National Under-19 captain Eugene La Fleur will lead Bermine in their replayed fixture against Young Warriors in the Berbice zone final of the nationwide Neal and Massy first division 40 overs -aside cricket competition, at the Cumberland cricket ground in Canje today.
This game was originally scheduled to be played last Sunday at the Rose Hall Canje ground, but due to heavy rain the previous afternoon, the outfield was left in a soggy and unfit state for cricket and even though Young Warriors indicated to the umpires that they were willing to play, Bermine chose not to do so , hence today’s encounter.
Bermine advanced to the zone final, following an emphatic victory over Berbice powerhouse Albion Com-munity Centre, whilst Young Warriors had to survive a scare from Port Mourant in their semi final clash to advance.
La Fleur will be relying heavily on the services of Maxie De Jonge, Andrew Williams, Julian Moore, Jamally Odle and Devon Clements to pull off another upset, thus repeating their performance against Albion.
On the other hand, Young Warriors will be having other ideas in mind and with a powerful batting line up led by the explosive Farouk Hussain at the top, with amicable support from former West Indies under-19 batsmen Richard Ramdeen and Gajanand Singh. Add skipper Paul Wintz, Waheid Edwards, Kwesi Maltay, national under-19 all rounder Seon Hetmyer, Ishwar Singh along with Balram Samaroo to the fray, and fans can expect an exciting match up at the venue.
Meanwhile the winner of this encounter will take on the Demerara Zone runners-up Mavericks at Blairmont in the second national semi-final. The first semi-final is fixed for next Saturday at the Anna Regina ground in Essequibo, between South Essequibo who are the Essequibo champions and Demerara Cricket Club, the Demerara champs.
The umpires named to officiate are Dhieranidranauth Somwaru and Clement Brusche, with Roshan Moakan as the standby and once the weather permits, play will get under way from 1100hrs. An entrance fee of $200.00 will be charged at the gate.
Teams Young Warriors from: Paul Wintz, Farouk Hussain, Richard Ramdeen, Waheid Edwards, Kwesi Maltay, Devendra Ramoutar, Munilall Shivdyal, Ishwar Singh, Seon Hetmyer, Rudolph Baker, Gajanand Singh, Anil Beharry, Balram Samaroo and Hubern Evans.
Bermine from: Eugene La Fleur, Kellon Henry, Maxie De Jonge, Jamally Odle, Dane Benny, Devon Clements, Andrew Williams, Stephen Latcha, Charles Shepherd, Julian Moore, Steve Sinclair, Jamal Joseph, Joemal La Fleur and Neil Bahadur.
