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WICB Regional 4 day tourney…Guyana are 4 wickets away from victory, CCC needs 126
By Zaheer Mohamed
Guyana and the Combined Campuses and Colleges were locked in a keen battle at the close of play on the third day yesterday in the sixth round of the West Indies Cricket Board Regional 4 day tournament at Guyana National Stadium, Providence. The visitors need to score a further 126 for victory with 4 wickets in hand.
Raymond Reifer turns a delivery form leg spinner Devendra Bishoo on the onside.
Guyana resumed on their overnight second innings score on 44-1 with Assad Fudadin on 16 and Leon Johnson on 26, the pair carried the score to 58 before Johnson fell to Nekoli Parris for 37 (5×4,1×6), while Fudadin was leg before to Kesrick Williams for 27 to leave the score at 74-3. Guyana then lost Narsingh Deonarine who was caught and bowled by Parris for 7 before Ramnaresh Sarwan and Stephen Jacobs featured in a fifth wicket stand of 87 as the host fought back. Off spinner Ryan Austin then removed Sarwan for 13.
Jacobs who appeared well set for a half century was then caught and bowled by Akeem Dewar for a top score of 45 a Guyana fell into further trouble at 157-6. The host then lost Anthony Bramble (16), Paul Wintz (00), Devendra Bishoo (03) and skipper Veersammy Permaul (14) to be all out for 175 in 63.2 overs. Dewar was the pick of the bowlers with 3-21, Parris claimed 3-51 and Austin claimed 3-55.
Set 239 to win, CCC closed on 114-6 in 43 overs. Lively fast bowler Ronsford Beaton made early inroads when he uprooted the stumps of Anthony Alleyne for 01 at 09. Off spinner Stephen Jacobs then bowled Nekoli (01) while Permaul sent back Shacaya Thomas (13) as CCC slipped to 23-3.
Floyd Reifer and Kyle Corbin steadied the ship somewhat with a fourth wicket partnership of 41 before Reifer was taken at slip off Bishoo for 18. Permaul decision to recall Beaton for a second spell paid dividends when the lively pacer had Corbin caught behind off a sharp rising delivery for 35 to make it 85-5. Chadwick Walton who drove Deonarine through mid off and cover for fours was leg before to Permaul for 12 just before the close. Raymond Reifer is unbeaten on 22 while Dewar is yet to score. Permaul has so far taken 2-15, while Beaton who bowled with pace and aggression has 2-18; Jacobs and Bishoo has 1 each.
At Warner Park: Barbados declared their first innings on 381-6. Kraigg Brathwaite stroked 165, while Kevin Stoute made 114 and Shane Dowrich 32 not out. Kelbert Walters took 3-64 and Shane Burton 2-32. The Leeward Islands closed the day on 40-4. Sulieman Benn has 3-4. The islanders made 201 in their first innings.
At Sabina Park: Jamaica beat Trinidad and Tobago by 93 runs. Jamaica scored 259, batting a second time. Brenton Parchment led with 75, while Tamar Lambert supported with 51 and Nkrumah Bonner 31; Imran Khan bagged 5-28 and Shannon Gabriel 2-52. Trinidad were skittled for 192 in their second turn at the crease. Rayad Emrit made 52, Khan 36, Denesh Ramdin 30 and Kjorn Ottley 22. Nikita Miller snared 4-54 and Andrew Richardson 2-23.
Scores: Jamaica 147 and 259, T and T 121 and 192.
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