Guyana squeezed past Barbados with a narrow 22-run win in the 4th round of the 2011 Regional Under-15 competition at Honeymoon Park, in Trinidad yesterday.
Guyana, resuming on the last day on 47/4, ended on 89 all out, with Joshua Drakes, son of former West Indies all rounder Vasbert Drakes, producing bowling figures of 4-10. However, Barbados were shut out for just 59, as Sharaz Ramcharan 4-14 and Steven Sankar 4-18 proved difficult on the pitch.
The young Guyanese play their final game against the Windward Islands at Honeymoon Park beginning Thursday.
In the other games, opener Jeremy Solozano scored an unbeaten 135 but T&T still had to settle for a draw against the Windward Islands in their clash at Gilbert Park.
Solozano’s effort enabled T&T to finish their second innings at 184 for four off 64 overs. Also among the runs were Keron Kanhai, with 54, Jerron Maniram, with 31, and Nicholas Pooran, with 37. Set a huge 327 runs for victory, the Windwards battled well and finished on 221/5, with Roland Cato getting 65, Gidron Pope, 49 and Melville Gordon, 44. For their efforts, T&T scored 6.2 points, while the Windwards took away 3.1.
Jamaica, meanwhile, got an outright victory over the Leewards, winning by a margin of 132 runs. Resuming their second innings at 98 for six, the Jamaicans were quickly dismissed for 117 as Jeremiah Louis grabbed four wickets for 13 runs.
The Leewards, as they did in the first innings, struggled to put together decent partnerships and fell for 74 runs. Man of the match Hakeem Wright was the chief destroyer, with figures of 6-15. The win puts Jamaica at the top of the standings.
REGIONAL UNDER-15 SCORES:
At Honeymoon Park, Tacarigua:
Guyana 114-9 (30) (Taignarine Chanderpaul 35, Kemo Paul 24, Brian Sattaur 19, Akil Greenidge 3-18, Tarik Shorey 2-27, Neil Persaud 2-32) & 89 all out (45.5) (Brian Sattaur 15, Joshua Drakes 4-10, Romar Millar 2/10,Neil Persaud 2/17) vs Barbados 122-8 (30) (Jaffari Toppin 38, Matthew Jones 26, Nial Smith 4-25, Sharaz Ramcharan 4-25) & 59 (Jafari Toppin 13, Sharaz Ramcharan 4/14, Steven Sankar 4/18) – Guyana won by 22 runs. Guyana 12 pts, Barbados 4.8pts.
At the National Cricket Centre, Couva:
T&T 172-8 (30) (Keron Kanhai 55, Brian Christmas 35, Jeremy Solozano 32, Deron Hypolite 5-64, Valange St Ange 2-55) & 285/4 (64) (Jeremy Solozano 135n.o., Keron Kanhai 54, Jerron Maniram 31, Nicholas Pooran 37) vs Windward Islands 129-6 (30) (Gibron Pope 59, Roland Cato 27, Justin Joseph 4-26, Jesse Bootan 1-19) & 221/5 (67) (Roland Cato 65, Gidron Pope 49, Melville Gordon 44, Jesse Bootan 2/56). MATCH DRAWN. T&T 6.2pts, Windwards 3.1pts.
At Gilbert Park:
Jamaica 152-8 (30) (Mark Parchment 63, Odain McCatty 31, Shavon Moore 3-27, Daniel Dorum 3-38) & 117 all out (42.5) (Romaine Morris 28, Abhijai Mansingh 26, Daniel Dorum 3-19, Jeremiah Louis 4-13) vs Leewards Islands 63 all out (23.3) (Shakar Sobers 18, Colin Archibald 12 n.o., Hakeem Wright 2-7, Christopher Tufton 2-13, Ramaal Lewis 2-15) & 74 all out (29.2)(Shawn Tuitt 16, Shaquille Martina 16, Hakeem Wright 6/15, Abhijai Mansingh 2/18). Jamaica won by 132 runs. Man-of-match: Hakeem Wright. Pts – Jamaica 12.4, Leewards 0.9.
