In Wednesday’s match Tagenarine Chanderpaul missed out on another half century when he managed 49. He got support from Terrence Alsrtom who made 38 and captain Brian Sattaur who contributed 31. When Essequibo replied they were quickly wrapped up for 80.
Demerara bowler Devon Lord got four wickets for 24 Vishan Narayan returned miserly figures of 3-5 as they conspired to bowl out the youngsters from the Cinderella County in 37.1 overs.
Berbice will be playing their first game today and then tomorrow over at the Uitvlugt ground against Essequibo before they take on defending champions Demerara on March 15 and 16 at the Enterprise and Demerara Cricket Club ground respectively.