Adams’ 5-for as Berbice bowled out on Day one for 94

By Sean Devers at Enmore

ON a steaming hot day at the Enmore ground on the East Coast of Demerara left-arm spinner Ricardo Adams spun webs around the Berbice batting to grab 5-25 on the opening day of the GCB’s second round four-day Inter-County cricket contest yesterday in which 19 wickets tumbled as the poor batting continues.

A fair size gathering saw Essequibo, led 38 from Renaldo Renee reached 156 at stumps, relying to Berbice’s disappointing 94 all out, enjoying a lead 62r uns with one wicket in hand.

A depleted Berbice team without several of their senior players due to West Indies and National duties, were bundled out in 38.4 overs, forty-five minutes after Lunch.

Shamal Angel, a 21-yearold batter, who plays for Transport Sports Club in GCA’s cricket, top scored with 34 with three boundaries, Seon Hetymer, the older brother of Ipl batter Shimron Hetymer, hit two four in 18,

Nigel Deodat made 15 and Junior Sinclair (10) reached double figures on heavy outfield and dry track.

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Quinton Sampson supported Adams with 3-12 for Essequibo who lost Keven Boodie (7) after stroking left-arm spinner Deodat, who shared the new ball with Keon Sinclair, for delightful straight driven boundary before hitting the next to Hetymer at cover to leave Essequibo on 11-1 before Avinash Persaud (4) after cover driving Sinclair for a glorious boundary, had his off sent cartwheeling without addition to score.

But Renaldo Renee and Man-of-the-Match in the first round, Malcome Hubbard embarked on ‘operation

…Essequibo in relply lose six wickets for 156 runs

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rebuild’ as the pair took their team to Tea on 47-2.

After the break, the 50 was posted in 103 balls, before Hubbard who reached the boundary twice in his 16 was stupendously taken at cover by Deodat as Suresh Dhani struck at 55-3.

Adams began smashed a four and six off consecutive balls from left-arm spinner Gaurav Ramesh before he was caught behind off Deodat who also got rid of Renee who hit five fours in his 38 as Essequibo slipped to 94-5.

Sheldon Charles and Sampson saw Essequibo take a first innings lead and brought up the 100 in 32 overs before Deodat struck for the third time when he had Charles lbw for duck at 103-6.

Sampson and Wasim Mohammed and hit a couple of blistering four to stretch the lead to 50 as remained together to the end.

Earlier, Berbice won the toss and opted to bat and were quickly 11-3; Neiland Cadogan trapped Javid Karim (3) lbw while Sampson got rid of Garfield Benjamin (2) and Alex Algoo (3).

Hetymer and Junior Sinclair who came out in an ultra-aggressive mood took the score to 36 before Sinclair was hit on the boot with a perfect yorker before being struck on his lower thigh off the next ball as Cadogan worked up a livelily pace forcing the batter to retire on 10.

Hetmyer was looking comfortable before he pro-

14-3-42-5,Ramesh 11-2-50-1, vided Adams with his first wicket playing a lose drive to Sampson at mid-off at 36-4

Junior Sinclair (7) seemed a bit unfortunate to be given out caught behind off Adams as the bat hit the ground while Junior Sinclair returned to bat although in obvious pain and at Lunch Berbice were 61-6.

Angel played some entertaining shots but soon lost Deodat (15) who looked good and favoured the sweep to spinners, as Adams struck at 92-7.

Junior Sinclair, one of three brothers in side for the first since the Etwaroo siblings (Tyrone, Reggie & Romaine) played in the 1980s, was next to go at 93-8 when he hit Garfield Phillips to cover before Adams wrapped up the innings by removing Angel and Keon Sinclair for a duck as Berbice lost their last four wickets for two runs.

Today is the second day and play is scheduled to commence at 9:30 AM.