By Avenash Ramzan
Demerara played unbeaten to win the Guyana Cricket Board Under-13 Inter-County 40-over competition on Tuesday, winning their final round match against the Select XI by a huge margin at the Lusignan Ground.
Half-centuries from in-form skipper Lomar Seecharran, fellow opener Nathaniel Ramkhelwan and Afraz Khan powered Demerara to 232-3, before the bowlers dismissed Select XI for 52 to win by 180 runs with Deshawn Ramnauth taking a five-wicket haul.
Over at the LBI Ground, 2023 and 2024 champions Essequibo ended the tournament with a five-wicket win over Berbice in a low-scoring affair.
The star of the match was Essequibo skipper Demarcus Thomas, who picked up 6-14, including five wickets in one over, with his medium-pace.
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At Lusignan: Demerara thumped Select XI by 180 runs
Opting to bat first, Demerara put up their second consecutive 200+ total, with an opening stand of 98 in 15.2 overs between Seecharran and Ramkhelwan laying a solid foundation.
Ramkhelwan made 64 off 67 (4x4s, 1×6), while Seecharran struck a brisk 55 off 53 (6x4s, 1×6) to finish the competition with 218 runs, the most by a distance.
After Ajay Kissoon fell for eight off 31, Khan and Ramnauth flayed the Select XI bowling in an unbroken fourth wicket stand of 81 in 14.5 overs. Khan, promoted up the order, struck three fours in his unbeaten 52 off 53, while Ramnauth ended on 24 off 40 (2x4s).
Aaron DaCosta, Daniel Johnson and Andrew Narine picked up a wicket each for the Select XI, who never really challenged the total when they batted.
Johnson and opener Afridi Khan with 10 apiece were the only players into double-figures as Ramnauth bagged 5-5 and Jasani Craig 3-8.
At LBI: Essequibo beat Berbice by five wickets
Essequibo skipper Demarcus Thomas was outstanding with the ball, ripping through Berbice batting with five wickets in one over. After Thomas’ stupendous over, Berbice had slipped from 24-3 to 24-8 with the over reading W0WWWW.
Thomas, bowling medium-pace, finished with 6-14 off six overs, and Justin Henry picked up 2-16 as Berbice folded for 51 with only Solomon Hercules getting to double-figures with an unbeaten 13.
In reply, Essequibo stumbled a few times in getting to victory at 52-5 in 19 overs with Timothy Ramdatt making 17. Brandon Grimmond picked up 2-16 for Berbice.
See full summary of tournament below
ROUND ONE
At Lusignan: Essequibo defeated the GCB Select XI by 120 runs
SUMMARY: Essequibo 196 all out from 33.1 overs (Timothy Ramdatt 59, Demarcus Thomas 36, Marcanthony Obermuller 30, Extras 30; Aaron DaCosta 4-36, Tyler Nedd 2-14, Andrew Narine 2-29, Jayden Emmanuel 1-26) vs GCB Select XI 76 all out from 25.1 overs (Extras 38, Ravindranauth Naikbarran 13, Nicolas Madramootoo 11; Eshwar Tillack 3-8, Fayyad Baksh 2-3, Rondel Nurse 1-5, Justin Henry 1-18)
At LBI: Demerara defeated Berbice by 55 runs
SUMMARY: Demerara 167 all out from 39.4 overs (Extras 45, Nathaniel Ramkhelwan 28, Afraz Khan 20*, Lomar Seecharran 19; Afraz Ali 2-14, Khemraj Bharrat 2-14, Kelvin Henry 2-32, Donovan Newland 1-8, Jaden Ganpat 1-9, Sahid Gajnabi 1-22, Adrian Emmanuel 1-33) vs Berbice 112 all out from 27.3 overs (Afraz Ali 55, Sahid Gajnabi 20, Khemraj Bharrat 13; Nathaniel Ramkhelwan 3-4, Deshawn Ramnauth 2-15, Ashton Collins 1-12, Afraz Khan 1-18, Makai Dowlin 1-22, Jasani Craig 1-22)
