Regional U-19 three-day cricket...Guyana in driver’s seat against Windwards

Regional U-19 three-day cricket…Guyana in driver’s seat against Windwards

Jul 28, 2014 Sports

By Sean Devers
Guyana, enjoying a first innings lead of 104, were in the driver’s seat at the end of the second day of their Regional under-19 three-day cricket match against the Windward Islands at the Everest ground yesterday.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, No…it’s a Shemron Hetmyer six during his entertaining 125 at Everest yesterday.

A magnificent 125 from 17-year-old Shemron Hetymer, who shared in a century opening partnership with fellow West Indies under-19 batsman Tagenarine Chanderpaul (24), built a firm foundation for the hosts who were dismissed on the stroke of Tea for 243 replying to the 139 made by the visitors.
The Windwards were 79-4 in their second innings when play on the penultimate day ended, still 25 runs from making the Guyanese bat a second time.
Amidst plenty of confusion, the second day (according to the regulations) began at 09:30hrs to make up for lost time on the opening day with Guyana on 44-0 in reply to the 139 made by the Windward Islands.
However, after just two minutes third Umpire Edward Bowen raced onto the field to inform on-field Umpires Imran Moakan and ICC America’s official Mohamed Baksh that the officials at the DCC game had misinterpreted the regulations, and did not enforce an early start at the Queenstown venue, resulting in the game at Everest being halted after two minutes after two balls were bowled and two runs scored.
When the game eventually resumed 28 minutes later in bright sunshine, Chanderpaul played the supporting role to the aggressive Hetymer and the 100 partnership was posted when Hetymer smashed Gidron Pope for boundaries on both sides of the wicket.
Chanderpaul was taken at first slip off the bowling of off-spinner Doran Edward at 108-1 after batting for 110 minutes, facing 51 balls and hitting four fours.
Skipper Brian Sattaur played an atrocious drive at the fourth delivery he faced and skied the ball miles into the air before he scored, for mid-off to run around to extra cover to hold the steepling catch and give Deron Hypolite his first wicket at 121-2.
Hetymer was in his usual no nonsense mood and deposited an Edward full toss for a colossal six over long-leg and played several thumping shots all around the ground to the delight of the handful of spectators in the stands.
The left hander who made a duck and four in his only First-Class match at Providence earlier this year, spared none of the bowlers as he went into overdrive on the slow track and heavy outfield, and seemed set to join Leon Johnson, (whose feat was achieved in St Vincent in 2005), as the only Guyanese with a double century at this level, but was taken at cover off Edward after facing 129 balls, batting for 141 minutes.
The Berbician from Cumberland scored his maiden Regional under-19 ton in 2012 against the same opposition in the 50-over version of the tournament with a thunderous 119-ball 116 and yesterday clobbered 13 fours and four sixes in his 125.
From 155-2, Guyana slumped to 159-5 as three wickets tumbled in a heap, Kemo Paul (1) was run out, while Balchand Baldeo (7) was trapped LBW to Edward and by Tea which was taken with the total on 161-5, the last five wickets had tumbled for just 51 runs.
After the break, Sharaz Ramcharran was bowled by Hypolite for nine at 188-6 before Askay Homraj and Kemol Savory took the score to 219 with a sensible partnership before Gidron Pope had Homraj caught and bowled for an attractive 40 with four boundaries.
Savory (15) was then caught and bowled by Shermon Lewis to leave Guyana on 232-8, while Steven Sankar (3) and Niall Smith (1) departed in quick succession to close the innings on the stoke of Tea.
Edward (3-42), Pope (2-26) and Hypolite (2-67) were the most successful bowlers for the Windwards who were in early trouble when they began their second innings, behind by 104 runs.
The Islanders, whose only title was claimed in 2000 in Guyana, lost their second wicket at 29-2 when Melvin Gordon (17) was LBW to Ramcharran. Tonis Simon (21) and Kershaskie Jno Lewis (10) were removed in the space of two balls with the score on 48 as leg-spinner Sankar struck a double blow in the same over to put Guyana in firm control. Sankar, in an improved spell, has so far had 2-22.
Ronald Cato (15*) and Anson Latchman (12) arrested the slide with an unfinished 31-run stand to keep the Windwards interest going into the final day today when play starts at 10:00hrs.

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