Rain washes out day two of 5th & final round Crandon pleased with team’s showing since restart

Jun 03, 2022 Sports

CWI Regional Frist-Class C/Ships

By Sean Devers in Trinidad
In association with WD Hotel & Mall Charity
& Dave’s West Indies Imports

Despite 72 from Jeremy Solozano and 68 by Jason Mohamed, Trinidad & Tobago Red Force were well placed in the last session of the opening day the fifth and final round of the CWI Regional First-Class Championships, on 178-2 before losing seven for 21 runs to end the day on 203-9.

Guyana Jaguars Head Coach Esuan Crandon

Kemo Paul picked up four quick wickets to finish with 5-41, while left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie had 2-35.
This was after pacer Demetri Cameron (1-38) had triggered the colossal collapse when he had Mohammed caught at first slip by Skipper Leon Johnson at 178-3.
However, heavy overnight rain, which continued all day yesterday, forced umpires Butler and Jonathan Blades to call off the day’s play without a ball being bowled just after Lunch as the covers were never removed.
“The entire team is disappointed that we didn’t get any play today, we understand that the rain is beyond our control and we accept that,” said Guyana Harpy Eagles Head Coach Esuan Crandon.
The former Berbice and Guyana fast bowler told Kaieteur Sports that the plans for yesterday was to get the one wicket as quickly as possible and bat out the rest of the day.
Tagenarine Chanderpaul has had a brilliant two matches since the tournament has restarted and has so far amassed 414, only behind West Indies Captain Kraigg Braithwaite and level with Leewards’ batter Devon Thomas.

Rain overnight and yesterday ensured the covers were kept on and no play was possible.

Two of his four First-Class centuries were scored in the last two games, while the only time he was dismissed after scoring a hundred was in the last game against Jamaica, when with Guyana hunting runs to declare, Chanderpaul was caught at mid-wicket for 184.
Motie, with a shots-filled 110 and Vishal Singh are the only other Guyanese with a century as 17 centuries were scored by 15 batters so far.
Despite not going on to get hundreds, Chanderpaul Hemraj (who missed this match due a strained muscle in his leg), Tevin Imlach (twice), and Leon Johnson have reached fifties in the last two matches.
“It’s always important for the batters to score big, it’s something we spoke about in our team meeting and the guys are eager to continue to produce big scores for the team.
It’s just for individuals to take care of their business and control the things they can,” the 40-year-old Crandon continued.
Asked what he is most pleased about despite now having no chance getting a 13th title this year, Crandon, who was first appointed Guyana Coach in 2012, said he was pleased with the way we played thus far as a team, since the restart of this competition.
“The batters were determined to bat long and score big. The bowlers worked very hard for wickets on the batsmen friendly wickets,” added Crandon, who has taken 90 wickets and scored one half-century from 38 First-Class matches.

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