HOST GUYANA Jaguars and Trinidad and Tobago Red Force ended their ninth round West Indies Cricket board/Professional Cricket League Regional four-day fixture in a tame draw at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, yesterday.The Jaguars resumed the day on 120 for 3 and declared their second innings close at 266 for 5, thanks to an unbeaten 69 from Shivnarine Chanderpaul and 41 not out from Vishaul Singh, setting their guests 218 to win, to which they reached 99 for 3 off 32 overs, when play was called off at 16:30hrs.
The visitors had a successful start to the day’s play after observing a minute’s silence for the late Alloy Lequay, a former president of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCCB), who died early Sunday morning at the age of 90. Brian Charles had Devendra Bishoo taken at first slip by Kjorn Ottley without any addition to his or the team’s overnight total of 120 for 4.
Chanderpaul and Narsingh Deonarine repaired the early damage with their 63-run fifth-wicket partnership, before the latter was lbw to Imran Khan 20 minutes before lunch for 41 (86 b, 5×4) at 183 for 5, while the Jaguars reached 198 for 5 at lunch with Chanderpaul on 39 and Vishaul Singh 3.
After lunch, both Chanderpaul and Singh got boundaries off Khan, while Chanderpaul posted his 50 by cutting Marlon Richards to the vacant third man position for his sixth four and followed it with another four through extra cover off the next delivery, before he was given a life off Mohammed by Kjorn Ottley.
Wicketkeeper Steven Katwaroo gave the 40-year-old Chanderpaul another life, this time off Richards when he was on 59 at 235 for 5, before the Guyanese declared at 14:09hrs, setting their visitors 218 to win.
At tea they had reached 23 without loss with Khan on 14 and Jeremy Solozano 7 and after the break, Khan eased Barnwell through the vacant cover region for four, before Solozano 21 (3×4), who survived a confident shout for a catch at leg slip off Bishoo, was lbw to Deonarine at 49 for 1 by Deonarine.
Khan took the attack to Deonarine by hitting him for a hat-trick of fours in his next over, but lost Kjorn Ottley (1) lbw to Permaul, followed by Khan who was caught at slip by Johnson off Permaul for 40 (7×4) at 68 for 3.
