Bramble’s runs feast not over

– batsman eyeing more ‘big scores’

By Akeem Greene

Guyana Jaguars leading batsman in the ongoing Cricket West Indies (CWI) Digicel Four-Day championship, Anthony Bramble is still focused on churning out more runs in the remaining three rounds.

Anthony Bramble’s sublime has bailed Guyana Jaguars out of some dire situations this season

The right-hander sits third on the overall tournament’s batting chart with 481 runs inclusive of one century and three fifties which equates to an impressive average of 60.12 runs per innings.
Jaguars begin another battle with hosts Jamaica Scorpions today and the batsman wants to come good with another ‘big score.’
“I think I could of score at least one more hundred. Scoring a next hundred in the last three matches is my aim as I try to be more consistent,” he told Guyana Times Sport.
Before the championship’s Christmas season break, Bramble added the icing to a splendid season with a majestic 196 not out in a day/night fixture against Leeward Islands at Providence.
He missed etching his name in the history books by joining Junior Murray as the only wicketkeeper/batsman to score a Regional double century.
While it took the 27 year-old 45 First-Class matches to register his maiden ton, it was a moment he relishes immensely.
“It’s a great feeling to score a hundred and I felt great scoring it when it was really needed for me and my team. Scoring a double century would have been really great for me but 196 not out is still a good score.”
Another standout feature of the scintillating innings was he entered with Jaguars struggling at 41-4 in the first innings but along with ‘Mr. Dependable’ Shivnarine Chanderpaul they added 118 to spare an embarrassing rout at home by reaching 417 all out against the leeward Islands Hurricanes.
“It is always good to bat with the legend of cricket, Shivnarine. We both knew that we had to dig deep for the team and score when the bad balls came.”
Last season the Corriverton born Bramble played ten matches and only mustered 330 runs at an average of 23.57. It shows the remarkable turnaround which is accredited to patience. “I did some work mentally and work hard on my patience in the nets.”
If there is one aspect of the sport, the Berbician stands apart in the entire Caribbean, is with his glove work which helped in accounting for 36 dismissals this season and 176 in his career overall.
“I always work hard on my wicket keeping and I’m happy with my glove work at this point in time,” he commented.
Looking ahead to February’s Regional 50-over tournament, a format with just a lone half-century in 28 matches, he is licking his lips of the possibility of transferring that form into the white ball aspect.
“Fifty over cricket suits my style of play and I would love to score runs in those games and help our team win the title.”
Windies ‘A’ Team will battle England Lions next month in three ‘Tests” and three 50-over matches and though his strong performances in the First-Class could catapult him into that squad he is not looking too far ahead.
“I don’t have any goal currently. My plan is to take it one match at a time.”