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Oct 20, 2010 Sports
By Sean Devers in Jamaica
In association with Jamaica Pegasus, Mike’s Pharmacy & Raphael’s Reality
A fighting unfinished 65-run partnership between Royston Crandon (43*) and Shiv Chanderpaul (14) was too little too late yesterday at Sabina Park as Guyana crashed out of the Regional One-Day cricket competition with a 14-run loss on the Duckworth/Lewis system to the Leeward Islands.
In a rain-hit match which began twice and ended with Guyana on 93-5 off 23 overs chasing the 179 all out in 39.4 overs made by the Leewards, Guyana’s top order was once again blown away as the Leewards booked a place against the Windward Islands in tomorrow’s first semi-final. Barbados face Jamaica in Friday’s Semis with the winners meeting in Sunday’s Finale at Sabina.
Two days after they slumped to 39-5 and 100 all out against Barbados (their lowest ever total at this level) the Guyanese who returned winless from the Champions League T20 tournament in South Africa, slumped to 29-5.
But Crandon and Chanderpaul kept them afloat before rain had the final say. The 27-year-old Royston Crandon, who played a solitary ODI game for the West Indies in South Africa returned to the side after missing the last game due to a finger injury, batted impressively in his unbeaten 59-ball 43 which was decorated with 5 fours and a six.
The Rose Hall Town right-hander, who scored a century on his regional One-Day debut in Grenada in 2007, played some handsome shots and dominated the 6th wicket partnership with the subdued Chanderpaul to give the Guyanese hope after their top order collapse.
Chris Barnwell (7), also back in the side after a hamstring injury, clipped Tonge for six before edging the pacer to slip before Skipper Ramnaresh Sarwan was bowled for a first ball duck with a ‘beauty’ which squared him up and castled the sacked Test batsman.
Leon Johnson, sent ahead of the out of sorts Narsingh Deonarine, seemed a bit unlucky to be leg before to spinner Anthony Martin for 1 at 20-3 while three runs later Richard Ramdeen who had flicked a six and pulled a four off successive deliveries from Lionel Baker in his 14, was also leg-before to Martin.
Deonarine’s woes continued when he slashed Martin to point for 6 and Guyana were horrendously placed on 28-5.
With rain approaching and the Duckworth/Lewis par score being posted on the scoreboard after each ball, Crandon dumped Wilden Cornwall for six and magnificently cut Baker to the point boundary to post the 50 partnership.
But while Crandon tried desperately to ‘up the tempo, especially when the pacers were brought back, Chanderpaul never put his foot on the accelerator and Guyana finished 14 behind the D/L par score when the match was called off.
Tonge had 2-20 and Martin, who began with three maidens, 3-5 from 6 overs. Spinner Justin Athanaze was also ‘tight’ with 0-18 from 6 overs as Chanderpaul in particular, was content to play defensively in his 36-ball 14.
Earlier, overnight rain caused seepage under the covers resulting in a 90-minute late start and the match being reduced to 46 per side.
Guyana, who left out Jonathon Foo, Assad Fudadin and Keon Joseph, invited the Leeward Islands to bat on a track with plenty of moisture.
Java Liburd and Montcin Hodge opened the batting but the handful of spectators at Jamaica’s only Test venue watched a false start as Esuan Crandon’s foot (on his follow-through) damaged an area on the pitch after two balls of the first over and play was held up for another 75 minutes in glorious sunshine.
A decision was taken to use the pitch adjacent to the affected one on which the T&T versus Windward Islands game was played the day before and further reduced the game, which was strangely re-started without another toss being done, to a 40-over per side affair.
When the new game began the Leewards were off to a positive start as Javia Liburd and Hodge taking 15 from Chris Barnwell’s opening over with some audacious shots and five leg-side wides.
Hodge stroked Esuan Crandon for consecutive boundaries in the 3rd over and the Islanders, who won the last of their six titles in 1997, had raced to 38 in just four overs.
Steven Jacobs struck twice in his first over to leave the Leewards on 38-2 in the 5th over when he removed Liburd (16) and the left-handed Chesney Hughes (0).
Jacobs, who extracted plenty of turn from the pitch, soon removed Steve Liburd (1) while two runs later it was 58-4 when Gavin Williams (2) steered Royston Crandon to slip.
Chesney Hughes who hit 4 fours in his 61-ball 31 was caught and bowled by leg-spinner Davendra Bishoo at 71-5 as the Islanders seemed all at sea against the Guyana spinners.
Skipper Wilden Cornwall (22) offered some resistance, while Jamar Hamilton, who struck Narsingh Deonarine for three consecutives sixes followed by a four in one over which cost 23 runs, irresponsibly skied a catch to point in the same over.
Wickets continued to fall and although the last pair of Lionel Baker (17*) and Anthony Martin (13) added 30 before Martin was bowled by Esuan Crandon, the 180 target never looked a real threat against Guyana’s strong batting line-up on paper as the Guyana openers walked out to bat.
Royston Crandon finished with 2-18, Bishoo 2-42 and Deonarine 2-41 to support Jacobs for the Guyanese who lost two wickets in two balls from Gavin Tongue with the score on 19.
Arrangements are being made for Guyana, who lost to T&T in last year’s final in Guyana, to leave Jamaica today after missing out on a semi-final placing for only the second time in the last decade as the national team’s overseas performance continue to embarrass their many fans.
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