Tenelec Inc Under-15, Under-15 Cricket Competition…Karim, Veersammy, Deodat help Blairmont upset Albion and advance to Final

Jan 19, 2016 Sports

Blairmont Community Centre created a big upset by beating the joint defending champions Albion Community

Javed Karim

Centre outright to gain a place in the final of the Tenelec Inc Under-15, Two-innings Cricket Competition in Berbice.
In the quarter-final which was played and which Blairmont Community Centre won by an innings and 129 runs, Albion Community Centre, sent in to take first strike, lost an early wicket and had reached 18 for 1 after which Berbice Under-15 left arm spinner Nigel Deodat got into the act and picked up three consecutive wickets to see them slide to 21 for 4. After another one fell to offspinner Adim Shewtahal, Deodat snapped up two more without conceding a run and they further slipped to 26 for 7. They were eventually bowled out for a paltry 34 with Nigel Deodat taking 5 wickets for 2 runs and pacer Keon Gangoo 2 for 11 from 8-Overs.
When Blairmont replied, they got a start of 43 from Berbice Under-15 batsman Javed Karim and Saheed Khan. After Khan fell for 20, Karim and Chandradat Veersammy then proceeded to bury Albion by putting on 110 between them for the 3rd wicket. After Karim fell for 76 (8 fours and 2 sixes) and Veersammy for 54 (5 fours and 1 six), Azad Isahack (44) and Adim Shewtahal (34) put on 65 for the 6th wicket that helped Blairmont reach 262 all out. Bowling for Albion Community Centre, former Guyana Under-15 pacer Steven Kamaludin took 4 for 52 and Guyana Under-15 left arm spinner Kelvin Umroa 2 for 36.
Facing a deficit of 228 runs, Albion in their second innings could only manage to rustle up 99 all out with Jermain Pollard 23 and Azim Alli 21. Doing the damage this time for Blairmont were Adim Shewtahal who took 5 for 15 from 5.4 Overs, Berbice Under-15 offspinner Seon Glasgow Jnr with 3 for 24 and Deodat with 2 for 12 to see him end with match bowling figures of 7 for 14 from 9-Overs.