Regional four-day cricket …Bishoo grabs best bowling figures by a Guyanese in Regional cricket

Apr 13, 2014 Sports

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But T&T close in on first innings lead

By Sean Devers
Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo wrote his name in the records of Regional Cricket by capturing 9-78, the best figures ever by a Guyana at this level but although Skipper Leon Johnson fashioned a high-class 78 and Christopher Barnwell supported with an even half-century, Trinidad and Tobago were three wickets away from a first innings lead with the host

needing another 47 runs.
When play on day two of their Regional four-day match ended at Providence yesterday, Guyana were 247-7 in reply to T&T’s 294 with off-spinner Amit Jaggernauth ripping through the middle order to finish the day 4-78 from 24 overs on a placid track.
The visitors resumed in brilliant sunshine on their overnight score of 274-8 and it took Guyana 40 minutes to wrap up the innings with the lads from Carnival Country six runs away from their third batting bonus point. Imran Khan added seven to his overnight 37 before he was removed by Bishoo, who also accounted for Jaggernauth (12) to end with their third best bowling figures in Regional cricket behind Ryan Hinds (9-68) and Derick Parry (9-76).
The 28-year-old Bishoo, one of only five bowlers in Regional cricket with nine wickets in an innings (the others are Bernard Julian and Rajendra Dhanraj), ensured that Guyana had to chase a total of less than 300 runs.
Guyana began their reply in positive fashion with Trevon Griffith thumping four fours off Guyanese born pacer Marlon Richards, one back over his head reaching the sightscreen in a flash. However the left-hander got a beauty that left him from Test pacer Shannon Gabriel and nicked it to the Keeper for 23 to leave his team on 34-1.
Debutant 17-year-old Shemron Hetymer joined fellow West Indies under-19 opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul, but wasted his unexpected opportunity to play First-Class cricket when he impetuously tried to take on Jaggernauth and was taken at long-on before he had scored and Guyana had slipped to 37-2.
Chanderpaul, who was dropped at slip before he had scored by Lendl Simmons off Gabriel, was very unlucky to be run out off a rebound from the shin guard of Jonathon Augustus at silly mid-off while playing a forcing back foot punch when on 14 with the score on 51-3 just after Lunch which was taken with Guyana on 38-2.
The recalled Vishal Singh (2), one of six left-handers in the first six in the order, was then caught behind off the 30-year-old Jaggernauth as Guyana slipped to 58-4 and when in-form Anthony Bramble (16) was befuddled by Jaggernauth and bowled; going down the track and missing the ball completely, Guyana had slumped to 89-5 as their top order again failed to fire.
But the 26-year-old Johnson, who looked a class above the other batsmen, mixed caution with calculated aggression and played some exhilarating shots on the lush green outfield much to entertainment of a small crowd which included his wife.
Johnson, who has two First-Class tons, the last one an accomplished 110 against the Leewards in Antigua in the last round, was give excellent support by Barnwell who was his usual explosive self.

At Tea the sixth wicket pair had began ‘operation rebuild’ and the South Americans were 144-5 with Barnwell on 28 and his skipper on 56.
After the break Barnwell reached his fourth fifty at this level but the valuable 80-run stand was broken when Skipper Ryan Emrit, who was roughed up by the pugnacious right-hander, was trapped LBW after batting for 90 minutes, facing 88 balls and reaching the boundary seven times.
Zaheer Mohamed joined his captain at 169-6 and grew in confidence as his innings progressed before Johnson was caught behind off Jaggernauth with one that pitched on off stump, brought the left-hander forward and spun away to find the edge. His 16th First Class fifty came from 193 minutes, 163 balls and was decorated with eight fours and an effortless six and his demise left Guyana 213-7.
Mohamed, who added 44 with Johnson for the seventh wicket, was joined by Bishoo who looked a lot more confident after his destructive spell with the ball and the pair remained unbeaten when bails were lifted even as the T&T spinners troubled the batsmen with clever flight and variations. Mohamed was on 39 and Bishoo on 18 as Guyana batted 82 overs yesterday.
Today is the third day and play is scheduled to commence at 10:00hrs.

SCOREBOARD
T&T 1st innings
E Lewis lbw Bishoo 64
L Simmons c Singh b Joseph 12
D Bravo lbw Bishoo 61
J Mohammed c Griffith b Bishoo 17
J Augustus c Johnson b Bishoo 15
R Emrit c Barnwell b Bishoo 26
S Katwaroo wkpr Bramble b Bishoo 3
I Khan c Barnwell by Bishoo 44
M Richards lbw b Bishoo 20
A Jaggernauth c Beaton b Bishoo 12
S Gabriel not out 4
Extras: (2nb, 6lb, 8b) 16
Total: (all out; 101.4 overs) 294
Fall of wickets: 1-35, 2-128, 3-147, 4-164, 5-187,
6-207, 7-220, 8-266, 9-284, 10-294
Bowling: Beaton 16-3-48-0 Joseph 19-5-53-1 (2nb)
Barnwell 12-2-47-0 Shadir 12-0-50-0
Bishoo 38.4-15-78-9 Griffith 4-1-4-0

Guyana 1st innings
T Griffith c Ketwaroo b Gabriel 23
T Chanderpaul run out (Augustus) 14
S Hetmyer c Richards b Jaggernauth 0
L Johnson c Ketwaroo b Jaggernauth 78
V Singh c Ketwaroo b Jaggernauth 2
A Bramble b Jaggernauth 16
C Barnwell lbw Emrit 50
Z Mohammed not out 39
D Bishoo not out 18
Extras: (1nb, 4b, 2lb) 7
Total: (for seven wickets; 82 overs) 247
Fall of wickets: 1-34, 2-37, 3-51, 4-59, 5-89, 6-169, 7-213
Bowling: Gabriel 15-4-29-1 Richards 4-0-21-0
Jaggernauth 24-5-78-4 Mohammed 14-3-27-0 (nb1)
Khan 19-2-56-0 Emrit 6-1-30-1

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