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By Calvin Roberts Demerara, led by resilient bowling from left-arm fast bowler Andre Stoll, took first innings points from Berbice despite a defiant 95 from wicket-keeper Anthony Bramble in their final preliminary round match of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Guyana and Trinidad Mutual Under-19 Inter-County, three-day competition at the Demerara Cricket Club ground, Queenstown, yesterday.

By Calvin Roberts A belligerent 115 from Balindra Persaud helped pilot Demerara to 316 all out from 90.1 overs on the first day of their preliminary round match against Berbice in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ GTM sponsored three-day Under-19 Inter county cricket competition at the Demerara Cricket Club ground, Queenstown.

Windies batsmen share second-day honours From Garth Wattley In Port of Spain West Indies’s batsmen fought a keen battle with Sri Lanka’s bowlers to share the honours on Day Two of this second and final Digicel Test match.

Crandon cops Cricketer of the Year Award National opening batsman Royston Crandon copped five awards, including the illustrious Cricketer of the Year award, when his club Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) held their 17th Annual Awards ceremony at the J.C

– Sri Lanka recovers to reach 217-5 at close of rain-interrupted first dayGarth Wattley In Port of Spain “I’m going to assess tomorrow and then basically take it from there…the balance has got to be right.”

The Benschop Foundation has once again answered the call for those in need, with Dexter Wray being the latest to benefit from the organization’s generosity when he received some much needed boxing equipment.

By Calvin Roberts Food for the Poor (FFP), a non profit organization yesterday made a donation of some cricket gear with a total value of G$1.8m, to some nine cricket clubs and Associations yesterday.

By Calvin Roberts Demerara will be looking to redeem themselves while Berbice will be going all out for a win in the final preliminary round match of the Guyana Cricket Board/ Guyana and Trinidad Mutual-sponsored three-day Inter-County cricket competition at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground, Queenstown from today.

-boycott over  By Tony Cozier The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) outlined plans to professionalise umpiring in the region at a meeting in Barbados on Wednesday with West Indies Cricket Umpires Association (WICUA) president Hartley Reid.

Camptown, Uprising falter, Alpha, Conquerors progress Fruta Conquerors overcame Uprising 2-1 in the first semifinal match of the Mayor’s Cup while Alpha United spoiled Sunburst Camptown’s intentions of having an all Guyana Beverages teams final.

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars Futsal team, tore into their St Maarten opponents before mauling them 8-2  as the Caribbean Football Union’s 2008 Futsal Qualifying Tournament got underway at Canedo Hall in the Dr.

Plaisance United of East Coast Demerara and Crane of West Demerara will contest this evening’s Coca Cola Under-15 football final at Banks DIH ground, Thirst Park.

Reigning West Demerara Football Association champions Pouderoyen and Young Achievers, will clash this afternoon in the final of the West Side Cup while Den Amstel will oppose Stewartville in the third-place play-off at the Den Amstel ground from 5pm.

The Neal and Massy Group of Companies Inter-Company 15-0ver Tapeball Cricket tournament continues tomorrow with four matches at the Guyana Softball Cricket Assoc-iation ground, Carifesta Avenue starting at 09:00.

Faces Malteenoes at GCC today East Coast first division team has reached the final in the Demerara zone of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ Pepsi/ Carib Beer sponsored Twenty20 cricket competition for first division clubs where they will meet Malteenoes Sports Club, when they scored an exciting one run victory over New Line Aqua Farm Canal #2 Cricket Club on Wednesday.

– Chris Gayle‘s West Indians must fight to avoid a series sweep by Sri Lanka and a historical series win From Garth Wattley in Port of SpainIn 2003, Steve Waugh’s Australians were denied a Caribbean whitewash by the West Indies’s successful world record pursuit of 418 in Antigua.

By Tony Cozier IT IS only his second match at home as West Indies cap-tain but the Test starting at the Queen’s Park Oval presents a timely examination of Chris Gayle’s leadership.

Teenage golfing star Avinash Persaud kept the Golden Arrowhead flying high at the recently concluded RBTT 2008 Invitational held at the Golfclub Paramaribo on March 29 and 30.

Two under-19 matches were contested yesterday with Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) thrashing Ghandi Youth Organization (GYO) at the GNIC Ground, Woolford Avenue and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) over-powering Cummings Lodge Secondary at the GCC Ground, Bourda.

Carl Moore clears the air on `Chanderpaul Fiasco’ Dear Sir, It is with great consternation that I read in at least two of the local dailies, statements allegedly made by the president of the Guyana Cricket Board, Mr.