E’bo 101 for 3 against Demerara at Enmore

… No play at Everest

PERENNIAL whipping boys of local cricket Essequibo were 101 for 3 at the end of a rain-truncated first day of their Guyana Cricket Board-organised Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company in collaboration with Hand-in-Hand-sponsored four-day competition at the Enmore Community Centre ground yesterday.

At the Everest Cricket Club ground, no play was possible in the match between former champions Berbice and the President’s XI, as the heavy early morning showers which drenched the city and parts of the East Coast of Demerara, left some areas of the outfield under water, with play expected to start today at 09:00hrs.
At Enmore, where play managed to start at 14:30hrs, Essequibo won the toss and opted to take first strike against the defending champions who left out Randolph Knights and Totaram Bishun from their final 11, while Joseph Perry did the glovework behind the stumps in the absence of Derwin Christian.
The Cinderella County openers Kevon Boodie 32 (4×4) and Royan Fredericks 29 (5×4) posted 56 for the first wicket, before Fredericks was caught by Christopher Barnwell at mid on off the bowling of Amir Khan (2-24).

Boodie was next to go, bowled by Zaheer Mohammed (1 for 17) to leave Essequibo on 68 for 2, which became 96 for 3 following the departure of Ricardo Peters who picked out Paul Wintz off Khan, after contributing 13 to his team’s total.

At the close of play, Dillon Heyliger and Kemo Paul were the unbeaten batsmen on 16 and 7 respectively and when play resumes this morning they will be looking to post a total that is challenging enough for the opposition, whose batting lineup includes former Guyana and West Indies skipper Ramnaresh Sarwan, to chase.

(By Calvin Roberts)