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CGI’s SBF Petroleum Jaguars 50-over League MoM Motie bowls West Berbice to thrilling last over win; Despite Barnwell’s fifty & Sankar’s 5-17
Story and photos by Sean Devers
On a day when early morning rain delayed the start of play by 90 minutes at Everest, 24 year-old left arm spinner Gudakesh Motie captured 5-29 to help West Berbice to a thrilling last over one-wicket win over Georgetown yesterday in a sixth round CGI’s SBF Petroleum Jaguars 50-over League encounter, reduced to 46 overs.
Man-of-the-match Gudakesh Motie who had 5-29 yesterday traps Adrian Hinds LBW at Everest.
The Albion spinner who has taken eight wickets from seven 50-over games for Guyana, capitalised on a slow ‘turner’ and got support from Kevin Sinclair (2-12) and Nigel Deodat (2-40) as Georgetown, who opted to bat, were bowled in 44 overs for 158.
The 32-year-old Chris Barnwell top-scored with a responsible 64 from 104 balls with four fours and two sixes but only Raymond Perez (32), Jerimiah Scott (22) and last man Qumar Torrington (13) got into double figures.
West Berbice in reply made the task of chasing the small total as hard as a turtle climbing mount Roraima before reaching 159-9 with just one delivery left in the contest to send the City team crashing to their fifth defeat in six matches.
Sinclair led the way with 43 at the top of the order while Javid Karim made 31 as nobody else reached 20. But Stephon Adams (5*) and Keon Joseph (1*) kept their nerves to see the Region-five Franchise over the line in a game that went down to wire.
After the delay, Motie removed both openers to leave GT on 22-2 without addition to the score, Jaguars Skipper Leon Johnson seemed a bit unfortunate to be adjudged LBW for a duck as Motie struck a telling blow.
GT’s Chris Barnwell on drives during his responsible 64 yesterday as wickets fell around him.
Perez and Barnwell carried the score to 65 before Deodat removed Perez and it was left to Barnwell to steady to the innings and although Scott hit a four and a six off consecutive balls off Sinclair, he got one that ‘stopped’ on him from Deodat and pulled a catch to mid-on at 112-6.
Barnwell, who had some tough decisions go against him in this tournament, hit Andrew Dutchin onto Carifesta Avenue to bring up his first fifty this season from 81 balls with three four and two sixes.
But he was fast running out of partners as the GT batsmen played several impetuous shots. Motie struck twice in quick succession by trapping Adrian Hinds (1) and Sankar (0) to leave the score on 123-8 and Sinclair had Barnwell LBW; a decision that could have gone either way, and the host were 138-9. But some lusty hitting by Torrington saw them past 150.
Sinclair and Leon Andries (19) give the Berbicians a solid before Forrester removed Andries at 43-1 to the bring Shimron Hetmyer to the crease. The left-hander who has been going through a rough time with the bat in recent times, was dropped first ball by Keeper Joshua Persaud when Forrester turned one across him.
Steven Sankar had 5-17 in a losing effort at Everest yesterday.
He seemed lucky to survive a raucous caught behind appeal off Torrington before pulling the pacer for four and gloriously punching him all along the ground to the extra-cover boundary.
But with his score on 18 he was LBW to Forrester, operating with a less than clean action, to leave the score on 72-2 and when Sinclair fell to Sankar it was 108-3. Sankar got rid of Karim and when Barnwell removed Seon Glasgow for a fighting 17, the score was 157-9 in the final over before the last pair saw them home.
The final round on tomorrow sees defending champions Essequibo, which won their match against East Coast with a bonus point facing East Bank at Everest, second placed Lower Corentyne battle Upper Corentyne at Port Mourant in games that could decide the champion.
In tomorrow’s other games; Georgetown play East Coast at Lusignan and West Demerara take on West Berbice at Tuschen. All matches are scheduled to start at 09:30hrs.
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