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Demerara 3-Day cricket trials…Barrington’s ton highlights day one
By Sean Devers
Right-hander Shemroy Barrington returned home from Trinidad & Tobago on Sunday to
Umpire Javeed Persaud admires Shemroy Barrington as he flicks for four during his undefeated ton.
stroke a magnificent 103 on the opening Day of the Demerara two-day cricket trial yesterday at the DCC ground to stake a strong claim of securing a place in the Demerara Cricket team for the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) senior Inter-County three-day tournament.
The 27-year-old Barrington, who has played seven First-Class matches but none since February 2011, faced 80 balls, batted 101 minutes and reached the boundary on 14 occasions while clearing it four times. He oozed confidence from the time he caressed left-arm pacer Gavin Moriah for his first boundary to help Vishal Singh’s team reached 212-7.
Barrington who plays for Malteenoes at the first division level, dominated a 162-run opening stand with left-hander Robin Bacchus, who fashioned a responsible 54 before he was ‘called in’ by the selectors.
Singh’s X1 then lost seven wickets for 22 runs before Chris Barnwell (25) and Raj Nanan (2) took Singh’s X1 to the end of the rain affected day’s play. A wet pitch delayed the start of play by three hours and 10 minutes and Singh’s X1 won the toss on a fast outfield and a pitch with preparation moisture.
Barrington and Bacchus took the score to 19 before another shower stopped play again. When play resumed in sunny conditions, Barrington spanked Andrew Stoll for a glorious boundary before pulling pacer Daniel Barker through mid-wicket before smashing him for four and two straight sixes in an over with cost 23 runs.
Bacchus caressed Moriah for consecutive boundaries before Barrington hammered
Robin Bacchus drives Gavin Moriah as Shemroy Barrington gets his bat down in time yesterday at DCC.
Stoll for four to reach his 50 from 45 balls and then celebrated the land mark with a dismissive cover drive. Bacchus was not to be left out and tucked Moriah off his legs for four while Barrington crashed Steven Jacobs for two sweetly timed boundaries to gallop into the 80s while Bacchus swept Sankar for six.
Barrington reached a well deserved ton by sweeping Sankar for four and then followed it up with a pugnacious pull for four of the next ball. After Barrington was ‘called in’, First-Class player Chanderpaul Hemraj (0) was taken at short-leg off a ball that bounced from leg-spinner Sankar at 163-1 before Stephan Browne (0) was LBW to Jacobs a run later.
Bacchus, who hit 4 fours and a six in his 74-ball 54 was trapped LBW to Roopnarine Ramsankar at 180-4 before Sankar had Singh caught at leg slip off an inside edge before he had scored at 184-5.
Lenard Kelab was run out for duck without addition to the score and Dexter Soloman (0) hit a soft catch to cover as Sankar, a former National Under-19 player, picked up his fourth wicket to finish with 4-45 by the close.
Rajendra Chandrika, Totaram Bishun, Shiv Chanderpaul and Taignarine Chanderpaul failed to turn up yesterday while Leon Morgan left the game before it had started to return home. Today is the second day and play is scheduled to commence at 09:00hrs.
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