Barbados’s Demetrius Richards celebrates his half-century
The Guyana Harpy Eagles’ unfortunate run in this year’s CG United Regional Super50 tournament continued on Sunday, with the Guyanese team going down to Barbados Pride by one wicket at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago.
Interestingly, it is the second one-wicket loss the Harpy Eagles have suffered this year, missing out by a similar margin against the Windward Islands Volcanoes last Tuesday.
Barbados won the toss and opted to bowl first, after which the Guyanese side was bowled out for 203 in 47.3 overs.
Matthew Nandu was the first of the Guyanese batsmen to go, for 14 following a brilliant caught-and-bowled effort by Dominic Drakes. Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Captain Tevin Imlach made strides to repair the early damage, but their 49-run partnership met its end, with Chanderpaul perishing for 34 off 59 deliveries.
Kevlon Anderson hit another half-century (file photo)
Kevlon Anderson eventually became the stand-out batter on the Guyanese roster, hitting 52 in 72 balls while Imlach supported with 35 runs. Keemo Paul pitched in with a quick- fire 25 from 15 while Ashmead Nedd added 19 to get the Guyanese past 200.
Javed Leacock was the pick of the Barbadian bowlers with 3-43 from 10 overs, with the likes of Drakes, Nyeem Young and Jomel Warrican claiming two scalps each.
Guyana kept the Barbadian batters uncomfortable, chipping away at the wickets at regular intervals, but in the end, it was not enough to defend their target. Demetrius Richards stood up to the Guyanese bowlers with a patient 65 off 121 deliveries. Nyeem Young was the next best scorer with 30 while Leniko Butcher added 29 to get Barbados Pride to 204-9 with three balls to spare. Nedd stood out among the Guyanese bowlers, taking 3-43 from 10 while Sinclair took 1-26 from 10.
Junior Sinclair
The Harpy Eagles will come up against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes next, today, Tuesday at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba.
Sinclair swap in GHE Super50 squad
According to a statement from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Junior Sinclair will replace Kevin Sinclair in the GHE squad, being available for today’s match. The statement reads:
“The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) announces a necessary squad adjustment for the ongoing CG United Super50 Tournament. Following an internal report from the Guyana Harpy Eagles management, it has been decided that Kevin Sinclair will no longer be participating in this year’s competition. Junior Sinclair will be the replacement for Kevin Sinclair.
Sinclair’s arrival is expected ahead of the team’s next match, and we look forward to seeing his contribution on the field.”
