Georgetown, Guyana - The 2014 Elizabeth Styles Under-19, 50-over cricket competition in Berbice continued recently with defending champions Albion Community Centre becoming the latest team to reach the quarter-finals of the competition, joining Number 70 Young Star, Number 72 Cut and Load, Tucber Park and Police.
In their final Zone C match, they defeated Sand Reef by 279 runs to end up as winners of that zone, thereby earning the right to move forward.
For Albion, Guyana Under-19 all-rounder Balchand Baldeo slammed 203, which is the competition’s highest score so far. The innings included 20 fours and six sixes. Baldeo and Berbice Under-19 batsman Matthew Hardyal, who made 104 (8x4s), featured in a second wicket partnership of 323, which was largely responsible for Albion’s daunting 358-4 in 50 overs.
The previously unbeaten Sand Reef could only respond with 79 in reply with Berbice Under-19 off-spinner Daniel Lewis picking up 4-30.
Elsewhere, leg-spinner Leonardo Seetayah took 5-4 from five overs to help Cotton Tree Die Hard restrict Blairmont community Centre to 121. His effort went in vain however, as Cotton Tree were bowled out for 112 in turn with left-arm spinner Saheed Khan taking 4-17 and Berbice Under-15 pacer Rameshwar Somwaru 3-15.
In another match involving Blairmont, Somwaru took 4-22 and off-spinner Mark Gowkarran 3-41 to help bowl at Achievers A for 135. When Blairmont replied, Achievers off-spinner Kareem Mentore took 4-23 and Berbice Under-19 pacer Grisean Grant 3-29, but Blairmont managed to scrape home by one wicket.
Below are the summarised scores from the games.
At Albion: Albion Community Centre beat Sand reef by 279 runs. Albion Community Centre 358-4 in 50 overs (Balchand Baldeo 203, Matthew Hardyal 104, Azim Panlall 2-63) Sand Reef 79 in 22.3 overs (Farzad Azeez 20, Daniel Lewis 4-30, David Latchaya 2-18).
At Cotton Tree: Blairmont Community Centre beat Cotton Tree Die Hard by nine runs. Blairmont Community Centre 121 in 18 overs (Nick Ramsaroop 48, Leonardo Seetayah 5-4, Adim Sheetahal 3-28)
Cotton Tree Die Hard 112 in 40.1 overs (Saheed Khan 4-17, Rameshwar Somwaru 3-15, Ramanand Ramdhan 2-37).
At Bath: Blairmont Community Centre beat Achievers A by one wicket. Achievers A 135 in 19 overs (Grisean Grant 35*, Rennison Mitchell 27, Rameshwar Somwaru 4-22, Mark Gowkarran 3-41, Nick Ramsaroop 2-19, Avishkar Seekarran 2-26) Blairmont Community Centre 136-9 in 20 overs (Avishkar Seekarran 39, Kareem Mentore 4-23, Grisean Grant 3-29, Lawrence Sears 2-20).
First Published In The Guyana Times.
