Permaul bags eight wickets to give Johnson’s XI a glimmer of hope

By Clifton Ross On In Sports |
Veerasammy Permaul sneaks one through the gate of Ricardo Adams to pick up his 8th wicket of the innings.
Veerasammy Permaul sneaks one through the gate of Ricardo Adams to pick up his 8th wicket of the innings.

Veerasammy Permaul’s eight-wicket haul gave the Leon Johnson XI a glimmer of hope yesterday. They trail the Vishaul Singh-led XI by 243 runs heading into day three of the Cricket Guyana Inc.’s (CGI) final four-day practice match which continued yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

The former West Indies Test spinner who captured five wickets on the first day went on to snare another three wickets on day two,