Berbice and Demerara will contest the final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) first-ever Under-16 Inter-County 50-over competition, following the completion of the third and final round of preliminary matches on Thursday.
Berbice emerged top of the points table with three wins from three games, while Demerara ended second with two wins and a loss. Essequibo took third with a solitary win from three matches, while the Select XI finished bottom of the table, losing all three games.
The grand final is set for Saturday (February 21) at the GCC Ground, Bourda.
On Thursday, Berbice defeated Demerara by seven wickets at the Lusignan Ground, while Essequibo prevailed by 54 runs over the Select XI at the LBI Ground.
Below are the summarised scores from Round Three:
At Lusignan: Berbice defeated Demerara by seven wickets
SUMMARY: Demerara 120-8 from 50 overs (Lomar Seecharran 30, Afraz Khan 23*, Extras 19, Nathan Bishop 17, Ashton Collins 13; Brandon Grimmond 3-8, Leon Reddy 3-41) vs Berbice 121-3 from 32.2 overs (Asgaralli Nabi 40*, Akash Ramdewar 27, Luke Amsterdam 14, Altaf Ali 12*; Ashton Collins 2-23, Prosper Jacobus 1-18)
At LBI: Essequibo defeated the Select XI by 54 runs
SUMMARY: Essequibo 134 all out from 25.2 overs (Extras 44, Timothy Ramdatt 32, Jonathan Barry 16, Usain Fredericks 15*; Gautam Dhanraj 5-29, Nicquan Fraser 2-37) vs Select XI 80-9 from 28.1 overs (Extras 23, Shaker Ramesh 19, Tufan Chanderpaul 12; Jonathan Barry 6-16, Devraj Persaud 2-17)
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