Demerara U-15s win thriller against Berbice to lift Inter-county title

Demerara pulled off a thrilling win off the final delivery against Berbice to win the Guyana Cricket Board Inter-County Under-15 title on Thursday at the DCC ground, Queenstown.

National player Reyaz Latif and last man Darwin Larose held their nerves to seal the one-wicket win and secure the championship. Berbice batted first and scored 146 all out from 41.1 overs with the prolific Adrian Hetmyer hitting 53 and Brandon Henry taking 4-34.

The in-form opener Parmeshwar Ram then struck 32 and Shamar Apple scored 22 for Demerara, before Latif and Larose put the final touches on the match.

It was Demerara’s third victory from as many matches in the tournament, leaving Berbice to settle for second with two wins from three games.

In the other third round match at the Malteenoes Sports Club, Essequibo secured their first victory, defeating the winless Select XI by 65 runs. Incidentally, the Select XI played unbeaten to win the tournament in 2023.

Below is a summary of the entire tournament

ROUND ONE

At Malteenoes: Berbice 137 all out from 35 overs (Arif Khan 37*, Kumalchan Ramnarais 20, Lakeram Singh 14, Chamesh Seenauth 13, Feeaz Baksh 13; Jathaniel Nurse 3-9, Eron Benjamin 3-22, Dennis Crossman 2-15) vs Essequibo 125 all out from 31.5 overs (Justin Dowlin 45, Bomesh Lall 23; Kumalchan Ramnarais 3-18, Arif Khan 3-26). Berbice won by 12 runs

At Queen’s College ground: Demerara Under-15 402-3 from 50 overs (Emmanuel Lewis 160, Parmeshwar Ram 117, Trilok Nanan 46*; Gilbert Griffith 2-51, Danvir Seegobin 1-52) vs Select XI 137 all out from 43 overs (Rivaldo Perreira 33; Lewis 3-12). Demerara won by 265 runs

ROUND TWO

At DCC: Demerara 149-8 from 32 overs (Parmeshwar Ram 51, Khush Seegobin 49, Shamar Apple 20; Jathaniel Nurse 3-30, Shazim Mohamed 2-12) vs Essequibo 82-8 from 17.4 overs (Omario Smith 16, Eron Benjamin 14, Jathaniel Nurse 13, Justin Dowlin 12; Emmanuel Lewis 3-29, Mickel Sharma 2-1). Demerara won by 67 runs

At Malteenoes: Berbice 134-7 from 20 overs (Adrian Hetmyer 55, Chamesh Seenauth 22, Sohail Mohamed 21, Lakeram Singh 15; Gilbert Griffith 3-20, Ahil Hemraj 1-19, Danvir Seegobin 1-27) vs Select XI 109-5 from 20 overs (Rivaldo Perreira 25, Danvir Seegobin 22, Ravid Fredericks 21; Richard Ramdeholl 3-22). Berbice won by 25 runs

ROUND THREE

At DCC: Berbice 146 all out from 41.1 overs (Adrian Hetmyer 53, Richard Ramdeholl 28; Brandon Henry 4-34) vs Demerara 147-9 from 50 overs (Parmeshwar Ram 32, Shamar Apple 22; Richard Ramdeholl 2-8, Kumalchan Ramnarais 2-19). Demerara won by one wicket

At Malteenoes: Essequibo 180-7 from 50 overs (Jathaniel Nurse 43, Francis Gurahoo 36, Eron Benjamin 26, Justin Dowlin 22; Gilbert Griffith 4-10) vs Select XI 115 all out from 34.3 overs (Danvir Seegobin 32, Arif Marimootoo 20, Gilbert Griffith 14; Jathaniel Nurse 3-14, Shazim Mohamed 3-30, Eron Benjamin 2-21). Essequibo won by 65 runs

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