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Sep 21, 2014 Sports
By Sean Devers
Defending Champions Demerara put themselves in an impregnable position by the end of the penultimate day of the senior Inter-County four-day match against Berbice at Bourda yesterday.
Chris Barnwell (36) and 23-year-old Trevon Griffith added 62 for the third wicket after Rajendra Chandrika (13) had retired hurt at 45-2 to take Demerara to 186-5 before the declaration came when Griffith reached an unbeaten 102. His maiden century at this level came from 351 minutes, 149 balls with nine fours.
Berbice set 411 to win from 30 minutes yesterday and the entire final day today, finished the day on 33-2 with Kandasammy Surujnarine on four and night watchman Keon Joseph on eight, still needing 378 runs for an unlikely victory.
Berbice resumed on 130 – 5, still 312 runs away from Demerara’s 442-6 declared and although Wicketkeeper Anthony Bramble and Skipper Narsingh Deonarine staged a mini recovery by adding 58 for the sixth wicket before Wintz removed Bramble for 62 at 188-6 and when Deonarine (30) departed 11 runs later, also off Wintz, Demerara were in firm control with Berbice wobbling on the ropes at 199-7.
Zaheer Mohamed then picked up the next two wickets including Veerasammy Permaul (15) before Wintz (4-54) cleaned up the tail by scattering the stumps of last man Raun Johnson (6) to wrap up the innings at 11:00hrs.
Mohamed (2-29) and Barnwell (2-65) provided support to Wintz for Demerara, who surprisingly decided not to enforce the follow-on although their bowlers were all fresh and Berbice were trailing by 224 runs.
By Lunch the host had already lost Robin Bacchus (3) well taken low down at deep backward square by Devon Clements as he swept at Deonarine, who opened the bowling with Royston Crandon, off the last ball before Lunch at 8-1.
After the interval Shemroy Barrington (1) edged a ball, which did not spin, to the Keeper as Demerara slipped to 10-2, while first innings double centurion, Chandrika, used to his feet to Deonarine first ball to get off the mark.
Griffith cut Deonarine for four and along with Chandrika took the score to 45 in hazy sunshine on a track still good for batting with some attractive stroke-play on the fast outfield before Chandrika retired hurt on 13.
The left-handed Griffith, who has one fifty from five First-Class matches, hammered Deonarine to long-on for four. while Barnwell rocked onto the back foot and smashed Deonarine for four and swept him for another boundary in the same over as the DCC pair gained momentum the longer they batted.
Johnson was introduced into the attack and Barnwell, with four First-Class fifties, clipped the pacer neatly off his pads for four with effortless ease before Griffith majestically caressed Johnson to the point boundary. Griffith tucked Johnson off his hips for a double to reach his 50 from 70 balls with five fours as the lead progressed to 320 and the partnership to 50.
Barnwell swept Steven Latcha for four even as Permaul persisted with his leg-stump line attack and when Latcha removed Barnwell for 36 to break the 62-run partnership, the score was 107-3 at Tea and the lead 331.
After the break, Griffith pulled Clements for four and swept him to the square-leg boundary to move into the 80s, while Vishaul Singh, who scored his fourth Inter-County ton in the first innings, played the supporting role before he cut a ball to close to him and was caught behind for 17 at 154-4 to break the 47 run partnership.
Mohamed dapped a quicker delivery from Crandon past Permaul at slip for four before Griffith give himself room and found the gap between cover and point with immaculate precision as the ball raced to the boundary like a bullet.
Mohamed (10) was removed by Crandon at 175-5 before Griffith reached his ton and the declaration was made with Chandrika, who resumed his innings, not out on 15.
When Berbice began their second innings with 10 overs to bat in the day, Wintz operated with five slips and a gully to the openers and Jason Sinclair (4) was soon run out at 15-1 and Clements (7) was bowled by Barnwell before the close yesterday.
Today if it rains or Berbice manages to bat out the day the home team could regret not enforcing the follow-on.
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