Led by brilliant individual performances from three players, Essequibo made a successful defence of the Guyana Cricket Board Under-13 Inter-County 40-over title, beating Berbice in the final round on Saturday at the La Bonne Intention ground, East Coast Demerara.
Berbice batted first and made 154 in 39 overs with Luke Amsterdam making 39 and Arif Singh taking 5-25. Fayad Baksh picked up 2-34.
Essequibo achieved the target with seven wickets down, led by a classy 73 from opener Ravid Fredericks and a solid 52 from Usain Fredericks.
Essequibo won the inaugural tournament in 2023.
In this year’s competition, Essequibo defeated Demerara by seven wickets at the Affiance ground, while Berbice ensured Demerara remained winless, stringing together a three-wicket victory at LBI.
SUMMARY (Round Three): Berbice 154 all out (Luke Amsterdam 39; Arif Singh 5-25, Fayad Baksh 2-34) vs Essequibo 158-7 (Ravid Fredericks 73, Usain Fredericks 52; Leon Reddy, Kumar Joseph, and Jaden Ganpat picked up two wickets each)
SUMMARY (Round Two): Demerara 107 all out from 27 overs (Jermaine Grovesnor 38; Leon Reddy 5-9, Lemuel DeJonge 2-12, Dinesh Singh 2-20) vs Berbice 108-7 from 29.4 overs (Saeed Jumratty 49, Saeed Gajnabi 20; Prosper Jacobus 4-25, Jasani Craig 2-27)
SUMMARY (Round One): Demerara 84-11 from 29.1 overs (Jermaine Grovesnor 21, Prosper Jacobus 12; Gishwar Tillack 2-2, Usain Fredericks 2-7, Tyrese Stephney 2-16, Marcus Thomas 2-18) vs Essequibo 85-3 from 19.3 overs (Joseph Bholo 24, Arif Singh 18*, Ravid Fredericks 17)
