- BEI crowned Zone 8 champions
Golden Grove Secondary and Queen’s College secured important victories on Tuesday as competition intensified in the 2026 Beharry Under-19 Secondary Schools T20 tournament, while Berbice Educational Institute captured the Zone 8 title.
Golden Grove defended a small total to defeat Lancaster Secondary by 42 runs in their Zone 6 East Coast semi-final at the Queen’s College Ground.
Lancaster appeared to be in control after dismissing Golden Grove for 76. Gavin Adams led the bowling with four wickets for 11 runs, while Simon Dass claimed three for 29.
Alvin Ramotar held Golden Grove’s innings together with a patient 40 before starring with the ball. He took three wickets for just three runs as Lancaster were restricted to 34 for eight.
Parmesh Roopnarine supported with two for four, while Nathan Seebalak collected two for 14 to complete the successful defence.
Queen’s College also earned a home victory, beating Christ Church Secondary by 21 runs in Zone 5.
Sachin James struck 36, including two fours and three sixes, as Queen’s College reached 103 for seven from 20 overs. Nathan Gurrachan contributed 20 and Nathaniel Sukhnandan scored 19.
Christ Church bowlers Darrius Haynes and Hemraj Bhowan continued their good form, taking three for 13 and two for 11, respectively. However, their team could only reach 82 for five in reply despite scores of 21 from Saurav Persaud and 16 from Trevor Burnett.
BEI beat Lower Corentyne
At Albion, Berbice Educational Institute secured the Zone 8 championship with a 50-run win over Lower Corentyne Secondary.
Luke Amsterdam made an unbeaten 60 from 55 deliveries, while Ryan McPherson scored 25 and Lemeul Dejonge added 23 as BEI posted 148 for four.
Gilbert Griffith then grabbed four for 24 and Brandon Grimmond took two for 20 as Lower Corentyne were bowled out for 98. Nicholas Madramootoo top-scored with 37 in the losing effort.
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