Bramble, Shiv & Tage highlight Jaguars’ final practice match
National wicket keeper batsman, Anthony Bramble and the Chanderpauls; Shivnarine the father and Tagenarine, the son highlighted the final practice match for the Guyana Jaguars ahead of the Regional Super 50 which begins on January 24 in Barbados. The match which was played at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence in good weather saw the Jaguars prevailing by 90 runs over the rest
Tevin Imlach drives Veerasammy Permaul during his brief stay at the crease
team.
Batting for the Jaguars, Bramble blasted the top score of 95 from 67 deliveries and the elder Chanderpaul showed his class with a solid 87 from 115 deliveries while Tagenarine steadied the rest team with a respectable 85.
Batting first, the national team scored 289-8 in 50 overs thanks to Bramble and Shiv who consolidated after the innings was in tatters following the loss of three early wickets including that of skipper Leon Johnson for naught.
However, it was Bramble’s big hitting that saw him reached the boundary seven times and cleared it on five occasions that eventually set the mammoth total. Christopher Barnwell found form to score 56 and shared in 130 for the fourth wicket with the former West Indies Captain.
The ever impressive Romario Shepherd, who was surprisingly omitted from the national team for this season, claimed 4-62 from seven overs and was the best bowler for the Rest Team. Sherfane Rutherford, one of the players recalled by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) from playing for Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) in the University of the West Indies (UWI) T20 Tournament to participate in a final practice match with little or no merit to him, Royston Crandon and Gudakesh Motie claimed a wicket apiece.
In their turn at the crease, the Rest Team could only manage 199 before they were dismissed in 45.4 overs. Tagenarine was the top scorer while Vishaul Singh 49, Jonathan Foo 20 and Chandrapaul Hemraj 13, were the other players to reach double figures.
Left arm spinner Anthony Adams and seamer Raymond Reifer snared three apiece while Barnwell and Veersammy Permaul got one each.
