da apostaganha: A brilliant bowling performance by left-arm spinner Neil McGarrell sawGuyana thump Trinidad & Tobago by five wickets in the fifth roundBusta Cup encounter between the two teams at the Albion SportsComplex, Berbice, Guyana
da betobet: Staff Reporter29-May-2016Guyana seal five-wicket win over BarbadosA brilliant bowling performance by left-arm spinner Neil McGarrell sawGuyana thump Trinidad & Tobago by five wickets in the fifth roundBusta Cup encounter between the two teams at the Albion SportsComplex, Berbice, Guyana.After dismissing Trinidad & Tobago for 230 in the first innings, theCarl Hooper-led Guyanese side replied with 343. For the home team,opener A Haniff made 67, while Shivnarine Chaderpaul made 76. Hooperwas also among the runs, making 44. Marlon Black, who claimed fourwickets, was the most successful bowler for Trinidad & Tobago.The Trinidad second innings proved to as pathetic as their first,despite a 60 from opener IH Jan and a 52 from captain Richard Smith.McGarrell claimed four wickets for Guyana.The home team, led by opener Sewanine Chattergoon, then, knocked offthe 150 runs they needed to win. Guyana claimed 12 points from thematch.Leeward thrash WindwardLeeward Isles beat Windward Isles by ten wickets in the encounter atthe AO Shirley Recreation Ground, Tortola. Runkao Morton, who made 103in the Leeward first innings, was the standout batsman in a matchdominated by his team.After winning the toss, Windward made just 233 despite a 70 fromwicket-keeper Junior Murray.Leeward, aided by the Runako Morton hundred, and fifties from FA Adamsand Ridley Jacobs, amassed 367 in reply. Fast bowler Kerry Jeremy,then, consolidated his team’s advantage by claiming six wickets, asthe Windward Isles were dismissed for just 200 in their secondinnings.With just 67 to get, Leeward captain Stuart Williams, who made anunbeaten 42, and his opening partner FA Adams (27*) sealed theirteam’s win without any great fuss.Jeremy, who claimed nine wickets, was named man of the match in thegame which saw his team claim 12 points for their convincing win.Reifer stars in Barbados winBarbados, for their part, were outstanding in their ten-wicket winover Bangladesh ‘A’.Fast bowlers Pedro Collins and Corey Collymore claimed eight and sixwickets respectively as Bangladesh A were dismissed for 293 and 161 intheir two innings.Bangladesh A’s capitulation in their second innings came after animpressive performance by the Barbados batsmen. Hundreds from SherwinCampbell and Floyd Reifer ensured that they piled on 449 for fivebefore declaring their first innings. This left the home team needingjust six runs for victory in their second innings, the fourth inningsof the match. Their openers completed the task without any fuss.Reifer was named man of the match for his unbeaten 127. Barbados wererewarded with 12 points for their win.Jamaica Breese to an easy winJamaica consolidated their position at the top of the table, with anine-wicket win over West Indies B at the Botanical Gardens, Roseau,Dominica.Opener Leon Garrick, who made 138, and captain Robert Samuels, whomade an unbeaten 106, played outstanding hands in a Jamaican firstinnings of 462 for seven declared. Off-spinner Gareth Breese, then,claimed five wickets for the Jamaicans as West Indies B were dismissedfor just 179.Following on, the West Indies B batsmen put up a much better show, ledfrom the front by captain Roland Holder, who made an unbeaten 112.Breese again was the best bowler on view, claiming another fivewickets to take his match haul for ten as West Indies B were dismissedfor 321.The Jamaican batsmen ensured that their star bowlers’ efforts were notwasted, sealing a nine-wicket win. Breese was deservedly named man ofthe Match. Jamaica claimed 12 points from the match to take theirtally to 51 at the end of round five.







