Madramootoo spurs Demerara to historic Female U-19 Inter-County title

Demerara, led by a fine batting effort from Tilleya Madramootoo won both their games in the Guyana Cricket Board’s Female Under-19 Inter-County T20 competition on Friday to lift the title for the first time in a decade.

Playing at the Port Mourant ground, Demerara first defeated Essequibo by eight wickets, and then whipped home side Berbice by nine wickets.

In the first round on Thursday, Berbice defeated Essequibo by eight wickets.

Against Essequibo on Friday, Madramootoo made 52 as Demerara overhauled a target of 127, while she made an unbeaten 19 against Berbice in a modest chase of 59.

Below are the summarised scores from the games.

Demerara vs Essequibo: Demerara won by eight wickets.

SUMMARY: Essequibo 126-3 from 20 overs (Extras 52, Aliah 23, Cianna Retemiah 21; Emilyssa Whyte 2-21) vs Demerara 127-2 (Tilleya Madramootoo 52, Sarah Amin 26)

Demerara vs Berbice: Demerara won by nine wickets.

SUMMARY: Berbice 58 all out from 16.2 overs (Extras 20; Emilyssa Whyte 3-12, Tamica Simon 3-19, Chelsea Latiff 2-21) vs Demerara 59-1 from 14.5 overs (Tilleya Madramootoo 19*, Sarah Amin 12*)

With the tournament now completed, the Guyana Cricket Board will soon name the national team to participate in the Cricket West Indies Regional Under-19 competition in Trinidad.