Bramble saves day for Jaguars with highest first-class score
To the memory of Phil Hughes,  players and officials not only sported black ribbons, but also observed a minute’s silence before the start of play at the Guyana National Stadium, to the memory of Australia’s Phil Hughes . R.I.P. (Photo by Adrian Narine).
To the memory of Phil Hughes, players and officials not only sported black ribbons, but also observed a minute’s silence before the start of play at the Guyana National Stadium, to the memory of Australia’s Phil Hughes . R.I.P. (Photo by Adrian Narine).

INDEBTED to Anthony Bramble’s highest first-class score and second half century, host Guyana Jaguars were able to free themselves from 174 for 8 to reach 261 all out just before the close of play in their West Indies Cricket Board/Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day third round fixture against Barbados Pride yesterday.

Bramble, known to be a powerful hitter, batted sensibly with the lower order to add 86 for the final two wickets, before being lbw 15 minutes before the close of play to Ryan Hinds (4 for 50), for a top score 73 (122balls, 9×4, 1×6), while Shimron Hetmyer supported with 47.
Playing at the Guyana National stadium and asked to bat first in hazy conditions after both teams observed a minute’s silence for the passing of Australia’s Phillip Hughes, the Jaguars lost Trevon Griffith, who was bowled by Carlos Brathwaite for 15 at 21 for 1 after 6 overs, before Rajendra Chandrika and Hetmyer pushed the score to 74, adding 53 for the second wicket.
The partnership was broken by Dwayne Smith who trapped Chandrika lbw for 34 (4×4) and followed with the wicket of the in form Narsingh Deonarine (02) who was caught in between two minds to a short delivery and got a top edge to Omar Philips at short extra cover at 76 for 3.
The home team went to lunch on 83 for 3 with Hetmyer on 28 and newly appointed skipper Vishaul Singh yet to score and after the break, Hetmyer hit Jomel Warrican over midwicket for his sixth four, but was lbw off the final delivery of the over for 47 (93b, 6×4) at 105 for 4.
Barbadian Raymon Reifer joined Singh and after a few defensive pushes, opened his account with boundaries off Ashley Nurse and Warrican respectively, while Singh punched a short ball from Nurse through extra cover for his first boundary.
The introduction of Ryan Hinds brought the downfall of both Singh and Reifer, with Singh going via the lbw route for 22 and Reifer losing his middle stump for 13, leaving the Jaguars on 139 for 6, which later became 167 for 7 at tea, when Christopher Barnwell was caught at the wicket by Shane Dowrich off Warrican.
The Jaguars, who started the round with 34 points following two outright victories over Leeward Islands Hurricane and Windward Islands Volcanoes, displayed a lack of concentration during the post lunch session, losing four wickets for 34 runs from the 18 overs sent down by the visitors.
After the break, Barbados Pride removed Veerasammy Permaul (03), but Bramble and Devendra Bishoo staged a recovery of their own, adding 60 for the ninth wicket, with Bramble hitting Miguel Cummins no-ball graciously through extra cover to post the 200.
Bramble followed it with a six over midwicket off Hinds and ended the over with an authoritative drive for four, forcing the Barbadians to take the second new ball at 222 for 8 after 80 overs, with his contribution being 41 and Bishoo 12.
Bramble’s patience paid off as he got his half century off 94 balls, with five fours and one six, adding 60 valuable runs for the ninth wicket with Bishoo, who lost his middle stump to Cummins for 15 at 234 for 9, Barbados Pride taking the wicket in the second over with the second new ball.
A hat- trick of fours by Bramble off Hinds in the 87th over, pushed the right handed wicketkeeper/batsman from Scottsburg, Corriverton, past his previous best of 64 not out against the Combined Campuses and Colleges, even as the Jaguars clawed their way past the 250 mark.
However, when many felt he would have carried the Jaguars back to their den without further trouble, he was beaten in flight by Hinds and adjudged lbw, 15 minutes before the close of play, as Smith (2 for 20) and Warrican (2 for 52) supported Hinds in the bowling department for the Pride who reached 4 without loss at the close, with Brathwaite and Kyle Corbin on 2 each.

Scorecard
Guyana Jaguars 1st innings
T Griffith b C Brathwaite 15
R Chandrika lbw b Smith 34
S Hetmyer lbw b Warrican 47
N Deonarine c Philips b Smith 02
V Singh lbw b Hinds 22
R Reifer b Hinds 13
C Barnwell c wkpr Dowrich b Warrican 24
A Bramble lbw b Hinds 73
V Permaul lbw b Hinds 03
D Bishoo b Cummins 15
R Beaton not out 03
Extras (nb-6, lb-4)10
Total: (all out off 91 overs) 261
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Griffith, 6.0), 2-74 (Chandrika 25.5), 3-76 (Deonarine, 27.4), 4-105 (Hetmyer, 37.0), 5-136 (Singh, 48.2), 6-139 (Reifer, 50.4), 7-167 (Barnwell, 63.1), 8-174 (Permaul, 66.3), 9-234 (Bishoo, 82.0), 10-261 (Bramble, 91.0)
Bowling: Cummins 12-1-63-1 (nb-6), C. Brathwaite 10-1-29-1 Nurse 10-1-38-0 Warrican 28-6-52-2 Smith 12-5-20-2 Hinds 17-5-50-4 Hope 2-1-5-0

Barbados Pride 1st Innings

K Hope not out 02
C Brathwaite not out 02
Total (without loss off 2 overs) 04
To bat: S Hope, J Carter D Smith R Hinds S Dowrich O Philips A Nurse J Warrican M Cummins
Bowling: Permaul 1-0-2-0, Barnwell 1-0-2-0

2014/2015 WICB/PCL Regional 4-Day

(By Calvin Roberts)

 

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