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CWI’s PCL four day First-Class cricket Jaguar’s face-off with Pride in B’dos from today
By Sean Devers
Five times defending Champions Guyana Jaguars oppose Barbados at the ‘Mecca’ (Kensington Oval) today in the second round of the CWI 2020 Regional First-Class season.
Kraigg Brathwaite will look to lead the Bajans from the front © Getty Images
Chris Barnwell would hope to continue his good form with bat and ball.
The teams come off contrasting first round results with Guyana making 388 and batting once in Antigua where they beat the Leewards Hurricanes by 10 wickets, while Barbados lost to the Windwards Volcanoes at the Kensington Oval.
While Guyana’s auspicious start produced 21 points from their win in Antigua, Barbados Pride got just 4.2 points from their loss at home to start today’s game only above the Leewards who are at the bottom of the points table on two points.
Barbados registered a stunning two-run win in the inaugural 2015 PCL season at Providence when Guyana, set 69 to win, were bowled out as Dwayne Smith picked up five wickets but since then the Bajans have lost five of their next nine games against Guyana with the others ending in draws.
Devendra Bishoo will hope his performance this season leads to a Test return, Grenada. (Getty Images)
The last time these two teams met in Bridgetown Guyana made 548 with Hemraj making 144 before B’dos responded with 360 as Permaul had 4-124.
B’dos, following on, made 232 with Permaul taking 4-73 before Guyana reached 48-4 in 8.3 overs to win by six wickets.
The last time they clashed at this level Guyana won by seven wickets at Providence after the Bajans were wrecked for 76 with Reifer taking 5-20.
Reifer returned with an unbeaten 52 as Guyana made 201, while B’dos fell for 238 as Reifer took 4-22. Guyana reached 118-3 with Hemraj leading the way with 51.
Today Barbados are at full strength with five Tests players and Jonathon Carter who has played 33 ODIs, in their side, but Guyana who plays ‘team cricket’ are favored to prevail despite none of six batsmen who scored centuries in the first round being Guyanese.
Nial Smith
Chris Barnwell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Chanderpaul Hemraj and Skipper Leon Johnson scored half-centuries in Antigua while Raymon Reifer and Devendra Bishoo got into the 40s but nobody reached a three-figure score.
“I’m disappointed that none of the top six batters converted their starts into a century. It is something we spoke of before the tournament and I’m sure the guys are disappointed as well” Head Coach Esuan Crandon had said after the first game.
Today the Guyanese will aware that if everyone chips in with a half-century Guyana should win but they will also know that outstanding individual performances is what is needed for West Indies selection.
On a track expected to produce some bounce, 24-year-old Nial Smith’s confidence is sky high following his 8-wicket match haul on his debut when he bowled with lively pace in Antigua.
Keon Joseph, Reifer and Barnwell should also enjoy the Barbados conditions, while left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul took five wickets in the first game and leg-spinner Bishoo, who needs nine more wickets to reached 250 Regional First-Class wickets, will provide the bulk of the spin for the 11 times Champions.
For the home team Kyle Mayers scored his maiden First-Class ton but Kraigg Braithwaite was the only other batsman to reach fifty in the first match.
Barbados will depend on Brathwaite, Mayers, Shamarh Brooks, Carter, Justin Greaves, Shane Dowrich, Kevin Stoute and Ashley Nurse with the bat.
Left-arm spinner Jomal Warrican took seven wickets against the Windwards and along with Kemar Roach, who will play his first match for the season, will spearhead the bowling.
Keon Harding, Chemar Holder and Nurse would hope to produce good spells.
Guyana JAGUARS: Leon Johnson (Captain), Christopher Barnwell, Devendra Bishoo, Anthony Bramble, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Tevin Imlach, Keon Joseph, Veerasammy Permaul, Raymon Reifer, Kevin Sinclair, Vishaul Singh, Nial Smith
Barbados PRIDE: Kraigg Brathwaite (Captain), Shamarh Brooks, Jonathan Carter, Shane Dowrich, Justin Greaves, Keon Harding, Chemar Holder, Kyle Mayers, Shayne Moseley, Ashley Nurse, Kemar Roach, Kevin Stoute, Jomal Warrican.
Meanwhile, the other scheduled games will see from 10:00am at Sabina Park, Kingston Jamaica, the host Scorpions tangle with the Windward islands Volcanoes, while at the same time across at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, Trinidad, the T&T Red Force oppose the Leeward Islands Hurricanes.
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