R Chandrika lbw Bernard Jr. 69
A Fudadin c Thomas b Browne 29
L Johnson c Mindley b Jacobs 78
N Deonarine c Thomas b Jacobs 23
S Chanderpaul c wkpr Walton b Jacobs 13
V Singh run out (Bernard/Walton) 05
C Barnwell lbw b Jacobs 00
A Bramble run out (Bernard/Jacobs) 08
V Permaul run out (King) 02
D Bishoo lbw b Jacobs 00
R Beaton not out 00
Extras (nb2, lb)
Total (all out off 88.2 overs) 236
Fall of wickets: 1-78, 2-136, 3-171, 4-197, 5-211, 6-211, 7-230, 8-236, 9-236, 10-236
Bowling: Mindley 14-8-20-0 Dawes 13-3-48-0 (nb5) Bernard 10-1-28-1 Brown 17-2-53-1 Lambert 11-4-16-0 Jacobs 23.2-4-67-5

Jamaica 2nd innings

S Thomas lbw b Barnwell 00
J Campbell not out 10
J Blackwood not out 08
Extras (lb4) 04
Total (1 wkt off 8 overs) 22
Fall of wickets: 1-1,
Bowling: Beaton 3-1-12-0 Barnwell 3-1-3-1 Permaul 1-0-2-0 Bishoo 1-0-1-0

Jacobs bowls Jamaica to first innings lead

-half centuries for Johnson and Chandrika

By Calvin Roberts

EVEN though their skipper Leon Johnson and Rajendra Chandrika stroked half centuries, it was not good enough for the Guyana Jaguars as leg-spinner Damion Jacobs took 5 for 67 to put the Jamaica franchise in front at the end of the second day of their West Indies Cricket Board/Professional Cricket League Regional four day match at the Guyana National Stadium, yesterday.

Resuming the day on 35 without loss in reply to Jamaica’s 258, the Jaguars were bowled out for 236, despite 78 from Johnson and 69 from Chandrika, before the Jamaicans who led their host by 22 runs, extended same to 44 for the loss of Shacaya Thomas’ wicket at the close.

The Jaguars, who prior to this fixture had won six of their seven matches to lead the points table, started the day with Assad Fudadin and Chandrika on 18 and 16 respectively and posted their 50 from the third over of the day, thanks to back to back fours by Chandrika off Odean Browne.

The Jamaicans, who started with a pace/spin combination in Jason Dawes and Browne, removed Fudadin within the first hour of play, when he was caught by Shacaya Thomas at forward short leg off Browne for 29 (91mins, 67balls, 4×4) at 78 for 1.

Johnson should have been dismissed in similar fashion to Fudadin, but Thomas failed to hold onto the offer, when the Jaguars skipper pushed tentatively forward first delivery, before he weathered the storm to drive Browne with authority through extra cover for his first four before the drinks break.

Chandrika continued his rich vein of form by posting another half century from 98 balls faced while batting for 119 minutes with seven fours while the Jaguars took the lunch break at 121 for 1, with Chandrika on 64 and Johnson 26, trailing the Jamaicans by 137 runs.

After the break, Chandrika was lbw to David Bernard Jr for 69 (168 mins, 139b, 8×4) in the second over of the session at 136 for 2, before Johnson drove Damian Jacobs authoritatively past extra cover for his sixth four at 148 for 2.

Narsingh Deonarine, who replaced Chandrika, stamped his authority with back to back fours off Jacobs, before he was caught at forward shortleg by Thomas off Jacobs for 23 at 171 for 3, while John Campbell dropped Johnson twice at first slip in the over before tea when on 49 off Jacobs, with the left handed Jaguars skipper posting his 50 from 132balls, with six fours struck while batting for 188 minutes.

At tea, Guyana were 188 for 1 with Johnson on 51 and Shivnarine Chanderpaul 10 and lost Chanderpaul within the first 20 minutes, caught by wicketkeeper Chadwick Walton off Jacobs at 197 for 5, before they posted their 200 off 81.1 overs, following which both Vishaul Singh (05) and Christopher Barnwell (00) were dismissed at 211 for 6.

Johnson continued to lead from the front for his team, by hitting Dawes for two fours before he holed out to Mindley at deep cover off Jacobs for 78 at 230 for 7, with mis-communication being the reason for Anthony Bramble (08) losing his wicket via the run out route, when he refused to respond to Veerasammy Permaul’s call for a single to wide mid-on.

Permaul was then run out by a Brandon King direct hit for 2, before Devendra Bishoo became Jacob’s fifth victim, when he was given out lbw sweeping at 236, leaving Ronsford Beaton unbeaten on 0 as Guyana lost seven wickets for 40 runs from 11.2 overs, crumbling from 196 for 3 to 236.

Asked to bat eight overs before the close of play, Jamaica lost Thomas (00) lbw to Barnwell at 1 for 1 in the second over, reached