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Griffith’s 58, Joseph’s opening burst put Guyana in good position for 1st win of the season

Apr 07, 2014 Sports

Guyana were seven wickets away from the their first win at the end of the third day of their sixth round Regional 4-Day cricket match against the Leeward Islands yesterday at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua.
Leewards ended the day on 101-3, needing another 178 on the final day today after Guyana, who began day three on 47-2, reached 212 with Trevon Griffith hitting eight fours from 101 balls in an attractive 58.
He got support from Anthony Bramble (47), Chanderpaul Hemraj (34) and Zaheer Shadir Mohamed (28).
Assad Fudadin struggled for an hour for his 11and was the first to go yesterday when he fell to pacer Kelbert Walters at 85-3 before Griffith departed at the same score off leg-spinner Anthony Martin.
Skipper and first innings centurion Leon Johnson fell for seven before Hemraj and Bramble added 65 before they both were sent packing in the space of nine runs to leave Guyana on 178-8.
Martin (5-49) wrapped up the tail with the wickets of Veerasammy (3) and Ronsford Beaton (3).
The Leewards began their chase badly and slipped to 28-3 as Keon Joseph, who had four scalps in the first innings, removing openers Kieran Powell (7) caught behind and Javir Liburd (11) LBW, before Beaton bowled Orlando Peters (7).
Devon Thomas (38) and Jamal Hamilton (34) then kept the hosts in the fight with an unfinished fourth wicket stand of 69. Beaton 7-0-28-1; Joseph 6-1-21-2; Shadir Mohamed 7-1-27-0; Permaul 6-1-21-0 are the bowlers used so far.
In the other matches T&T beat Jamaica by 145 runs and CCC defeated the Windwards by 82 runs.

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