WICB Four-Day First-Class Cricket Franchise...Chanderpaul (77) and bowlers impress as Jaguars scent blood against Jamaica

WICB Four-Day First-Class Cricket Franchise…Chanderpaul (77) and bowlers impress as Jaguars scent blood against Jamaica

Feb 09, 2015 Sports

By Sean Devers in Jamaica
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Guyana Jaguars, led by 77 from their most experienced player Shiv Chanderpaul and disciplined bowling, were scenting blood at the end of the third day of their West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional fifth round Four-Day First-Class Franchise match against Jamaica as Sabina Park yesterday.

Jaguars on the attack! Horace Miller evades a bouncer from Ronsford Beaton.

Set 340 for an unlikely win, Jamaica, whose highest total for the season is 222, ended the penultimate day on 105-6, still 235 runs short of the victory target. David Bernard (16) and Damion Jacobs (24) were together when stumps were drawn.
John Campbell (8) hit Ronsford Beaton to point at 9-1 before Nkrumah Bonner, who survived a very confident caught behind appeal off the first ball of the innings off Beaton, was LBW to Keon Joseph for one, two runs later.
Jermaine Blackwood (7) was brilliantly taken at cover by Raymond Reifer to give Joseph his second scalp and the 12 times former Champions, were wobbling on the ropes on 17-3.
Horace Miller and Lambert steadied the ship with a fighting fourth wicket stand to take the score 50 and hold up the Jaguars’ march to victory but Miller (7) was taken at second slip off Reifer and the Jaguars were on the prowl.
Things got progressively worse for the host when Skipper Tamar Lambert seemed to edge Devendra Bishoo to wicketkeeper Anthony Bramble and the ball rebounded to Shemron Heytmer at short-leg at 71-5. Lambert hit five fours in 29 from 77 minutes and angrily left the middle gesticulating. Veerasammy Permaul sent back Carlton Baugh (1) one run later as Jamaica dug themselves into a deep hole.
Earlier, Chanderpaul faced 184 balls, batted for 258 minutes and stroked 11 fours and a six a solid 77 before he was last out when 23 runs short of his 71st First-Class ton and 17th for Guyana. The 40-year-old Chanderpaul got support from Leon Johnson (33) and Chris Barnwell (28) to rally Guyana to 202 all out in their second innings.
Marquino Mindley (3-57), Dave Bernard (2-24), Damion Jacobs (2-35) and Odean Browne (2-29) were the main wicket takers for the home side who were required to bat 41 overs on the third day.
Scores: Jaguars (314 & 202), Jamaica (177 & 105-6)

Shiv Chanderpaul drives back past the bowler for four.

The Jaguars began the day on 54-4 with a lead of 191 and Chanderpaul and Barnwell batted positively and dispatched almost every bad ball served up on the easy paced track.
While Barnwell favored the front foot cover drives, most of Chanderpaul’s runs came in the vicinity between third man and mid-off although a commanding straight drive off pacer Mindley was memorable for another disappointing crowd.
Barnwell was severe on fast bowler Jason Dawes hammering him for a couple of spanking boundaries through cover before stroking him gloriously to the extra cover boundary. The former West Indies pacer was to be replaced by Dave Bernard from the George Headley stand end, named in honor of the Panama born Jamaican who in 1948, became the first Black man to Captain the West Indies in a Test match.
The partnership flourished in sultry conditions on a lightning fast outfield as the 50 partnership was posted in 62 minutes from just 49 balls before Barnwell was trapped LBW to leg-spinner Jacobs for 28 after batting for 50 minutes and reaching the boundary four times and his demise left the Jaguars on 105-5.
While Chanderpaul, in his 65th First-Class game for Guyana continued to bat without any major worries, Bramble never suggested permanence and was soon taken at point for four at 124-6 as Odean Browne struck on his 33rd birthday.
Permaul and Bishoo who both looked accomplished with the bat in the first innings were removed inside the opening session with Permaul (5) driving Browne to cover and Bishoo (5) edging Jacobs to slip as the two leg-spinners operated in tandem to leave the Jaguars on 150-8.
Chanderpaul, who has been playing at this level since 1991, soon reached his 129th First-Class fifty and 23rd for Guyana from 85 balls, 125 minutes with eight fours and a six off Jacobs and by Lunch the visitors were 158-8 and the lead 295.
From his Lunch time score of 63 Chanderpaul, the most capped West Indies player, took his time and refused singles to the deep field as he protected Beaton although the prolific left-hander from Unity Village made no apparent effort to put his foot on the gas. Beaton raced to nine thanks to contrasting boundaries off Browne with a gorgeous cover drive before edging a quicker ball to third man next ball.
Chanderpaul frustrated Dawes with regular ‘leaves’ and back defensive strokes as Dawes operated with immaculate control. But the young pacer became impatient and tried something different by pounding one in short. All of sudden, the previously sedate Chanderpaul swiveled onto the back foot and pugnaciously hooked the ball for four.
Beaton (10) survived for 80 minutes before he fended at a nasty short ball from Mindley to be taken at short leg after sharing a 40-run partnership with Chanderpaul.
Last man Joseph then stuck around for 19 minutes for his unbeaten eight before Chanderpaul’s long vigil ended when he touched Bernard to Baugh for the experienced Keeper to hold his fifth catch of the innings.
Today is the final day and play is scheduled to commence at 10:00hrs (11:00hrs Guyana time).
Meanwhile, the Windwards were in charge against Trinidad and Tobago. Summarized Scores at end of Day3 – Windwards 400-8 dec (94 ovs); T&T 177 (67.4 ovs) and following on, 6 without loss (3.0 overs).