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Kevin Sinclair hits brilliant 175 as BCB two days semifinals ends in draw
Kaieteur Sports – The semifinal match of the Berbice Cricket Board two days first division tournament between the Rose Hall Town Namilco Thunderbolt Flour [RHTNTF] and Young Warriors ended in an exciting draw at the Cumberland Ground last weekend. Albion defeated Tucber Park on first innings points to advance to the final, while the RHTNTF and Young Warriors semifinals would be replayed at a neutral venue.
Kevin Sinclair
Young Warriors won the toss and asked the visitors to take first strike after play was delayed by two hours due to early morning rain. National players Kevin Sinclair and Junior Sinclair gave their team a solid start by putting on 104 for the first wicket. Junior Sinclair was trapped LBW by left arm spinner Trevon Stanislaus for a well-played 54 with ten delighted boundaries.
West Indies test player Kelvon Anderson joined his fellow testie, Kevin Sinclair, and they added 80 for the second wicket before off spinner Martin Singh had Anderson caught behind by Carl Gilgeous for 40, which included two sixes and five fours.
Sinclair reached another first division century in the ancient county when he struck his ninth boundary. He went on to score a chanceless 175 as his team declared on 403 for eight wickets. He received solid support from Javed Karim 44, Jonathan Rampersaud 40, Skipper Clinton Pestano 35 and Romesh Bharrat 20.
Sinclair struck sixteen fours and seven massive sixes in his five hours stay at the crease. It was an innings full of determination and commitment.
Left arm spinner Trevon Stanislaus took two wickets for 116 from thirty overs, West Indies player Shimron Hetmyer took 2 wickets for 21 runs from four overs and skipper Sudesh Dhanai 1 for 77 from 20 overs. Hetmyer was making a return to the Berbice First Division scene after an absence of five years.
The home team got off to a horrible start to their innings and were soon reduced to nought for two wickets as off spinner Matthew Pottaya dismissed Romario Ramdehol and Vishal Mohabir in his first over off successive balls. Shimron Hetmyer joined opener Martin Singh and they added 60 for the third wicket before Hetmyer was caught by Romesh Bharrat off the bowling of Junior Sinclair for 21. The Rose Hall Town Namilco Thunderbolt Flour bowlers were able to take wickets at regular basis but former junior player Seon Hetmyer led a fight back with a solid 106 with twelve delightful boundaries.
With sixty minutes remaining in the day, Sudesh Dhanai was joined by number eleven batsman Amir Khan and they added a last wicket partnership of 73 to make sure the match ended in a draw in rapidly fading light. Dhanai ended on 61 not out, while Khan, who scored a century in an earlier round was unbeaten on 35. Young Warriors was 360 for 9 when the umpires called play in fading light.
Bowling for the visitors were Junior Sinclair with two wickets for 65 runs, Matthew Pottaya two wickets for 30 runs and left arm spinner Keith Simpson 2 for 76, while Kevin Sinclair and Jonathan Rampersaud took a wicket each.
The match would be replayed on a date to be set by the cricket competition committee of the Berbice Cricket Board.
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