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Feb 08, 2015 Sports
By Sean Devers in Jamaica
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Led by a fine all-round performance by 25-year-old left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul,
Leon Johnson about to toss the ball skywards after catching Tamar Lambert off Chris Barnwell who celebrates.
Guyana Jaguars put themselves in a good position to claw their way to only their second victory against Jamaica in the last decade at the half way stage of their fifth round West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Four-Day First-Class Cricket Franchise match against Jamaica here at Sabina Park in the largest English-speaking City in the Caribbean.
By the Close of day two yesterday, the Jaguars, batting a second time, enjoying a lead of 137, were 54-4 with an overall lead of 191 with six wickets standing. Shiv Chanderpaul was not out on six.
Shemroy Hetymer was caught behind off Jason Dawes for a duck while make-shift opener Vishaul Singh was also caught behind off Marquino Mindley for 14 as the Jaguars lost both openers to leave the score on 19-2.
It was soon 21-3 when Raymond Reifer (0) provided Carlton Baugh with his third catch behind the stumps as Mindley got his second wicket and on the stroke of stumps, Leon Johnson, who was dropped on 20 off Marquino Mindley, edged a catch to Baugh off David Bernard after making 33 from 85 minutes with six fours as the Jamaicans fought back.
Earlier, the Jaguars pushed their overnight score of 298-8 to 314 all out with Permaul who is fast developing into a genuine all-rounder, hammering 11 fours and two sixes from 166 minutes at the crease in an entertaining unbeaten 84.
Dawes (3-28), Odean Browne (3-70) and Damion Jacobs (2-64) did the damage for Jamaica, who were
bowled out for 177 as Permaul returned to bag 4-22 from nine overs to carry his tally to 36 scalps in the competition. He got good support from his Albion spin twin Devendra Bishoo (2-30) and West Berbice fast bowler Keon Joseph (2-44).
Jermaine Blackwood and Horace Miller both fell six runs short of fifties while Baugh made an unbeaten 29 before running out of partners.
When play began in overcast conditions, the Jaguars resumed on 298-8 and added 16 runs with Permaul taking his overnight 75 to 84 with two boundaries off the first two balls he faced from Dawes who soon scattered Ronsford Beaton stumps for five at 313-9.
Joseph was trapped LBW for a duck to Mindley leaving Permaul stranded 14 short of his maiden century.
Jamaicans reached 55-2 by Lunch after Joseph, who operated with good control induced Nkrumah Bonner (1) to offer a catch to Johnson at first slip with just one on the board.
Left-hander John Campbell (15) was now looking threatening when he edged one from left-arm seamer, Bajan Rifer to the Keeper for 15 on the stroke of Lunch. At the Interval Blackwood, the last Jamaican batsman to play Test cricket, was unbeaten on 28.
After the interval Jamaica, whose only loss to Guyana at this level in the last decade was in 2006 when they lost by 51 runs at Chedwin Park, progressed to 72-3 before Blackwood, who played some enterprising shots on the lightening fast outfield edged Barnwell to the Keeper after stroking four fours and lofting two sixes in 44.
Skipper Tamar Lambert was tested by some short balls from Reifer and Barnwell one half of a lively four-prong pace attack which operated for 34 overs on a nice firm track with excellent control before spin was introduced.
This was the first time in several years that the spinners had to wait so long to get their hands on the ball. But Lambert, who hit a cameo 21-ball 14, pulled a tiring Barnwell for two fours, before a scorching cover drive to a wide half volley raced like a bullet to the boundary in the most expensive over of the Jamaica innings to the delight of a fair size and very vocal crowd.
The Guyana one-day Captain was replaced by Joseph as the sun returned in all its glory and he got one to climb on the burly Lambert who tried to cut a ball that got ‘big’ on him and was taken at second slip by Johnson to leave the hosts on 102-4 and when spin was eventually introduced Jamaica lost two more wickets in the space of two runs just before Tea.
Miller, who attacked the bowlers, was trapped LBW to Permaul after reaching the boundary seven times in his 111-minute 44, while Bernard (7) was taken by wicketkeeper Anthony Bramble to leave Jamaica on 141-6 at Tea still 24 to avoid the follow-on. After Tea, Dawes fell to Permaul as Jamaica lost three wickets for eight runs.
However, the experienced Baugh launched a murderous attack on Bishoo hitting the leg-spinner for a four and a six before he hammered Bishoo for two more fours in his next over to bring up the 150 as the former West Indies Wicketkeeper took a liking to Bishoo, who has 40 wickets from 11 Test matches.
However, Permaul continued to torment the batsmen from the other end by quickly removing Jacobs and Browne for ducks as Jamaica slumped to 163-9.
Baugh counter-attacked and clobbered four fours and a six in 37-ball unbeaten 29 but ran out of partners when Mindely was removed by Bishoo.
Guyana is hunting their 7th Regional title and first since 1998 when they shared the title with the Leewards. The last time Guyana won a championship at this level it was at this very ground in the 2002 Busta International Shield when, led by a classy innings from Carl Hooper, they took first innings points from the home team in the final.
Today, the Jaguars will aim to press home their advantage by building a huge second innings total and give themselves enough time on the last day tomorrow to bowl out the Jamaicans a second time.
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