U-15 Inter-County prep: Fraser and Ramzan bowl Demerara to victory over EC U-17

As part of their preparations for the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board Under-15 Inter-County 50-over Championship, Demerara Under-15 side inflicted a 48-run defeat on East Coast Under-17 on Sunday at the LBI ground.

Originally set to be a 50-game, it was reduced to 40 overs owing to a delay caused by overnight showers.

Chasing 153, East Coast Under-17 were dismissed for 104 in 23.4 overs with Demerara’s Vice-captain and fast bowler Patrice Fraser and off-spinner Shahid Ramzan doing the damage with the ball.

The towering Fraser put East Coast on the back foot from the get go, opening the bowling with a triple-wicket maiden.

Yannick Newton with 26 (5x4s) and Arun Gainda with 20 (2x4s) then momentarily repaired the innings, before the introduction of Ramzan saw a flurry of wickets.

Like Fraser, Ramzan started with a triple-wicket maiden and then added another wicket to finish with 4-16 off five overs. Fraser had 3-15 off four overs.

Earlier, Demerara’s total of 152-8 was built on a team batting effort, with several batsmen getting starts.

Opener Lomar Seecharran topscored with 29 (4x4s), Makai Dowlin made 23 (2x4s), Joshua Bollers 22, Vinesh Kalpoo 20 (2x4s) and Ramzan 15.

Bowling for East Coast Under-17, Narindra Isurdeen took 2-10 off four overs and Rishi Seodat 2-12 off three.

The Demerara side is expected to be in action again on Sunday (January 26) in another practice match at the same venue.