Barbados maul Guyana by 136 runs

Mar 10, 2014 Sports

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By Sean Devers
On a slow Providence track 28-year-old Test leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo extracted bounce and turn to claim his 10th five wicket haul at this level to leave Guyana with high hopes of registering their first win on home soil in over three decades and their first since their emphatic win in Barbados two years ago.

When the penultimate day of their Regional four-day day/night encounter ended last night 30 minutes after Tea Guyana, set 231 to register only their 13th win in 67 matches at this since 1966, were soundly beaten by 131 runs with over a day to spare.
When Barbados were dismissed 20 minutes before Lunch yesterday afternoon an outright win for both teams seemed the most likely result since the pitch was already keeping low and offering prodigious turn after the defending Champions had been befuddled by Bishoo who grabbed 5-71 from 26 overs.
The Barbadians added 70 runs and lost their remaining six wickets in 31 overs before being dismissed for 186 in their second innings and at that stage the match wide open.
However, a dramatic Guyana collapse left the hosts wobbling on the ropes on holding on for dear life when the bell rang for Tea with the South Americans on 55-7. In the two hours between lunch and Tea Guyana eked out 54 runs and lost seven wickets to end the second session still 176 away from what was an unlikely win.
In the end Guyana, who were dismissed for 96 in the opening round in Jamaica, crumbled for 94 all out, their fifth lowest total in Regional First Class cricket since Guyana gained Independence in 1966 with Carlos Braithwaite taking 4-35, Ashley Nurse 3-39 and Suleiman Benn 2-8.
This the 25th win against Guyana for the visitors and only their fourth outright win on Guyanese soil in over three decades with all the other games played here during that time ending in draws.
Scores: Guyana (140 & 94), Barbados (184 & 186).
The Bajans resumed on 116-6 with a lead of 160 and Kevin Stoute worked Keon Joseph nicely off his legs for four as he and Shane Dowrich put together 48 for the fifth wicket on another day blessed with brilliant sunshine Stoute was removed at 148 by Bishoo.
Dowrich (23) was then caught behind off left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul without addition to the score. Nurse (2) lofted a catch to Joseph trying to go over the top to Bishoo, who seems to be growing in confidence and brought the batsmen on the front foot more often while beating the bat with alarming turn.
It was soon 160-8 when Carlos Braithwaite (9) pushed forward to Permaul and was snapped up by Assad Fudadin at short-leg and 164-9 when Tino Best (2) was taken at extra cover off Bishoo.
Benn launched into Bishoo and hammered him for three successive boundaries before reverse sweeping the Berbician for another four as he ‘took on’ the bowler to see Barbados better their first innings total of 184.
But with his score on 20 aided by four boundaries he was clean bowled by Bishoo to end a disappointing Bajan batting performance where neither team managed to collect any bonus batting points. Permaul supported Bishoo with 2-54.
If the batting of the visitors was disappointing, Guyana’s effort with the bat was atrociously poor. Taignarine Chanderpaul is the baby of the team at 17 but the West Indies under-19 left-hander was the only batsman who showed any inclination to occupy the crease for any extended period.
He got off the mark with an exquisite cover driven boundary off Nurse and elegantly cut Best for four behind point but more importantly from a Guyana perspective he batted for 98 minutes as Guyana had more five sessions to bat.
But when he was sixth out for a carefully constructed 19 with two fours Guyana were 43-6 although he seemed to be hit him outside off-stump and playing  a shot, the fat ladies were already lining up to sing Guyana’s final rights.
Another dodgy Umpiring verdict contributed to the demise of Fudadin (12) who seemed to get an inside to Braithwaite at 38-2 and Narsingh Deonarine’s horror match continued when Braithwaite sent his off-stump cart-wheeling first ball for his second duck in the game.
From 38-3 the Guyanese slumped to 39-4 when Vishaul Singh (1) was run out and 43-5 when Skipper Chris Barnwell (4) edged a catch to the keeper to give Braithwaite his fourth scalp as Guyana catapulted to 43-5, just passing their lowest ever First-Class score of 41 against Jamaica in 1986.
After Chanderpaul’s departure, Bishoo (3) fell to Nurse at 53-7 before Anthony Bramble and Permaul offered token resistance by taking the score to 81 before Bramble threw his wicket away with an irresponsible drive to mid-off.
Bramble hit Braithwaite for six on to the Media Center to ensure Guyana equaled their second lowest total of 78 against England Lions at Boudra in 2011 but soon fell for a top-score of 21.
Permaul, who also made 21 was removed by Benn who soon wrapped up the innings when he had Joseph caught and bowled for three as Guyana recorded their eighth double digit total since 1966 when Regional First-Class cricket acquired sponsorship.
Guyana with six points and a bottom of the table position after two rounds face Windward Islands in their next match at Providence from Thursday. This third round game will start a day earlier than usual due to the National Holiday of Pagwah on Monday.

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