CWI/Regional 3-Day U-19 Championships…
Barbados sprung a surprise 3-wicket defeat on defending U-19 Regional Champs Guyana, as round three of the 2018 Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional U-19 3-Day Championship ended in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Match 8 at the Park Hill Playing Field saw good performances from both sides, Guyana batting first were knocked over for 203 despite Kevelon Anderson’s gutsy 71 with 10 fours and a six which helped lay the foundation for the total. Windies U-19 wicket-keeper/batsman Joshua Persaud hit a brick 39 from 30 deliveries with eight fours and a solitary maximum, while Kevin Sinclair continued his form with a useful 33.
Camarie Boyce starred for Barbados with 3-27 while Nyeem Young was the next best bowler with 2-47. Barbados’ first innings saw Nico Reifer, the young opener, top-scoring with 69 while contributions came from Kadeem Allen and Matthew Forde who scored 35 apiece and Jaden Edmund, 28.
Spin did the job for the champs with left-arm spinner and match MVP Kelvin Umrao bagging 5-83 and Windies U-19 spinner Ashmead Nedd chipping in with two wickets to keep the Bajans to 214-10. Batting a second time, the Guyanese crumbled for 142 despite some fight from Anderson, who returned to top score with 44, and openers Javed Karim (31) and Sachin Singh (37).
