Guyana Times article.
Georgetown, Guyana - The trio of Berbice Under-15 Captain Kevlon Anderson, Junior Sinclair and Keith Simpson led the Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes Under-15 team into the semi-finals of the 2014 Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Tenelec Inc Under-15 tournament.
Playing at the Area H Ground, RHT Farfan and Mendes obtained first innings points over a hapless Bush Lot Rising Star team, who then failed to turn up for the second day.
Batting first after losing the toss, RHT Farfan and Mendes rattled up an imposing 260-3 before declaring, with Anderson topscoring with an unbeaten 113, an innings which included eight boundaries. Fellow national Under-15 cricketer Junior Sinclair batted well for 53, while Keith Simpson, 30, and Brandon Corlette, 22 not out, supported well.
Bowling for the visitors, Navendra Prashad took two wickets for 87 runs off 15 overs, while Nicholas Shiurally claimed a wicket for 30 runs off six overs.
In reply, Bush Lot Rising Star was given a rousing start by openers Adrian Ramnarine and Hanskumar Singh. The pair added 50 runs in just 10 overs before left-arm spinner Simpson removed Singh for 19 via the LBW route, while Ramnarine fell to the same bowler for a top score of 34 at 57-2.
None of the other batsmen reached double figures as off-spinner Sinclair claimed five wickets for eight runs off six overs, while Simpson took three wickets for 10 runs off seven overs. The visitors were dismissed for 89, a deficit of 171 runs on first innings.
Batting a second time, RHT Farfan and Mendes lost Surendra Budhoo for five and the promoted pair of Justin Gobin and Clement King Jr for zero to be in a spot of bother at 25-3.
Sinclair (25) and Simpson then added 70 runs for the fourth wicket, before Sinclair was bowled by F Bhola for 30. Simpson and first innings centurion Anderson then laced into the Bush Lot bowling attack to add a further 85 before the close of play.
Simpson was unbeaten on a solid 70 with six boundaries, while Anderson scored his second 50 of the match and was on 51 when stumps were drawn. He was denied an opportunity to score another century when Bush Lot did not turn up on the second day, with RHT Farfan and Mendes enjoying a healthy lead of 351 runs with five wickets in hand.
RHT Farfan and Mendes Under-15 team would now play Tucber Park in the semi-finals on a date and venue to be announced by the BCB.
First Published In The Guyana Times.
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