Jaguars lead by 55 with a day remaining

Defending champions Guyana Jaguars were holding a lead of 55 heading into today’s final day’s play in the fourth round West Indies Cricket Board’s Professional Cricket League Digicel Four-day game at the National Stadium, Providence.

Barbados Pride, resuming day three on Sunday on 48-2, in response to the Jaguars’ first innings total of 311, were dismissed for 288, conceding a lead of 23. By stumps on the penultimate day of the day/night, pink ball match, Jaguars were 32-2.

Opener Rajendra Chandrika and skipper Leon Johnson are the batsmen dismissed, for nought and 13 respectively. Opener Shimron Hetmyer is not out on 14, and nightwatchman Gudakesh Motie is unbeaten on two, with Kemar Roach and Roston Chase being the wicket-takers.

Earlier, left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul took 4-68 to lead the dismissal of Pride in the first innings. Motie grabbed 2-55, while Keon Joseph had 2-70.

Shai Hope topscored with 70, while Chase supported with 57. Shane Dowrich and Shamarh Brooks were also among the runs with 44 and 41 respectively. Play on the final day (Monday) will begin at 15:00h.

SCOREBOARD 

Jaguars 1^st innings 311

Pride 1^st innings

Pride 1st Innings            

Kraigg Brathwaite c wkpr Bramble b Joseph        6

Anthony Alleyne c Chandrika b Reifer                   8

Shai Hope c Johnson b Permaul                              70         

Shamarh Brooks c wkpr Bramble b Motie            41         

Roston Chase stp wkpr Bramble b Permaul         57

Shane Dowrich c Hetmyer b Joseph                      44         

Jonathan Carter b Motie                                          0           

Kevin Stoute LBW b Permaul                                   26         

Justin Greaves   b Permaul                                       20         

Kemar Roach     LBW Barnwell                                1

Jomel Warrican not out                                            1                          

E x t r a s:           (b-5, nb-9)                                      14                                                    

T O T A L:            (All out, 104.1 overs)                    288                                    

Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-17, 3-100, 4-177, 5-210, 6-221, 7-243, 8-277, 9-286, 10-288                                          

Bowling: Keon Joseph 20-2-70-2, Raymon Reifer 17-4-59-1, Christopher Barnwell 9.1-1-31-1, Veerasammy Permaul           34-6-68-4, Gudakesh Motie 24-10-55-2

Jaguars 2nd Innings                     

Rajendra Chandrika       LBW b Roach                   0

Shimron Hetmyer           not out                            14                       

Leon Johnson                  c Brooks b Chase            13                       

Gudakesh Motie             not out                               2                                                                                   

E x t r a s                           (nb-3)                                3                                        

T O T A L                           (2 wkts, 10 overs)           32                       

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-28                                          

Bowling: Kemar Roach 5-1-14-1, Roston Chase 5-0-18-1