Ramraj, Datterdeen seal Annandale Secondary’s finals berth

Joshua Blackman (4-11) and Chanderpaul Ramraj (28 and 3-17) were the outstanding performers for Hope Secondary and Annandale Secondary respectively

National Under-15 players, Chanderpaul Ramraj and Romel Datterdeen helped Annandale Secondary book the first spot in the final of the inaugural Regional Democratic Council (RDC)/ Lloyd Britton/Devcon Construction/Regional Executive Officer (REO) Region Four Inter-Secondary Schools knockout competition yesterday at the Lusignan Community Center Ground, East Coast Demerara. In playing  to a draw, Annandale advanced based on first innings points.s

After winning the toss and choosing to bat, they posted 103 in their first innings before bowling out Hope Secondary for 57.  Batting a second time, Annandale Secondary closed their second innings at 37-9.

Ramraj and Datterdeen turned in fine all-round performances, first sharing a 60-run stand for the third wicket, to help their team recover from 2-10 to reach 70 before Datterdeen departed for a fighting 20.