Chanderpaul hits entertaining 75 on debut for Floodlight

Guyana Chronicle article.

Georgetown, Guyana - Guyana and West Indies history making middle-order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul certainly did not disappoint the scores of people who turned up at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Ground on Friday night to watch him make his debut for Floodlight against Bel Air Rubis.

Batting first, Bel Air Rubis were plucked out for 174 all-out in their allotted 20 overs, setting up Floodlights to chase and Chanderpaul added his master-class touch to the game.

The 40 year-old Chanderpaul led his team’s chase with an entertaining knock of 75 and was supported by Patrick Khan (36) and Khalid Baksh who made an unbeaten 40.

Newest Floodlight player Shivnarine Chanderpaul receives his team shirt from the youngest Floodlight player eight-year old Romeo Deonarain. Looking on approvingly is Romeo’s father Ricky Deonarain.

Over on the other pitch, Mike’s Wellman defeated Parika Defenders by 14 runs. Mikes Wellman batting first made 198 and in reply Parika Defenders made 185 all out.

Apart from surpassing Sir Don Bradman’s 29 centuries, Chanderpaul is only the second West Indian, after former captain Clive Lloyd against Australia in 1984, to score a Test century aged 40 or more.

He is also only the second batsman to remain undefeated throughout a Test series having played a minimum of three innings and scored 200-plus runs. Jacques Kallis was the first to do so, against Zimbabwe in 2001.

“I would do what I do, play cricket, even if nobody was willing to pay me for it. It is the one thing I am good at. It is the one thing I love doing all day every day.”

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