West Indies Championship: Anderson, Paul repair after Leewards make inroads on Day 1
The Guyana Harpy Eagles (GHE) found themselves in a spot of bother on Wednesday morning when Round Six of the West Indies Championship bowled off.
Kevlon Anderson had an unbeaten 77
However, Kevlon Anderson and Keemo Paul were important to their recovery, as the Guyanese managed to leave the hosts four down by the close of play.
Taking on the Leeward Islands Hurricanes at Warner Park, in Basseterre, St Kitts and electing to bat first, the visitors found themselves reeling not too long after.
Both openers in Raymond Perez and Matthew Nandu contributed 10 runs while Captain Tevin Imlach, Vice Captain Kemol Savory and Kevin Sinclair contributed 5, 4 and 13 runs respectively as the Harpy Eagles faltered at 69-5 after just 20 overs.
However, a 50-run partnership between Anderson and Paul did the necessary repair work.
Keemo Paul contributed with both bat and ball to keep the Harpy Eagles afloat
Paul hit 31 off 24 balls while Ronaldo Alimohamed later contributed 30 from 42 deliveries. Anderson was virtually the hero, notching an unbeaten 96-ball 77, laced with 10 fours and one six, getting the Harpy Eagles to 193 all out in 44.4 overs.
Rahkeem Cornwall was the pick of the Leeward bowlers, claiming 3-25 from 4.4 overs. Oshane Thomas, Justin Greaves, and Hayden Walsh claimed two scalps each.
Leewards, in reply, put together a strong opening partnership, getting to 50 before Kadeem Henry became Paul’s first victim, falling for 22 off 33 balls. Another 50-plus-run partnership frustrated the Harpy Eagles bowlers late in the afternoon, but Nial Smith finally had his man in the 22nd over, forcing a well-set Mikyle Louis to sky the ball to Alimohamed.
Louis departed for a brisk 73 off 67 balls. Karima Gore and Jewel Andrew could only add 1 and 16, respectively to that total. The day ended with Leewards on 143-4 in 33 overs, trailing the Harpy Eagles by 50 runs.
Mikyle Louis perished for a well-played 73
Paul ended the day with 2-43 from 12 overs while Smith and Alimohamed had one wicket each.
Today, Keacy Carty and Jamar Hamilton will continue their pursuit, 20 and 3 runs respectively. The Four-Day action continues at 10:00h.
