Essequibo U-19s stun Demerara in Female Inter-county T20
SUMMARY: Demerara 142-5 from 20 overs (Tilleya Madramootoo 46, Naomi Barkoye 43; Briana Samaroo 2-17, Tremaine Marks 1-19, Laurene Williams 1-33) vs Essequibo 144-6 from 17.1 overs (Laurene Williams 32, Shonette Belgrave 27, Tremaine Marks 13; Nyia Latchman 2-27, Naomi Barkoye 2-25)
Essequibo pulled off a thrilling run-chase on Sunday to defeat Demerara in the opening round of the Guyana Cricket Board’s Under-19 Female Inter-County T20 competition at the Malteenoes Sports Club ground, Thomas Lands, Georgetown.
Set a target of 143, Essequibo got home off the first ball of the 18th over to spark vociferous celebrations from the young ladies in yellow.
Essequibo got a flying start of 39 in five overs by openers Tremaine Marks (13) and Aliyah DaSilva (11) and that was just the momentum they needed to push for victory.
A third wicket partnership of 61 between skipper Laurene Williams and Shonette Belgrave proved decisive as the pair batted Demerara out of the contest.
Player-of-the-Match Williams struck a top score of 32 off 24 (2x4s), while Belgrave scored 27 off 17 (2x4s, 1×6), before Thaliah Hack (5*) and Qzel Sampson (8*) sealed the deal for Essequibo.
Bowling for Demerara, senior national players Naomi Barkoye (2-25) and Nyia Latchman (2-27) were among the wickets. Demerara leaked 40 extras (five byes, one leg bye, 26 wides, eight no-balls).
Earlier, Demerara got a fantastic start of 116 in 15.4 overs between captain Barkoye and Tilleya Madramootoo, but Essequibo pulled things back at the ‘death’ to limit the home side to 142-5.
Madramootoo made a match-high 46 off 61 (2x4s), while Barkoye scored 43 off 56 (3x4s). None of the other batters passed five as extras totaled 43 (two byes, 29 wides, 12 no-balls).
Bowling for Essequibo, Briana Samaroo took 2-17, Marks 1-19 and Williams 1-33.
Round two is set for Monday (April 8) at the same venue between Berbice and Essequibo from 13:30h. The final round on Tuesday (April 9) will bring together Demerara and Berbice, also at Malteenoes from the same time.
