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Sunday January 19, 2020
Kaieteur News
Nyeem Young, Jayden Seales take West Indies past Australia in tense finish ESPNcricinfo - Jayden Seales and Matthew Forde shared seven wickets between them to bowl Australia out for 179, after which allrounder Nyeem Young dragged West Indies out of a precarious position to seal a win in the first Group B game of the 2020 U-19 World Cup. After legspinner Tanveer Sangha took four top-order wickets, West Indies seemed to be in plenty of trouble in their chase, but then Young combined in a 78-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Forde to stabilise their chase. The game had begun an hour late after a drizzle delayed the toss. It was reduced to 49 overs a side and West Indies chose to field. While opener Jake FraserMcGurk was at the crease in the first innings, Australia looked set for a competitive first-innings total despite an
Kirk McKenzie of West Indies hits the winning runs. (CWI Media via IBC/Getty Images) early wobble, but his dismissal for a 97-ball 84 triggered a batting collapse
that saw them lose their last six wickets for only 21 runs. There were two freak run-
GSCL Inc four-team tourney on today at Everest The Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) Inc will be hosting a T20 four-team tournament starting at 10:00hrs today at the Everest Cricket Club. The tournament is being used as preparation for the local teams that will be participating in the upcoming Orlando Cup in the USA. Fisherman Masters are brimming with confidence following their five-wicket victory over Regal Masters in the final on Sunday last at Ogle, when the GSCL Inc opened their season, and will look to continue their winning
ways. However, they will be hard pressed to do so since Regal Masters are upbeat of chalking their first win of the season. Wellman Masters have been doing well and will be looking to correct their mistakes from Sunday’s encounter so a keen contest is anticipated. Erie Sharma was named man-of-the-match in last Sunday’s final and will lead Fisherman Masters’ challenge with support coming from Jagdesh Persaud, Pooran Singh and Rocky Ramsarran.
Regal Masters will be led by Mahendra Hardyal and include Eric Thomas, Mahase Chunilall, Eon Abel, Laurie Singh, Mohendra Arjune and Unnis Yusuf, while Wellman Masters will depend on the experience of Mike Singh and Wayne Jones along with Nandram Samlall, Lloyd Ruplall, Sheldon Perch and Troy Lewis. No entrance fee is required and at stake are trophies. United States Ambassador to Guyana Sarah Ann Lynch will grace the venue during the course of the day.
Dindyal half century puts GCC in comfortable position Mavindra Dindyal struck a fine half century to put Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) in a comfortable position at the close of play on the opening day of the Georgetown Cricket Association/ Noble House Sea Foods second division two-day competition against Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday. Opting to bat at Bourda, GDF were bowled out for 91 with Damion Ross scoring 35 and Damion Waldron 15; left arm orthodox spinner Stephon Wilson claimed 328, Darius Andrews had 23 and Carlos La Rose 2-16. Dindyal then fashioned a fine 72, laced with two fours
Mavindra Dindyal and four sixes, while Thaddeus Lovell made 37. Rivaldo Phillips is unbeaten on 24 and Deonarine
Seegobin not out on three as GCC closed on 145-3. Play continues today at 10:30hrs.
outs in their innings when their captain Mackenzie Harvey and Lachlan Hearne were dismissed at the nonstriker’s end caught napping outside their crease. Both times, the on-strike batsman’s straight drive took a touch off the bowler before crashing into the stumps at the bowlers’ end. At that stage, Australia were 67 for 4, but FraserMcGurk continued to pile on the runs at a healthy rate and added 91 for the fifth wicket in combination with wicketkeeper Patrick Rowe (40), but the former’s dismissal began Australia’s rapid slide. Forde, who bowled without any success in his first spell with the new ball, caused the most damage at the back end, bowling uncomfortable lengths to the Australia lower-order who ended up lobbing soft dismissals towards mid-on and midwicket. His wickets of Todd Murphy and Sangha the last Australia wicket to fall - left him with figures of 3 for 24. Seales, who had his family cheering him on from the stands, capped his solitary wicket in his opening spell with three more in his second spell, dismissing the set Fraser-McGurk who holed out at mid-on. After that, his pace in the late 130s troubled the remaining Australian lower-order batsman, finishing with 4 for 49 in his eight overs as the first innings ended in the 36th over. West Indies’ chase began in a swift manner with Leonardo Julien smashing three fours and a six in the first five overs. That pushed West
Matthew Forde of West Indies celebrates the wicket of Todd Murphy of Australia. (CWI Media via IBC/Getty Images) Indies’ run-rate beyond six but he couldn’t carry on, dismissed for a 22-ball 20. His opening partner and the captain Kimani Melius was out soon too, caught by the wicketkeeper off Sangha’s legbreak. Sangha went on to dismiss the next three batsmen as well, bowling out in a single spell with figures of 4 for 30 leaving West Indies at 92 for 5. He found the ball to turn, and Antonio Morris and Matthew Patrick fell. With Australia no longer having an attacking spin option, West Indies’ No. 6 Young saw off Corey Kelly’s offspin with not much trouble, occasionally finding the boundary to keep the required run-rate in check. He reached his half-century by drilling a drive through the hands of the fielder at cover
and raised his bat towards the tiny West Indian contingent on the grass banks. With the score at 170 for 5, it looked like Young and Forde would see West Indies through to a five-wicket win, but both their dismissals at the same score briefly brought the game back to life. Unfortunately for Australia, they could not penetrate further, and West Indies’ No. 8 Joshua James and No. 9 Kirk McKenzie got the final ten runs needed. McKenzie finished the game off in style, cracking a six over extra cover to seal the win in front of a 1600-plus crowd. Scores: West Indies 180 for 7 (Young 61, Sangha 430) beat Australia 179 all out (Fraser-McGurk 84, Seales 4-49, Forde 3-24) by three wickets.
Chance ignites at Gamecock opener Guyana’s 2020 Tokyo games hopeful, Arinze Chance, got his season off in fantastic fashion after winning the men’s 300m final at his University of South Carolina’s (USC) Gamecock opener in Columbia. Chance, who turns 24 tomorrow, ran a blistering 33.08 seconds in the race that was competed at the USC’s remodeled Indoor Track and Field Complex, eight hundredths of a second slower than his personal best; Guyana’s national 300m indoor record that he set at this same event a year ago. The South Carolina senior who is majoring in Global Studies; specialising in leadership and economic development, finished ahead of Savien Hayes of Norfolk State who finished second in 33.87 seconds and Ashtin Knowles of Clafin who came in third in a time of 34.99s. Out of lane five, Chance started the race strong in the difficult 200m track and by the time he completed his first lap, he was comfortably ahead and the former Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) athlete cruised to the finish line. This result will do much for Chance’s confidence as he aims to qualify not only for
Arinze Chance the Olympics but the World Championships as well in 2020.