Ramdeholl, Henry and bowlers give Guyana winning start to Rising Stars U-15

By Avenash Ramzan in Antigua in association with Cricket Zone USA, E4 and I&S Trading

A fine unbroken partnership of 78 between skipper Richard Ramdeholl and his deputy Brandon Henry spurred Guyana to a six-wicket win over Trinidad and Tobago in the opening round of the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-15, 50-over competition on Tuesday.

Playing at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Guyana, set a target of 168, slipped to 93-4 with openers Justin Dowlin (31) and Lomar Seecharran (21) and middle-order pair Arif Bacchus (2) and Shahid Ramzan (0) back in the dugout.

It was then that Ramdeholl and Henry took control of the chase, easing Guyana to victory in 41.5 overs.

Ramdeholl stroked a classy 64 not out off 88 balls (8x4s), while Henry played a responsible hand, ending on 39 not out off 49 (2x4s). Leg-spinner Ethan Ramcharan was impressive with 2-36.

After being sent in to bat, Trinidad and Tobago openers Jordan Julien and Davis Guerra put on 96 in 28 overs, and then a collapse saw them being reduced to 99-4.

Skipper Kaiden Pollard and his deputy Zion Phillip were dismissed without scoring during the collapse.

From then on, Guyana controlled proceedings, gaining valuable fast bowling points with Nathaniel Ramsammy (2-18), Rafell McKenzie (2-26) and Patrice Fraser (2-47) combining for six wickets.

Left-arm spinner Henry (2-15), who started the top order slide, and Reyaz Latif (2-31) had an equal share of the remaining four wickets.

Below are the summarised scores from the other two games

At Coolidge Cricket Ground: Windward Islands defeated Leeward Islands by eight wickets

SUMMARY: Leeward Islands 109 all out from 29.4 overs (Extras 43, Jathan Edward 23, Jeanille Williams 3-21, Jorden Charles 3-27) vs Windward Islands 110-2 from 25.5 overs (Alex Armstrong 47*, Derwin Lewis 25; Jathan Edward 1-33)

At Liberta Sports Club: Barbados defeated Jamaica by nine wickets

SUMMARY: Jamaica 77 all out from 24.5 overs (Luwain Pryce 22; Asher Branford 4-20, Joshua Thompson 3-14, Jahidi Hinds 3-16) vs Barbados 78-1 from 18 overs (Jahihi Hinds 28*, Javion Batson 22; Andrew Lloyd 1-12)

Second Round games (April 17, from 09:30h)

• Guyana versus Jamaica at Antigua Recreation Ground
• Barbados versus Leeward Islands at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
• Trinidad and Tobago versus Windward Islands at Liberta Sports Club