Demerara defeat B/ce by 68 runs to capture GCB U19 one day title

The victorious Demerara U19 team share a photo with: from left, Chairman of national cricket Selectors Rayon Griffith, Junior Chairman Selector Nazimul Drepaul Coach Clive Grimmond and GCB Secretary Anand Sanasie (far right)

Spinners Ershad Ali and Richie Looknauth bowled Demerara to a comfortable 68 run win over Berbice at the Providence Stadium, to lift the 2016 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ Hand-In-Hand U19 Inter-county 50-over title.

Ali, the leg-spinner snatched 4-10 while the off-spinner Looknauth’s 3-22 helped strangle Berbice for 86 in just 33 overs, failing to chase the 154 they had restricted Demerara to earlier. Joel Seitaram was the prime scorer with a 41-ball 30.

Berbice off-spinner Deon Sinclair was the tormentor, picking up 4-30 from his 10 overs as Demerara ended on