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Pascal’s 5-52 gives Windward 1st day advantage against Guyana
By Sean Devers
in St Vincent
In association with
Digicel & Queensway
The Windward Islands were well placed on 104 replying to Guyana’s 142 on the opening day of their 3rd round Regional Four-Day First-Class cricket encounter at the Arnos Vale ground yesterday.
Twenty-three old Grenadian Nelon Pascal grabbed his 2nd five-wicket haul (5-52) and got support for Mervin Matthew (2-17) as Guyana slipped to 64-4 at Lunch on a slow track and never recovered after they had won the toss and elected to bat in glorious sunshine on a track with early variable bounce.
After Test pacer Brendon Bess, who again bowled with good control in a long first spell in sweltering heat, removed Johnson Charles (2) at 8-1, Andre Fletcher (43) and Tyrone Theophille (35) shared in a solid 77-run second wicket partnership to keep the hosts ahead.
Nelon Pascal troubles Bishoo during his 5-52 yesterday.
But Left-arm spinner Permaul (2-23) struck twice before the close as the Islanders, who have lost 13 and won 4 of their 30 First-Class matches against Guyana, finished 38 runs away from first innings points by the close of play.
Earlier, Rajendra Chandrika (2) edged Pascal to the Keeper to leave Guyana in early trouble at 3-1 while Shemroy Barrington who hit a four and clipped Pascal for a six in his cameo 16 was soon removed by Matthew at 27-2.
It was soon 32-3 when Leon Johnson (6) was removed by the impressive Pascal before Skipper Assad Fudadin (7) was stumped off Liam Sebastien on the stroke of lunch just when he and Royston Crandon was staging ‘operation recovery’ on the lush green outfield.
After the interval, a handful of spectators watched Crandon add just one to his lunch time 19 before he was leg before to a ball that kept low from left-arm spinner Gary Mathurin to leave the South Americans, who like the Windward’s, came into this game with seven points from two matches, on 70-5.
Derwin Christian and the diminutive Vishaul Singh tried to repair the damage with a responsible 48-run partnership before Christian, who hit four fours in 22, was well taken at backward point off Matthew as Guyana slipped to 118-6.
The left-handed Singh, who took 68 balls and 87 minutes for his 30 with four fours, was sent packing by Pascal at 125-7 and although Permaul hit three fours in 19 added some respectability to the total towards the end of the innings. Pascal removed Permaul and Esuan Crandon (5) in quick succession to better his previous best of 5-57 at this level.
Left-arm spinner Kenroy Peters induced Davendra Bishoo to edge a catch to the keeper before he had scored to end the Guyana innings on the stroke of Tea.
After Bess’ early breakthrough, Fletcher got going with consecutive fours off Esuan Crandon. Fletcher, who made a concerted effort to ‘bat long’, clipped Permaul to the midwicket boundary and then smashed a short ball to the cover boundary off the next ball.
Without key batsmen Devon Smith due to his West Indies World Cup duties, the Grenadian Fletcher and the Dominican Theophille batted sensible as both Bishoo and Permaul were guilty of bowling a bit too flat on a surface which got better as the day progressed.
Fletcher carted Bishoo out of the ground for a huge six as the leg-spinner produced a no-ball before an impetuous drive back to the bowler by Theophille orchestrated his demise as Permaul struck at 82-2. His 35 was decorated with four fours.
Permaul struck an important blow just before the close when Fletcher was bowled at 99-3 after hitting four fours and six in his 86-ball innings.
Night watchman Peters (4*) struck Bishoo for a boundary to get off the mark and along with Keddy Lesporis (14*) will return to try and give their team a lead today against the spinners who are getting some turn from the track.
Play on the second day today is scheduled to commence at 10:00hrs.
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