Bishoo rewrites the history books with 15-wicket match haul

Leg spinner Davendra Bishoo claims the prized wicket of West Indies left-hander Darren Bravo who was plumb lbw. (Clifton Ross photo)

Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo etched his name into the history books of Regional first-class cricket by becoming the first Guyanese to capture 15 wickets in a match, putting his team in a probable winning position requiring 208-runs to attain their first win in this year’s West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) 4-day tournament against Trinidad and Tobago.

Playing at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, the home side chasing a target of 225 after bowling the visitors out for 212 in 59.4 overs were 17 for 1 heading into the final day today after losing opener Trevon Griffith for 13. Tagenarine Chanderpaul was not out on 3 and night-watchman Bishoo was yet to come off the mark.

Bishoo looked like the leg-spinner of old who surged to cricket superstardom a few years ago grabbed