Romario Shepherd staked a strong claim for a First-Class call-up

On a truncated second day which was stopped due to rain 5at 13:41hrs at Tuschen yesterday, West Demerara’s Romario Shepherd staked a strong claim for a First-Class call-up by ripping apart the Essequibo batting with an incisive spell of quality fast bowling for a career best 8-49 in the final round of the GCB Jaguars three-day Franchise League game. Shepherd has 34 scalps and is only behind Eon Hooper (38) and Gajanand Suknanan (36).