Demerara, GCB XI draw first blood as U19 action gets underway

Apr 13, 2026 Sports

2026 GCB Inter-County U-19 50 Overs tournament Round 1…

Kaieteur Sports – The first round of the 2026 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-19 Inter-County 50-Over tournament bowled off yesterday with a huge win for Demerara, while the GCB XI upset the Berbicians.

From left – Khush Seegobin, Johnathan Mentore, Shamar Apple and Parmeshwar Ram.GCB XI beat Berbice by 12 runs

At Police Ground, opener Yannick Newton (42) and Man-of-the-match Gibran Yacoob (16) top-scored for the GCB XI who were bowled out for 103 in 23.1 overs.

The carnage was led by spinner Richard Ramdehol who put on a magic show to return 5-6, while pacer Micah Amsterdam grabbed 4-26 as they led Berbice’ bowling.

Parmeshwar Ram bagged 4 wickets and scored 40 odd to help Demerara secure a huge win.

However, Berbice would surprisingly misfire and implode for 91 all out after Yacoob returned to pick up 4-17 which helped to complete a brilliant all-round game. Help also came from Joshua Budram (3-16) and Rupie Rajaram (2-33).

Ramdheol (22), along with the openers Vishal Williams (11) and Antonio DePaul (18) were the front-line batsmen for Berbice.

Demerara beat Essequibo by 99 runs

Batting first, Demerara racked up 242-6 from 50 overs, thanks to a string of knocks from openers Khush Seegobin (42) and Parmehwar Ram (40), along with contributions from West Indies U19 player Shamar Apple (46) and Jonathan Mentore (48*).

Man-of-the-match Gibran Yacoob had a good all-round game for the GCB XI.

The pair of Nicholas Lovell (3-40) and Ravesh Singh (2-33), were the wicket-takers for Essequibo lads who were then kept to 143-10 in the chase.

Opener Justin Dowlin tried to keep his side in the game with an unbeaten 78 (8×4), but ran out of partners as match MVP Ram, finished a top game by adding 4-18 to his stats.

Additional help for Demerara was provided by Vijai Kaplu (2-26) and Shane Prince (2-33). (Clifton Ross)

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