FOR the first time in the history of local cricket, dependable Guyana and West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul took the field to participate in a cricket match with his son Tagenarine and father Hemraj.
The occasion was yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, where a GCC Old Boys took on the visiting Perseverance Sports Club (PSC) of Trinidad and Tobago in a 30 overs-a-side encounter.
Winning the toss and opting to bat first, PSC, who will be playing their final game here tomorrow, scored 168 for 5 from their allotted overs, with Richard Chatory leading the way with 49 that included two fours and a similar number of sixes.
Demetrius Edwards offered support with an unbeaten 31 (3×4) while Extras was the next best scorer with26.
National Under-19 opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul took 2 for 14, Dru Bahadur 2 for 36 and Hemraj Chanderpaul who opened the bowling with his son Shivnarine, ended with 1 for 32 for GCC who in reply, reached 175 for 2 from 29 overs.
Tagenarine led their batting with an unbeaten 80 that included six fours and received worthy support from his father Shivnarine who was unbeaten on 38 (4×4) when victory was achieved, Richard Jodah 31 and former national wicketkeeper/batsman Sheik Mohammed 22.
Tagenarine and Mohammed had earlier added 59 for the first wicket from 13.2 overs before the latter was dismissed, following which the younger Chanderpaul added 49 for the second wicket from a mere 6.4 overs, with Jodah.
When Jodah was controversially given out run-out by the umpire, even though it was clear to all at the venue that he had passed the popping crease, Shivnarine Chanderpaul joined his son and together they added an unbroken 67 runs for the third wicket from 9 overs.