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Barbados in pole position following latest action
President of the Guyana Blind Cricket Association, Mark Harper (right) deliberates the possibility of play in the Guyana/Trinidad match with umpires, Gowkarran Dindial (centre) and Cyril Patrick Garnett at the Providence Stadium yesterday morning.
Barbados defeated defending champions Jamaica by ten wickets to amass 8 points and lead the standings when the second day of action in the 4th Regional Blind Cricket competition continued at the National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara, yesterday morning.
Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana each earned a consolation point by dint of their drawn game yesterday while Jamaica is yet to score a point after their first round game against Trinidad and Tobago was washed out. That game is now scheduled for tomorrow as the organizers attempt to satisfy the original itinerary.
Heavy overnight rain had ruined the outfield, forcing a three-hour delay in the start of the match. At around 15:00hrs, the umpires decided that the outfield was dry enough to facilitate play. The game was, however, reduced to 11 overs per side.
Daniel McClean opened for Jamaica after that team called correctly and opted to take first strike. He lashed 16 runs before he was bowled by Granville Carter with the score on 28.
Gregory Stewart then joined Toussaint Gardner and the two piloted the innings to an even 100 before Stewart lost his wicket, bowled by Jason Ricketts for 24, off the last ball of the innings, setting Barbados a total of 101 for victory.
Halden Ford and Ricardo Manning opened for the Bajans and steered their team to victory in 10.4 overs without conceding a wicket. Manning contributed 43 while Ford lashed 35. The extras were responsible for twenty-five of the total. Denal Shim (29) topped scored for the losers.
Meanwhile, overnight and early morning rains forced the abandonment of the Guyana/Trinidad encounter earlier in the day. The umpires then decided to reduce the number of overs from 20 to 11 but a further downpour sealed the issue.
In what little play was possible, Guyana won the toss and opted to take first strike.
Patrick Howard and Oliver Kerr opened the batting and it was not long before the locals found themselves in early trouble when Kerr, risking a sharp single, failed to reach the other end in time. He went for 2.
Robert Weeks joined Howard and added 6 runs to the total before he was sent back, bowled by Ramrattan Rodney. The Guyanese were in further trouble when Kevin Douglas mistimed a Michael Durham delivery and was trapped LBW. Shortly afterwards, after 10.4 overs had elapsed, the heavens opened, saturating the field with torrents of water.
Even the fast drying Providence venue could not save the match and in the end the umpires decided to abandon the proceedings with Patrick Howard and Leroy Phillips at the crease, attempting to repair the Guyanese innings. Both teams were awarded 1 point for the drawn game.
Play continues today at the same venue with Barbados taking on Trinidad and Tobago from 09:30 while Guyana and Jamaica play each other in the second game. (Michael Benjamin)
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