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Aug 30, 2015 Sports
The Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) T20 first division cricket competition resumed inauspiciously yesterday at the Malteenoes ground with the opening game of the ‘double-header’ being played without a prepared pitch, a 30-yard circle making and no black sight screen.
The second match then ended controversially as tensions escalated following a ‘not out’ verdict against top scorer Charwayne Mc Pherson with Transport Sports Club (TSC) 11 runs away from victory.
In the first game University of Guyana (UG), led by Dennis Haywood’s 5-10, beat GYO by 29 runs and TSC, aided by a terrible decision by the stand-in Umpire involving McPherson, who finished unbeaten on 49, got past defending champions Police by eight wickets.
On another sweltering day in the City, UG, after much speculation whether or not the match would be cancelled, reached 116-3 from a reduced 17 overs. This was after the teams, who had to roll the pitch, agreed to play without the marking on the field and the absence of a black sight screen although the match was contested in colored clothes and a white ball.
GYO were then bowled out in 15.5 overs for 87 as Haywood, who was on a hat-trick, sliced through the lower order like a knife cutting butter.
Only former West Indies Under-19 left-hander Kwame Cross offered any resistance with a fluent 31 (4×4 1×6) before he was bowled with a beauty from pacer Micheal Shalim at 53-3.
Earlier, Leon Williams (29) and Darnel Douglas (22) added 43 for the first wicket before the unrelated Persauds, Ravindralall (21) and Mahendra (17) put together 41 in an unfinished fourth wicket stand for the students.
In the second game which started late to facilitate the marking of the ground but still remained a 20-over per side affair, Police batted first on a track with a tinge of grass and were dismissed for 111 off the penultimate delivery of the innings.
Andrew Lyght top scored with 20 before he was bowled by Orin Fernandes, who operated with a very suspect action to leave the Cops on 65-2. This was after former Guyana youth player Norwayne Fredericks (9) was bowled by Kevin Ross, who has been bowling with a suspect action for close to two decades.
Of the other Police batsmen, only Steven Harris (15) reached double figures as Suresh Budhoo captured 5-10. When TSC began their reply Shemroy Kendal (10) was run out at 17-1 but Mc Pherson and Ryan Hemraj, who played the supporting role with composed 30, put together 74 for the second wicket before Hemraj was removed by former national U-19 pacer Seon Daniels at 91-2.
McPherson was dropped at long-on in the same over on 35 with 26 needed from 24 balls. With 11 runs to win in the 19th over, McPherson, then on 43, was clearly short of his ground when the stumps were broken which would have left the score on 103-3.
McPherson, who played some lovely shots in his innings, was walking off but was encouraged to return to his crease when it was realized that the stand-in Umpire at Square-leg, wearing a pair of large red Headphones, had not given the batsman out. This sparked a heated on-field verbal confrontation between members of the two teams, some spectators and the Umpire, who insisted in not changing his decision.
After a lengthy delay the Umpire was replaced and the game resumed; McPherson and Budhoo (5*) saw TSC home. Wicket-keeper Christopher Vantull, who lives in New York where he plays, looked very accomplished with the gloves and was one of the few bright spots on a depressing day for the Lawmen.
The next round is scheduled for next weekend.
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