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GUYANA CHRONICLE Saturday September 27, 2014
GCB INTER-COUNTY 4-DAY
Paul and Sankar offer resistance as Development X1 suffer innings defeat By Calvin Roberts TALENTED 17-yearold all-rounder Kemo Paul and his national Under-19 teammate Steven Sankar yesterday foiled Demerara’s attempt to mop up the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Developmental XI early, in their second round GCB senior Inter-county four-day matchup at the Everest Cricket Club ground. Resuming the day on 38 for 5, after starting their second innings in search of 185 to make their opponents bat again, the Developmental XI offered resistance right up to 10 minutes in the extra halfhour taken by Demerara, before they folded at 11:40hrs for 169, to lose by an innings and 16 runs, with Paul hitting 73 and Sankar an unbeaten 33. Scores: Developmental XI 154 and 169; Demerara 338. Paul, who resumed the day on 8, shelved his ultra defensive mode that he displayed the previous day, by hitting Raj Nannan for three fours in the second over of the day’s play, pushing his side to 55 for 5 before he lost his overnight partner Kemol Savory (9, 2x4) and Yatesh Dhanpaul
Wintz at long off, in his attempt to hit Khan for his fourth successive four - a shot that was not expected from a player who recently returned from England where he played as a semiprofessional. Enter Sankar to the fray, with which came Paul’s aggressive attitude and he
(Paul ) took the attack to the bowlers, hitting Khan for his second six to post his 50 from 70 balls with six fours and two sixes while batting for 110 minutes, following which he hit Khan for another four to wide long on. With Sankar being content to play the
Paul Wintz (1) in quick succession. Kellon Carmichael joined Paul who was on 23 at Dhanpaul’s demise with their team 56 for 7 and mixing a solid defence with aggression added 45 for the eighth wicket, as the duo took the attack to the Demerara bowlers. The 26-year-old Carmichael who had a boundary-studded 20 (5x4), opened his account with a four off Paul Wintz and followed it up with another off the same bowler in his following over, before he hit Demerara’s first-innings centurion and national legspinner Amir Khan for a hat-trick of fours in the 29th over. In-between his exploits, Paul also got a six off Khan over midwicket, before Carmichael holed out to
Steven Sankar supporting role, Paul took the attack to the Demerara bowlers, walking down the wicket to Wintz and hitting him through mid-off with ease for his ninth four, followed by another through extra cover. At the other end, Sankar joined the party with a four of his own, off Wintz, before Zaheer Mohammed induced Paul to hole out to Khan at long on for 73 which took him 88 balls to accumulate as he batted for 185 minutes while hitting 10 fours and two sixes.
GCB Developmental XI’s Kemo Paul plays a delivery to leg, during his resilient knock against Demerara yesterday.
No Windies coach likely until new year, says Cameron KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron says the search for a new men’s team coach will be done with the greatest of prudence, and does not expect a replacement to be named before the new year. The post of West Indies head coach was made vacant last month when Ottis Gibson was sacked just days before the start of the oneday and Test series against Bangladesh. And though West Indies face tough away tours to India and South Africa later this year, Cameron said the WICB would not attempt to rush the process. “We believe, in terms of
a replacement for the coach we have to take our time to ensure we have the right person in place. You know, if it was as easy as just appointing a coach and West Indies cricket team would get better, then I think we would spend any amount of money that we have,” Cameron told TVJ Sports here. “But I think we have to be very, very careful about who we appoint, as we’re looking for that person to take the team on the journey on the next couple of years. “So we’re going to spend our time. We have had a couple of interests and we will put them all together and decide. Hopefully we will have somebody in place within the new year.”
In Gibson’s absence, team manager Sir Richie Richardson was given responsibility for the Bangladesh series, with
Ottis Gibson
assistant coaches Stuart Williams and Andre Coley along with bowling consultant Sir Curtly Ambrose forming the management team. They are expected to continue working with the team in the interim but Cameron said he hoped that they too would apply for the vacant post. “I’m assuming that all of those guys, if they’re ambitious, that they would all throw their hats in the ring and we will evaluate everybody,” Cameron said. “I’ve heard talks of Gus Logie. I would want everybody to be interested and we would evaluate everybody as to who is the best person to take us on the journey.”
After Paul’s dismissal, Sankar shelved his defensive attitude and went into overdrive with three fours in two overs off Wintz, before Khan closed off the innings by trapping Niall Smith lbw for 2 at 11:40hrs, leaving Sankar unbeaten at the other end on 33 (57 balls, 4x4). Despite going for a flurry of runs as the Developmental XI’s last five wickets added 131 from the 29.4 overs sent down by Demerara, Paul ended with 4 for 69, Khan 2 for 33 while there was a wicket each for Mohammed, Nannan, Christopher Barnwell and Gavin Moriah, who was only used for three overs. Following today’s rest day and two more tomorrow and Monday, the third and final round will commence on Tuesday with Demerara facing Essequibo at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground while Berbice and GCB Developmental XI will do battle at Wales.
Bishoo, Edwards and Miller in West Indies-A squad LEG-spinner Devendra Bishoo has been named in the West Indies-A squad that will tour Sri Lanka next month. Batsman Kirk Edwards and left-arm spinner Nikita Miller, who were dropped from West Indies’ ODI squad that will play in India in October, also feature. Bishoo, 28, last played in the A-team in June 2012. He had played 11 Tests and 13 ODIs in 2011 and 2012 - including debuting in oneday internationals during the 2011 World Cup - but then his form fell away. In Guyana’s final firstclass game last season, in April, he took 15 wickets against Trinidad & Tobago, and was subsequently picked in the Sagicor side that played the visiting Bangladesh-A. West Indies-A will play three unofficial Tests in Sri Lanka, between October 11 and 28, and three one-
Devendra Bishoo dayers between November 1 and 5. West Indies A squad: Carlos Brathwaite (captain), Sunil Ambris, Devendra Bishoo, Jermaine Blackwood, Kraigg Brathwaite, Sheldon Cottrell, Miguel Cummins, Kirk Edwards, Andre Fletcher, Assad Fudadin, Shannon Gabriel, Nikita Miller, Shane Shillingford, Chadwick Walton.