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Regional Four-Day Championship Guyana take first day honours in must win clash against Barbados
By Sean Devers
Guyana Jaguars took first day honours against leaders Barbados Pride in a top-of-the-table eight round day/night clash in the CWI Regional four-day tournament last night at Providence. The Jaguars ended the day on 19-2, 155 runs adrift of Barbados’ 174-9 innings closed.
Shimron Hetmyer unbeaten on 10 and Leon Johnson not out yet to score as the Bajans fought back. Tagenarine Chanderpaul was removed by Kemar Roach for six from 28 balls at 16-1 and Night watchman Kevin Sinclair fell to Jason Holder for three at 19-2.
Keemo Paul
A carefully constructed 48 from 27-year-old West Indies opener Kraigg Braithwaite offered token resistance to Guyana’s four-prong pace attack but nobody else reached 30. Braithwaite shared in a 65-run stand with Shane Dowrich who retired hurt on 25 with five fours and 44 with Jonathan Carter who made 27 with three fours as Barbados were dismissed in 74.1 overs.
Keemo Paul had 3-61, Romario Shepherd 2-15, Raymon Reifer 2-19 and Christopher Barnwell 1-20 while off-spinner Sinclair took the other wicket to fall as the South American Franchise, who floored four catches, collected 4.6 points for their effort in the field.
On a track with some early bounce and movement, Sheyne Moseley was bowled by Shepherd for a duck at 0-1 in the second over before Sharmarh Brooks (9) was LBW to Paul at 19-2 as the returning West Indies pacers made an immediate impact.
The left-handed Jonathan Carter joined the solid Brathwaite who batting cautiously as the sun came out in all its glory and together they repaired the early damage by taking the score to 63-2 on a fast outfield by the first break at 16:00hrs.
After the interval, 20-year-old off-spinner Sinclair had Carter stumped for 27 with three boundaries from 69 balls to leave the 21 times Champions on 63-3. Dowrich and Braithwaite, who played the sheet anchor role joined forces and Dowrich in particular, played some well-timed shots on both sides of the wicket before the diminutive Dowrich was hit on his neck from a Shepherd bouncer; taking evasive action with the score on 97-3 and was forced retire hurt.
The left-handed Kyle Mayers the only batsman to reach 600 run this season(630) and the dogged Braithwaite who stepped on the gas with a couple of pulled boundaries off Paul in an over which cost 12 runs.
But when two away from his 51st First-Class fifty and third for this season, Braithwaite was trapped in front by left-arm seamer Bajan Reifer at 128-4 and when Paul had Mayers LBW for 17, the Jaguars was clawing their way into the ascendency.
Holder and Ashley Nurse saw their team, which has not beaten Guyana at Providence since 2014, to Tea at 143-5 as 80 runs were scored and three wickets were taken. After the break Holder (11) was bowled by Reifer at 154-6 before Nurse, who deposited Paul for a six and a four in the same over, had his wood work disturbed by Paul for 11 at 159-7.
Jomel Warrican (0) touched a hook at Shepherd as Barbados, who beat Guyana in Barbados by seven wickets, slipped to 159-8 before Roach (10) was caught at slip by Johnson off Barnwell to end the innings as Dowrich could not return.
Dowrich was taken to Diamond Diagnostic Centre and seen by a doctor and was reported as fine by the Barbados Camp. Today is the second day and play is scheduled to commence at 14:00hrs.
In other scores: Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, opting to bat first, reached 298 for five in their first innings at the close on the opening day against Windward Islands Volcanoes at the Brian Lara Stadium yesterday.
Scores: Red Force 298 for five (Imran Khan 80 not out, Jyd Goolie 78 not out, Kyle Hope 54, Jason Mohammed 45; Preston McSween 3-36) vs Volcanoes.
And, Jamaica Scorpions, replying to Leeward Islands Hurricanes’ first innings of 260, reached 47 for one at the close on the opening day of their eighth round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium yesterday.
Scores: Hurricanes 260 (Alzarri Joseph 89, Jeremiah Louis 75, Jahmar Hamilton 40; Marquino Mindley 5-65, Derval Green 4-84). Scorpions 47 for one (John Campbell 22 ret. hurt).
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