WICB First-Class cricket Franchise …Jacobs (5-67) put Jamaica in front despite fifties from Johnson & Chandrika

Mar 08, 2015 Sports

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By Sean Devers
A fourth First-Class five-wicket haul from 30-year-old Jamaican leg-spinner Damion

Jacobs and half-centuries by Skipper Leon Johnson (78) and Rajendra Chandrika (69) were the highlights of the second day of the Eighth round West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Four-Day Cricket Franchise between the Guyana Jaguars and Jamaica at Providence yesterday.
Jacobs snatched 5-67 from 23.2 overs and when he got his first wicket to remove Narsingh Deonarine (23) it sparked a dramatic collapse as the Jaguars, chasing 259 for first innings lead, crumbled from 171-2 to 236 all out as three run outs did little to help their cause.
Jacobs, who made his debut against T&T last year is only in his 12th game at this level and his third five-wicket haul in the tournament took him to 33 wickets, the most by a Jamaican.
Jamaica with a slim lead off 22, were 22-1 in their second innings after losing Shacaya Thomas, LBW to Chris Barnwell for a duck. John Campbell (10) and Test player Jermaine Blackwood (8) were the not out batsmen.
Chandrika stroked eight fours from 139 balls and 169 minutes in his cultured 69 before once again failing to convert his sixth half century into a maiden ton, while Johnson, who spent 58 minutes in the 40s, fell 22 short of a third First-Class hundred after batting for 248 minutes,

facing 177 balls and reaching the boundary 10 times.
At 197-4, when the experienced Chanderpaul played an out of character cut at one that bounced from Jacobs and was caught at the wicket for 13, the Jaguars were well placed to collect three batting points and gain a sizable lead.
But that was not to be as the demise of Chanderpaul, who has failed to score a ton in 19 innings since making 101 not out against Bangladesh in the 2nd Test last September, triggered a dramatic collapse as the last seven wickets for the Jaguars tumbled for 39 runs.
Earlier, resuming on their overnight score of 35 without loss, the Jaguars reached 78 before leg-spinner Odean Browne had Assad Fudadin taken at short leg for 29 with four boundaries. He faced 69 balls and batted for 91 minutes and Jamaica had struck 50 minutes into the day’s play.
Chandrika, a free flowing right-hander from the village of Enterprise, reached his sixth First-Class fifty and fourth for the season from 96 balls, 118 minutes with seven four as he

continued to look untroubled.
Johnson joined Chandrika and pair settled down to put together 47 runs with entertaining stroke play in sunny conditions by Lunch.
The Jaguars, at Lunch were 125-1 with Chandrika on 64 and Johnson on 26 as 95 runs were scored, while Fudadin was the only casualty in the first session which was dominated by the home team, who began the game as leaders with 107 points.
After the interval Chandrika and his Captain took the score 135 before Chandrika was trapped LBW by David Bernard and Deonarine, the only Guyanese with 400 runs in the tournament, joined Johnson. Together they carried on to 171 before Deonarine (23) pushed forward to Jacobs and was taken at short leg to take his run tally to 458 from 11 innings.
Chanderpaul arrived at the crease as a few more spectators came into the ground after lunch and took up positions in the Red Stand while 12 of them ventured into the Green Stand, which should have been closed as it is being rehabilitated for the CPL matches.
Chanderpaul and Johnson batted carefully and while Chanderpaul tried to nudge balls into gaps Johnson got himself into a rut and struggled to get the ball of the square. He eventually got to his 22nd fifty at this level with an edged cut off Jacobs which went through the hands of Campbell at slip. Campbell had also dropped him off the first ball of the same over on 49 and his fifty took 188 minutes, 132 balls and included six fours and came on the stroke of Tea.
After Tea, the fourth wicket pair consolidated the position with solid, if at times slow batting until Chanderpaul was taken by Chadwick Walton behind the stumps.
As the sun turned from bright to hazy and the wind picked up a bit, Johnson swiveled and disdainfully pulled Jason Dawes for four to post the 200 and give Guyana their first batting point in the 82nd over. But the batsmen showed little inclination of putting their foot on the accelerator to gain batting points which can only be achieved in the first 110 overs.
The Jaguars lost two wickets at 110 when Vishaul Singh seemed very unlucky to adjudged run out by Umpire Nandkumar Shivsankar for five and Barnwell was struck plumb infront to Jacobs, first ball.
Anthony Bramble and Permaul then ended in the same crease and Bramble was run out for eight with the score on 236-8 and last two wickets tumbled at that same score.
Bishoo attempted a sharp single to short mid-wicket but Permaul (2) failed to beat a direct hit from 20-year-old Brandon King, who sprinted in like Usain Bolt and hit the target like Guyanese marksman Paul Slowe. Jacobs wrapped up the innings by trapping Bishoo (0) LBW to deny the home team their second batting point.
Today’s action is scheduled to start at 10:00hrs and Jamaica will begin the penultimate day with an overall lead of 44 runs with nine wickets in hand.

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