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GCB’s Jaguars 3-day Franchise League …GT battles L/C’tyne at Albion in match of the round
By Sean Devers
Georgetown, straightened by the return of West Indies opener Leon Johnson, travels to
Leon Johnson
Albion to face leaders Lower Corentyne in what should be the highlight as the second round of the GCB’s eight-team Jaguars three-day League bowls off today at four venues.
Lower Corentyne destroyed Essequibo, without Shiv Chanderpaul and Kemo Paul, at Tuschen in the first round, while Georgetown had to settle for a draw after rain washed out the final day at Everest when they opposed East Bank Demerara.
At Everest, Georgetown reached 186 in reply to 192 made by East Bank, who were 68-5 in their second innings when rain washed out the last day. At Tuschen Essequibo made 101 & 159 as Lower Corentyne, who made 382, won by an innings and 122 runs.
Host, East Coast, fresh off their victory over West Demerara at Lusignan, battles Upper Corentyne at Enterprise. Essequibo plays West Berbice at the Young Warriors ground in East Berbice while West Demerara and East Bank clash at Everest in the other two games set for today.
Lower Corentyne took an early 4.2 point lead (19.4) ahead of East Coast Demerara who sits on second place with 15.2 points. Both Lower Corentyne and East Coast registered two-day wins in the opening round which finished last Saturday while on the final day the other two games ended in draws when they were washed at Everest and at Young Warriors in Berbice.
Lower Corentyne made the highest total in the competition so far when Jonathon Foo’s destructive 152 and half-centuries from David Latchaya and Gajanand Singh pushed them to 382 on one of the better grounds and pitches in local cricket.
Foo’s ton is the only three-figure score so far while Lower Corentyne’s West Indies left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul has the most five-wicket hauls (2) and the only 10-wicket-haul (10-80).
Veerasammy Permaul
So impressed were the fans at Tuschen which hosted its first ever ‘big’ game that the daughter of proprietor of A&S Lumber Yard presented $20,000 each to Foo and Permaul for their achievements.
Spinners Gudakesh Motie, Ameer Khan and Akenie Adams along left-arm pacer Raymon Reifer each took 5 wicket-hauls in the opening round of the League which has replaced the senior 4-day Inter-County competition.
Like in the Regional four-day First-Class Franchise, teams can earn up to five batting points for scoring from 200-to 400 in 110 overs with one point being awarded for each bloke of 50 runs. In an effort to encourage fast bowling the GCB’s playing conditions of the League says .1 of a point is awarded for each wicket taken by a pacer.
Each player is paid $5,000 per day and those non-contracted players who participate in the League are eligible for National selection on a pay-for-play basis while it is understood that players traveling to Berbice from Demerara for the three-day matches, will have to journey to and from Berbice each day. A team is awarded 12 points for a win and three for a draw while there are no first innings points available.
Points table: L/C’tyne (19.4), East Coast (15.2), W/B’ce (7), E/Bank (6.4), U/C’tyne (6.4), GT (6.3), W/Dem (3.8), E’bo (3).
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