Ravid Fredericks and Lemuel Dejonge produced unbeaten scores in the 90s as Abram Zuil Secondary and Berbice Educational Institute recorded commanding victories in the latest round of the Ministry of Education/Beharry Secondary Schools Under-19 T20 tournament.
Essequibo Islands and Annandale Secondary also registered wins as the eight remaining teams continued their battle for four places in the knockout stage. Abram Zuil and Essequibo Islands have already secured qualification from Group A ahead of their final group encounter.
At the Walton Hall Ground, Fredericks blasted an unbeaten 91 from only 30 balls to power Abram Zuil to an eight-wicket victory over Queen’s College.
Fredericks struck eight fours and nine sixes as Abram Zuil raced to 130-2 in just seven overs. Queen’s College had earlier posted 126-6, led by Emilio Singh’s run-a-ball 45 and Nathan Gurcharran’s 35. Joash Inniss claimed 2-16 for Abram Zuil.
Essequibo Islands also dominated at Walton Hall, defeating Covent Garden Secondary by nine wickets.
Covent Garden were dismissed for 62 in 14.1 overs despite contributions of 14 each from Jamele Schultz and Vinesh Kalpoo. Demarcus Thomas continued his impressive tournament with 4-25, while national youth all-rounder Bhomesh Lall took 2-23.
Essequibo Islands replied with 69-1 from six overs. Nickel Retemiah raced to an unbeaten 33 from 15 balls, while Justin Dowlin made 19 not out. Kalpoo claimed the only wicket, finishing with 1-15.
At the Albion Ground, Dejonge struck an unbeaten 90 from 59 balls to guide Berbice Educational Institute to a massive 142-run victory over West Side High.
Dejonge hit 10 fours and one six, while Arush Hemraj contributed 47 as BEI posted 186-3. Nathan Karamchand was West Side High’s most successful bowler with 2-24.
West Side High were then bundled out for 44 in 14.3 overs. Devendra Samaroo made 17 and Ricardo Danesar scored 15, but the national youth trio of Brandon Grimmond, Gilbert Griffith and Ray Ramnauth proved too strong.
Grimmond took 3-14, Griffith grabbed 3-7 and Ramnauth finished with remarkable figures of 3-0.
The closest contest of the round came at the Queen’s College Ground, where Annandale Secondary held their nerve to defeat Saint Stanislaus College by two runs.
Annandale made 99-7 from their 20 overs, with Ruel Dindyal scoring 29, Akeem Persaud 15 and Joshua Bollers 13. Jessie Craig claimed 1-13 for Saint Stanislaus.
Craig then fought hard with 38 during the chase, but Saint Stanislaus were restricted to 97-6. Shawn Ramjit collected 3-25, while Dindyal took 1-8 to complete a valuable all-round performance.
The third round continues on Thursday, with Abram Zuil facing Essequibo Islands at the Pomona Ground from 10:00h. The match will determine which team finishes at the top of Group A.
Queen’s College will oppose Covent Garden at the Queen’s College Ground from 09:30h.
In Group B, Annandale will face West Side High at the Cotton Tree Ground from 10:00h, while Saint Stanislaus will battle Berbice Educational Institute at the Queen’s College Ground from 13:30h.
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