A masterclass innings of 180 from national under-13 player Tameshwar Deochand spearheaded the Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes Under- 15 ‘A’ team to a comfortable victory of an innings and 230 runs over their ‘B’ team counterparts at the Area H ground on Sunday last.
The match, played in overbearingly humid conditions in front of a fair size crowd, saw Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes Ltd ‘A’ team winning the toss and electing to take first strike. They amassed a total of 334 runs for the loss of 8 wickets when their allotted fifty overs ran out.
National player Raffel McKenzie supported Deochand with 40, while Jonathan Hicks contributed 30 and Berbice under-13 player Jayden Ganpat contributed 29 not out as they also batted well.
The RHT Farfan and Mendes ‘B team were bowled out for 19 in their first innings, as national youth player Raffel McKenzie, with 5 for 5, and his counterpart Leon Reddi, with 5 for 6, bowled with aggression and control to dismiss their younger counterparts in twelve overs.
With a first innings’ lead of 315 runs, the RHT Farfan and Mendes A team enforced the follow on. The B team did a little better in their second innings before being bowled out for 85 from 40 overs.
The promising Anthony Srikissoon top scored with 20, while Azad Ali supported with twelve. Raffel McKenzie completed a fine all-round performance with 2 for 10, while Jayden Ganpat’s 2 for 12 and left-arm pacer Dev Seepersaud’s 2 for 14 supported well.
The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club and Tucber Park are the only two clubs in the county playing two teams in this countywide tournament.
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