Upper Corentyne defeated Georgetown while East Coast is on the brink of earning first innings honours over East Cast after day two of the final round of the Guyana Cricket Board, Jaguars three – day Franchise league, yesterday.
Georgetown, resuming their second innings on 116 – 6 and in danger of losing by an innings, mustered a lower order fight back to post 277 in 69.3. Skipper Paul Wintz scored 92 as wicketkeeper-batsman Dexter Solomon recorded 77.
Clinton Pestano (5-48) was the most successful bowler for Upper Corentyne while Eon Hooper grabbed 4 for 22 to back up his first innings five-wicket haul.
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