Berbice march into U-19 final with 119-run win over Demerara

Junior Sinclair (61) and Keith Simpson (4-18) destroyed Demerara

Berbice trampled defending champions Demerara by 119 runs to book their spot in Saturday’s final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ Hand In Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance Under-19 Inter-County 50 overs tournament at Lusignan Community Center Ground, East Coast Demerara yesterday.

Demerara were bundled out for an embarrassing 105 in 38.1 overs, chasing 225 for victory set by three-day champions, Berbice.

West Indies youth player, Ashmead Nedd won the toss for Demerara and decided to chase after seeing the pitch showing signs of a lot of moisture and the outfield being soggy.