Shiv leads Guyana to first-innings lead
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Shivnarine Chanderpaul warmed-up for higher intensity tussles with a workmanlike half-century to help Guyana gain a first innings lead against Leeward Islands in the WICB regional first-class championship yesterday.
Chanderpaul was unbeaten on 89, as Guyana, replying to Leeward Islands’ first innings total of 192, were 266 for nine at the close on the second day of their sixth round match at the National Cricket Centre.
Chanderpaul showed no signs of the thumb injury he sustained last December in the Test series against Australia with a perfect exhibition of discipline batting the opposition bowling attack.
The left-hander has struck nine boundaries from 251 balls in close to 5-1/2 hours at the crease.
.. T&T in dominant position against Windwards
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Spinners Amit Jaggernauth and Imran Khan set things up, and their openers fortified Trinidad & Tobago’s dominant position over Windward Islands in the WICB regional first-class championship yesterday.
Jaggernauth and Khan shared seven wickets, as Windwards, responding to T&T’s first innings total of 263, were dismissed for 188 about 25 minutes before the tea break on the second day of their sixth round match at Queen’s Park Oval.
Off-spinner Jaggernauth was the pick of the T&T bowlers with four wickets for 58 runs from 25 overs, and leg-spinner Khan supported with three for 62 from 23.2 overs.
Andre Fletcher led the fight for the Windwards with 61, his captain Devon Smith, batting at six, made 37, and Deighton Butler was not out on 24.
Justin Guillen and Adrian Barath then consolidated T&T’s dominance, when they put on 101 for the first wicket to lead the host to 136 for one – an overall lead of 211 – at the close.