ROUND TWO
At LBI: Demerara defeated Essequibo by 194 runs
SUMMARY: Demerara 269-6 from 40 overs (Lomar Seecharran 144, Makai Dowlin 45, Mario Singh 26*; Wade Ferrier 2-20, Fayyad Baksh 2-29, Eshwar Tillack 1-41) vs Essequibo 75 all out from 27.2 overs (Wade Ferrier 16, Demarcus Thomas 16; Nathaniel Ramkhelwan 3-1, Ashton Collins 3-15, Mario Singh 1-0, Deshawn Ramnauth 1-7, Afraz Khan 1-10, Jasani Craig 1-18)
At Lusignan: Berbice defeated Select XI by 214 runs
SUMMARY: Berbice 253-7 from 40 overs (Sahid Gajnabi 78*, Jaden Ganpat 38, Afraz Ali 32, Timothy Ramsaywack 23; Aaron DaCosta 2-52, Tyler Nedd 1-27, Andrew Narine 1-33, Jayden Emmanuel 1-42) vs Select XI 39 all out from 22.5 overs (Extras 20; Adrian Emmanuel 7-12, Khemraj Bharrat 1-1, Donovan Newland 1-8, Kelvin Henry 1-9)
ROUND THREE
At Lusignan: Demerara thumped Select XI by 180 runs
SUMMARY: Demerara 232-3 from 40 overs (Nathaniel Ramkhelwan 64, Lomar Seecharran 55, Afraz Khan 52*, Deshawn Ramnauth 24*; Aaron DaCosta 1-30, Daniel Johnson 1-31, Andrew Narine 1-35) vs Select XI 52 all out from 23.2 overs (Afridi Khan 10, Daniel Johnson 10; Deshawn Ramnauth 5-5, Jasani Craig 3-8, Nathaniel Ramkhelwan 1-0)
At LBI: Essequibo beat Berbice by five wickets
SUMMARY: Berbice 51 all out from 15.2 overs (Solomon Hercules 13*; Demarcus Thomas 6-14, Justin Henry 2-16, Fayyad Baksh 1-0, Eshwar Tillack 1-18) vs Essequibo 52-5 from 19 overs (Timothy Ramdatt 17; Brandon Grimmond 2-16, Jaden Ganpat 1-3, Sahid Gajnabi 1-6, Afraz Ali 1-7)
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS
Seecharran topped the batting charts with 218 runs, including a highest of 144 against Essequibo, the first-ever hundred in the three-year history of the competition.
Ramnauth and Berbician Adrian Emmanuel, who took 7-12 against the Select XI, the best bowling figures in the competition’s history, were joint leading wicket-takers with eight apiece.
MOST RUNS (50 and over)
- Lomar Seecharran (Demerera): 218 runs, average 72.67, strike rate 127.49
- Nathaniel Ramkhelwan (Demerara): 109 runs, average 36.33, strike rate 73.15
- Sahid Gajnabi (Berbice): 102 runs, average 51, strike rate 110.87
- Afraz Ali (Berbice): 93 runs, average 31, strike rate 75
- Timothy Ramdatt (Essequibo): 81 runs, average 27, strike rate 96.43
- Afraz Khan (Demerara): 74 runs, average 74, strike rate 70.48
- Makai Dowlin (Demerara): 57 runs, average 28.50, strike rate 85.07
- Demarcus Thomas (Essequibo): 53 runs, average 17.67, strike rate 54.64
MOST WICKETS (five and over)
- Deshawn Ramnauth (Demerara): 8 wickets, average 3.38, economy rate 1.93
- Adrian Emmanuel (Berbice): 8 wickets, average 7.25, economy rate 4.14
- Nathaniel Ramkhelwan (Demerara): 7 wickets, average 0.71, economy rate 0.73
- Aaron DaCosta (Select XI): 7 wickets, average 16.86, economy rate 5.13
- Demarcus Thomas (Essequibo): 6 wickets, average 12, economy rate 4.50
- Jasani Craig (Demerara): 5 wickets, average 9.6, economy rate 3.27
- Eshwar Tillack (Essequibo): 5 wickets, average 13.4, economy rate 3.72
- Fayyad Baksh (Essequibo): 5 wickets, average 6.4, economy rate 4.92
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