Guyana found themselves in a serious spot of bother after they were dismissed for 136 on the opening day of the final round of matches in the WICB Regional Under-19 three-day Championship yesterday.
Skipper Shawn Pereira 33, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 25, Ricardo Adams 22 and Kamesh Yadram 20 got starts but failed to capitalise and Guyana will need to turn in an exceptional bowling performance to keep the Bajans in check after they have shown good form with the bat in their previous matches.
Akeem Saunders hits a boundary during his 68 not out for Leewards against T&T at Kensington Oval
In the other games; the Leewards were 221-4 against T&T with Akeem Saunders 68 not out and Darren Hobson 53 leading the way so far. Jamaica were dismissed for 116 by the Windwards who were 22-0 in reply.
Following are the summarised close-of-play scores on the opening day of the fifth and final round of matches in the WICB Regional Under-19 three-day Championship:
At Desmond Haynes Oval: GUYANA 136 (Shawn Pereira 33, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 25, Ricardo Adams 22, Kamesh Yadram 20; Darnell Greenidge 3-28, Chad Williams 3-39, Akeem Jordan 2-24, Chaim Holder 2-34 vs BARBADOS.
At Kensington Oval: LEEWARDS 221 for four (Akeem Saunders 68 not out, Darren Hobson 53, Deno Baker 41 not out; Philton Williams 3-56) vs TRINIDAD & TOBAGO.
At Weymouth: Windwards trail Jamaica by 94 runs. JAMAICA 116 (Delbert Gayle 38, Brandon King 20, Kenneth Dember 6-45, Preston McSween 2-14) WINDWARDS 22 without loss.