Hetmyer ton tightens Berbice grip after Rutherford claims 5

SKIPPER SHIMRON Hetmyer struck the first century in this year’s Guyana Cricket Board/Raj Singh Insurance Under-19 Inter-county tournament and Balchand Baldeo got a half-century, despite Shurfane Rutherford’s five-wicket haul, as Berbice tightened their grip on the contest at the end of the penultimate day yesterday.Playing against Demerara at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Berbice bowled out their hosts for 152, after they resumed the day on 144 for 7 and with a lead of 47, scored 250 in their second innings, on the back of Hetmyer’s 114, 66 from Baldeo and a quick-fire 48 from Parmanand Ramdhan.