A Guyana XI yesterday drew its two-day First Class match against Pakistan at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda yesterday.
The home side, responding to Pakistan’s 330-7 declared made on the first day, reached 252 – 6 in 73 overs before rain stopped play and the teams decided to call it a draw.
When play began yesterday, openers Trevon Griffith and Shemroy Barrington resumed from their overnight score of 20 and five respectively, progressing to half centuries.
Griffith was dropped on 26 by Ahzar Ali at gully but went on to reach the half century mark from 65 balls while Barrington stood firm and took a bit longer than Griffith to reach the landmark.
The two openers put on a 77 runs for the first wicket before Griffith edged a delivery from Tanveer Ahmad to wicketkeeper Mohammad Salman for 55.
At the lunch break Guyana was 112-1 with Barrington on 39 and Narsingh Deonarine on 15.
In the second session Barrington duly reached his half century off 81 balls but was removed shortly after for 58 by Saeed Ajmal who trapped him leg before wicket (lbw).
Deonarine made a quick-fire 40 which included six fours and a solitary six before falling to Misbah Ul-Haq with the score on 161. The left handed Leon Johnson joined Test Player Shivnarine Chanderpaul but did not last long, falling to Mohammad Salman for 15 as Guyana slipped to 194 – 4.
Shortly after the tea interbval came with Guyana 200 – 4 with Chanderpaul not out on 24 and Richard Ramdeem on four.
In the final session of the day, Chanderpaul and Ramdeen putting on an attractive 45-run partnership that took the score to 239 when Ramdeem was comprehensively bowled by Abdur Rehman for 25.
Ten runs later Chanderpaul was lbw to Junaid Khan for 44. Gajanand Singh and wicketkeeper Derwin Christian took the score to 252 – 6 when rain stopped play and the match called off shortly afterwards.
