lot United only managed eight runs to give D’Edwards the title. Nawindra Prasad scored a polished unbeaten 51 which included two boundaries and three sixes and got supported from Kymant Ally 29 and Rajpat Hemraj 42. Bowling for the visitors, veteran Heeralall Bridgelall took two wickets for 11 runs from two overs while Lakeram Sukwah completed a fine all round performance by taking 2 for nine from one over.
Earlier in the day, D’Edwards CC defeated Bush Lot Rising Star CC by eight wickets while Bush Lot United eased past Achievers CC by eight wickets as well.
The nine other tournaments were sponsored by a wide range of former cricketers associated with Berbice cricket. They included former test player Narsingh Deonarine, Hemnarine Chattergoon, Vishal Nagamootoo, Karran Singh, Arjune Nandu, Mukesh Appiah, Jermey Gordon and Shimron Hetmeyer.
Apart from renewing the passion for the game among players, the other objectives of the grassroot tournaments were to identify new talent, promote social cohesion and to allow smaller clubs, the chance to win a BCB title. BCB President Hilbert Foster announced that teams in the four sub zones- West Berbice, Upper Corentyne, New Amsterdam/Canje and Lower/Central Corentyne would now clash in their own inter zones knockout tournaments before the countywide round-robin tournament starts later in the year.
BCB Vice President Robby Saywack extended gratitude to Troy Haley, a former West Berbice player for his support and called on others to follow in his footsteps. The winning and runner up teams received a financial prize along with trophies, while Lakeraj Sukwah was named Player of the finals and received a medal and cash prize as well.
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