Gajnabi, Grimmond, Giddings, Millington lead RHT Metro to the Championship
BCB / Nand Persaud and Co. 30-over Ladies Tournament Ltd…
– New Amsterdam / Canje to play West Berbice for second place
RHT Metro’s winning team stands with the championship trophy.
Player of the Game- Erva Giddings.
West Indies trio of Erva Giddings, Sheneta Grimmond and Shabika Gajnabi with national spinner Plaffiana Millington where outstanding players such as defending champions Rose Hall Town Metro defended their 30 overs Berbice title easily. The only female club team in Guyana defeated the combined New Amsterdam / Canje and West Berbice team to remain unbeaten since the team’s inception in 2008. The BCB / Nand Persaud Co Ltd 30 overs tournament is the first of three tournaments organized and would be organized by the Berbice Cricket Board for female players in the Ancient County.
Metro Town Rose Hall on Tuesday easily beat New Amsterdam / Canje by 167 runs and on Thursday West Berbice passed by seven wickets on the Cotton Tree Ground to confirm their status as the best in Guyana.
At the ‘H’ Ground Area, the home team collected a healthy 208 for 7 of their set overs with West Indies all rounder Shabika Gajnabi blasting a grand 108 with nine fours and three huge sixes. He received support from Sheneta Grimmond 37, Erva Giddings 25 and Dian Prahalad 18. Bowling for New Amsterdam / Canje, Amisha Samaroo took 3 for 38 overs and Jamie Campbelle 3 for 35. In response, the visitors bundled us for 41 with Plaffiana Millington 3 for 6, Grimmond 3 for 9 (four overs) and Giddings 3 for 08 being the main wicket takers.
At the Cotton Tree Ground on Thursday, West Berbice won the toss and elected to bat first. The match was reduced to twenty five overs due to early morning rain. West Berbice bowled out for 68 in 24.3 overs as Giddings continued his purple patch with the ball to claim 4 for 10 of five very impressive overs. Gajnabi 2 for 10 (3 Overs), Plaffiana Millington 3 for 15 and Grimmond 1 for 14 were the other successful bowlers for RHT Metro. Only Berbice players Devona Frank and Katana Mentore reached double figures with 12 and 30 not out respectively. In response, Rose Hall Town reached seventy for three wickets with Grimmond unbeaten at 32, while the batsmen dismissed were Marian Samaroo 08, Kimmone Thomas 19, Sheneta Grimmond 31 not out and Gajnabi 04. D. Frank claimed and T. Isaacs each wicket to West Berbice, who would play New Amsterdam / Canje on Monday to decide the second spot.
BCB President Hilbert Foster congratulated Rose Rose Town, led by Shemaine Campbelle, on retaining their title and also praised the attitude of the West Berbice youth team. He promised that, as long as he remained the Head of the BCB, female cricketers would not be neglected as is the case in other countries. He also expressed his gratitude to the Management and Staff of Nand Persaud Co Ltd for their continued support of Berbice Cricket.
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