Spinners spur Berbice to innings & 31 runs win

Jul 22, 2022 Sports

GCB U-19 Inter County 2-day cricket

By Sean Devers

Kaieteur News – In sweltering heat on a raging turner at LBI yesterday, Rising Stars were bowled out for 72 in their second innings after being asked to follow-on with a deficit of 104 runs as Berbice won by an innings and 31 runs.

Resuming on their overnight score of 143-8, Berbice were bowled out for 174, 29 minutes into the second and final day’s play. Rising Stars were skilled out for 71 in their first innings.

Romesh Bharat took his overnight 17 to 24 before he provided Ezekiel Wilson with his fourth wicket, while Jaydon Dowlin, the son of former Test Batter CWI women’s selector, Travis Dowlin, removed Shiv Harripersaud for six leaving Leon Cecil unbeaten on 23.

Wilson had 4-37 and got support from Sanjay Algoo (2-22) and Dowlin (2-16).

Mayheim Khan with 26 and Sanjay Algoo (15) were the only batters to double figures as Rising Stars slumped to another double figure total.

Left-arm spinner Jeremy Sandia had 6-27 to finish with seven wickets in the match, while off-spinner Jonathon Rampersaud took 2-17 to add to his 6-36 in the first innings.

Earlier, Mayheim Khan, the Rising Stars 12^th man who opened the batting, replacing injured bowler and Captain Krishna Singh, was caught behind as Harripersaud struck at 8-1 as Khan departed for four.

Singh, who suffered a fractured ankle and will be out of cricket for at least six weeks, had a concussion ‘sub’ to bowl for him.

However, in breach of Law 2.4 which states (according to the GCB’s playing conditions) ‘No player (member of the playing X1) may be changed after nomination without the consent of the opposing Captain.

The Berbice Captain was never asked anything while the Umpires confirmed that no playing conditions were sent to them.

Ramnauth retired for ‘comfort break’ and Thaddeus Lovell was LBW to Rampersaud at 31-2 before Wilson was bowled for a second ball duck in the same over without addition to the score.

Ajay Gainda (10) was removed by Leon Cecil at 33-4 to bring Ramnauth back to the crease to join Algoo and together the pair played in contrasting fashion.

Ramnauth played the sheet-anchor role while Algoo was his usual aggressive self.

While Ramnauth demonstrated good defence and played well timed off drives, the heavy sand content on the Western side of the ground robbed him the possibility ofscoring more runs from his shots.

However, Algoo was the perfect foil for his more sedate partner and clobbered Rampersaud, who seemed to be tiring due to his fairly long spell, for three consecutive leg side boundaries.

By Lunch, the Rising Stars were 61-4 with Algoo on 20 and Ramnauth, exhibiting excellent temperament, on 24.

After the interval, Algoo was run out in terrible mix-up with Ramnauth before Rampersaud, who extracted prodigious turn and bounce, switched ends and removed the dogged Rampersaud at 65-6. His carefully constructed 28 came in 97 minutes and did not include any boundaries.

Rampersaud, who flighted the ball nicely, quickly removed Wavell Allen for a duck at 65-7 before Shiloh Adams (0) was sent packing by Sandia.

Rampersaud wrapped up the innings by dismissing Dowlin (2) and Avekar Beharry (0) and as the Rising Stars fell 26 short of the 100 needed in a two-day match to avoid the follow-on.

Today Demerara face Essequibo at the same venue.

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