The 2009 Leslie Amsterdam Memorial Under-17 competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) in honour of the late Berbice cricket stalwart and administrator, started recently with first round matches.
Young Warriors of Cumberland registered a huge defeat over Cathedral Shalom rattling up 262-8 declared and then dismissing the opposition for 11 and 12 runs in their two innings.
Berbice U15 cricketer Linden Austin scored 107 while Totaram Sooknanan, 62, Hurdat Singh, 30 and Jason Bristol 24 were the principal scorers for Young Warriors.
Bowling for Cathedral Shalom, Samuel Lackhonna bagged 5 -59 and Jonathan Bhola 3-67.
In reply, Cathedral Shalom found the pace of opening bowler Jamal Parris too hot to handle and succumbed meekly in each innings.
Parris took 4-6 from 7.2 overs in the first inning and then returned to bag 7-10 from six overs when the team followed on as Young Warriors won by an innings and 239 runs.
At Bath, medium-pacer Navindra Gossai of Woodley Park Young Strikers took a match haul of 13-61 but his efforts failed to stop his team from going down to Bath by two wickets.
Batting first Woodley Park was dismissed for 69 with Parasram Ramoo capturing 6 -20 and Brijesh Mohanlall 2-6.
Bath Aditya replied with 89 all out in their first innings With Navindra Gossai bagging 6-32 and Sudesh Deonarine 3-18.
Woodley Park in their second innings made 100 with Deonarine 35 and Gossai 28 the principal scorers.
Brijesh Mohanlall picked up 5-19.
Bath Aditya reached 81- 8 in their second innings with Brijesh Mohanlall top scoring with 31.
Gossai grabbed 7 for 29.
At Rose Hall in Canje, Rose Hall Community Centre beat Young Hustlers by an innings and 26 runs.
Rose Hall Community Centre: 216-7 declared (Shakin Sattaur, 57; Latchman Ramoutar 2-22 and Mohamed Khan 2-34.
Young Hustlers: 105 (Kabir Ramlall 39; Kevin Ramdeen 5 -25 and Udesh Imrit 4-30) and 85 (Imrit 6-33, Ramdeen 2-20).
At Port Mourant, Port Mourant beat Big Star by an innings and 192 runs.
Port Mourant: 254-9 dec. (Videsh Lall 82, Hemchand Kallo 65, Sasenarine Ernest 33, Boughnarine Persaud 26; Lindon Benn, 5-89, Patrick Tyndall, 2-93).
Big Star: 45 (George Hughes 4 -15 and Jason Jerrick 3- 15) and 17 (Hughes 3-11).
At Shieldstown, De Edward beat Shieldstown by 74 runs.
De Edward: 94 (Mirza Mohamed 3- 22, Ramesh Ramjan 2-13 and Yudesh Balkissoon 2-17) and 98, (Kedan Khely 40, Derek Lalsa Jnr 39; Ramesh Ramjan 4-18, Mohamed 4-26).
Shieldstown: 75 (Lalsa Jnr 3-7, Kevon Jawahir 3-12) and 43 (Lalsa Jnr 5-19 and Jawahir 4 for 22).
At Paradise, Rainbow Generation took first innings points from Paradise in their drawn match.
Rainbow Generation: 111 (Samin Archibald 30)
and 139 (Glenroy Archibald 28, Greusen Grant 26).
Paradise: 89 (Grant 5-28, Archibald 4 for 7) and 63 for 7(Kevin Porter 4-13, Grant 2 for 25).
At Edinburgh, Defenders took first innings points from Edinburgh in their drawn match.
Edinburgh: 85 (Ameer Seecharran 5-14, Rodwell Mc Andrew 2-8, Malvern Williams 2-17) and 98 (Jamal Henry 40; Williams 5-20, Mc Andrew 4-33)
Defenders: 140 for 9 dec. (Delroy Bullen 35; Jamal Henry 4- 15, Sham Singh 3-7) and 38 for 3.
At the Berbice High School Ground, Tucber Park `B’ took first innings points from Police in their drawn match.
Police: 83(Chris Sulker 5-11, Kierre Henry 3-15).
Tucber Park `B’:142 for 4 (Hakeem Hinds 42, Randolph Davis Jnr 26; Kwesi Mickle 2-10).
At Bush Lot Farm, Kennard Memorial beat Johanna Young Ivory by an inning and 45 runs.
Johanna Young Ivory: 87 (Dhanraj Bhola 47; Kaymanlall Walter 4-18, Karamchand Ramnarine 3-19) and 28 (Devendra Sydney 5-16, Tocharian Lall 3-9).
Kennard Memorial: 160 (Ramnarine 42, Kennard Gopie 31; Parmanand Parasram 4 -35, Vijai Ragnauth 3-34, Narine Sukhu 3-34.
