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Isaiah Thorne knocks a ton in Canje’s Rose Hall victory; East Bank Berbice secured a historic victory
Isaiah Thorne and Lloyd David
Kaieteur News – The Berbice Cricket Board continued last Saturday to make history when it hosted the Under-19 New Asphalt Premium tournament Amsterdam / Canje / East Berbice. This is the first time the BCB has ever organized tournaments at this level for teams in the sub-zones.
Six teams are participating in the tournament, Edinburgh A, Mt. Sinai CC, Tucber Park, RH Canje, Kendall Union and East Bank Blazers. East Bank defeated Edinburgh by 41 runs while Rose Hall Canje defeated Mt. Sinai by 389 runs.
West Indies under-15 player Isaiah Thorne made a brilliant century stroke to lead Rose Hall Canje to a massive 455 for six of their 50 overs. Known for his bowling skills, Thorne showed his talent with the bat by scoring 129 runs (13 × 4 4 × 6).
Lloyd David hit 89 (10 × 4 5 × 6) and added 133 runs with Avishkar Persaud and scored 46. National female youth player Ashmini Munisar contributed 35 (2 × 4). For Mt. Sinai, Doree George took 3 for 50 while Stephen Sue-Chung had 2 for 62.
In reply, Mt. Sinai was outscored for 60 in 22.3 overs as only Allister Persaud reached double figures with 14. Medon Mentore and Andrew Bennett took 3 wickets for 7 and 12 runs respectively while Aaron Craig took 2 for 9.
At the Edinburgh Ground, East Bank Berbice was sent packing for 123 all out in 23.2 overs and then limited Edinburgh to 82 all out in 20 overs to lose by 41 runs. Steve Sookram scored at the top with 16 while James Kesney and Jamal David each scored 12 for Edinburgh. Wilfred Castello bagged 3 for 17 and Tyron Kendall 2 for 18.
James Simpson was the main destroyer for East Bank Berbice with an impressive 7 for 27 in eight overs. Jake Kesney took two for 19. East Bank Berbice’s win was historic as it was the first time they had played in a BCB Youth tournament. The Kendall Union and Tucber Park first round match would be played this weekend.