A stylish maiden century by Amir Khan took Demerara close to victory against the GCB Developmental XI who trail by 146-runs heading into day three in the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) 4-day inter-county tournament.
The match, which continued at the Everest cricket ground saw Khan coming to the crease as night-watchman from the first day. More notorious for his right-arm leg-spin, he used the opportunity to flex his muscles with the bat, cracking 10 fours and one six in his top score of 116, which required the right-hander to bat for some 206 minutes and face 257 balls.
Early knocks in the first day from Trevon Griffith (56), Robin Bacchus (20), Rajendra Chandrika (26), skipper Vishaul Singh (56), helped steer Demerara to 338 all out in 122 overs. This was in reply to the Developmental team’s first innings score of 154 all out, acquiring a lead of 184.
Opposition skipper Steven Jacobs collected his second consecutive 5-wicket haul in the tournament ending with 5-91. Steven Sankar (3-38) Chandarpaul Hemraj and Kemo Paul one wicket each, completed a cohesive bowling exhibition for their team which was teetering at 38 for 5 at stumps on day two. Paul Wintz’s three-wicket burst left Demerara
