2019 BCB/ Raffik Construction 100 balls cricket Albion beat RHT Bakewell to claim title

Feb 05, 2020 Sports

Albion lifted the 2019 Berbice Cricket Board/ Raffik Construction 100 balls tournament by easily defeating Rose Hall Town Bakewell by nine wickets.

The Winning Albion Team.

Playing at the Port Mourant Ground infront of a fair size crowd, Albion won their second title in 2020 after two days earlier winning the BCB/Ramnaresh Sarwan Under-17 title at the Area H Ground by 42 runs.

Sharaz Ramcharran receives winning trophy and prize from Mr. Omarnauth Outar of the BCB Selection Committee.took 3 for 19, while Leon Cecil, Ramcharran and Sarwan Chaitnarine took a wicket a piece for 13, 9 and 12 respectively.

Rose Hall Town won the toss and elected to bat first. Openers Junior Sinclair and Surendra Kissoonlall added 32 for the first wicket in six overs before Kissoonlall was LBW to Leon Cecil for 13. Rose Hall Town batting then collapsed to a disappointing 74 all out from 97 balls. Sinclair top scored with 29 runs from 28 balls before he was caught off Sharaz Ramcharran to start a slide with four batsmen being run out – Jonathan Rampersaud 08, Chanderpaul Govindhan (00), Kevin Sewraj 03 and Erva Giddings (00). Bowling for Albion, Kevin Umroa

Needing to score 75 from 100 balls to lift the title for the first time, Albion raced to 23 without loss in 2.3 overs. Jetendra Outar was run out for 06 via a brilliant throw by Jeremy Sandia. Adrian Sukhwa and Sharaz Ramcharran then added 55 runs in seven overs to take Albion home. Sukhwa was unbeaten on 45 (4 sixes, two boundaries), while Sukhwa was named Man of the Final.
BCB President Hilbert Foster congratulated Albion on winning the title and expressed thanks to Mr. Mohammed Raffik for his support of Berbice Cricket. Albion and Rose Hall Town both received trophies and a cash prize.

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