BCB completes second U-15 trial; team selected for Inter County tourney

Feb 10, 2015 Sports

For the second day in a row, Kelvin Omroa XI defeated Kevlon Anderson XI by 69 runs in the second and last trial match arranged by the Berbice Cricket Board to help select the Berbice team for the Inter County tournament which is slated to start on February 15, 2015.
Batting first, Omroa XI made 159 for the loss of 8 wickets. Berbice Under-15 all rounder Seon Glasgow Jnr top scored with a responsible 44. Another Berbice batsman Junior Sinclair supported with 24 and Andrea Bissoondial 22. Bowling for Anderson XI, Aaron Beharry, Joshua Bacchus and Daniel Moses took 2 wickets a piece for 10, 14 and 25 respectively.
Anderson XI in reply was bowled out for a disappointing 90 with only Brandon Mangal and Garfield Benjamin reaching double figures with 17 and 15 respectively. Nigel led the bowling with 4 for 29. He was supported by Glasgow and Gevon Schultz with two wickets each.
Meanwhile, the junior selection panel headed by Leslie Solomon named the fourteen players and six standbys for the Inter County tournament.
The players are:
Kevlon Anderson (captain)
Alex Algu
Junior Sinclair
Brandon Mangal
Andrea Bissoondial
Seon Glasgow
Kelvin Omroa (vice captain)
Antonio Kempadoo
Nivendra Persaud
Cheddie Boodhoo
Gevon Schultz
Haife Walters
Garfield Benjamin
Davendra Somra
Standbys:
Melvin Singh
Aaron Beharry
Joshua Bacchus
Brandon Pydanna
Nigel Deodat
Leon Swami
Manager is former national Under-19 pacer Kwesi Maltay and coach is former West Indies youth captain and senior national player Andre Percival. Players are asked to report to the Young Warriors ground for practice sessions on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:00pm.