Barbados Pride closed day two of their Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day Championships ninth round clash against Guyana Jaguars on 228-6 in their second innings, establishing a lead of 103 runs yesterday at the National Stadium, Providence.
In front of a decent crowd, the defending champions, Jaguars established a first innings lead of 125 runs after posting 201 in 77 overs while Barbados ensured the hosts will bat again after toiling for 71 overs in overcast conditions. Jaguars, resuming on 162-7, were once again indebted to Barbados-born, Raymon Reifer who built on his overnight score of 33 to finish unbeaten on 52. The 27-year-old brought up his 14th first class half century by smashing a Jomel Warrican delivery through mid-wicket for his seventh and final boundary of the innings.
When Barbados began their second innings 49 minutes to lunch, Shayne Moseley was unable to open after being off the field for some time. Nevertheless, Rashidi Boucher and Shamarh Brooks saw them to lunch at 19-0.
Boucher was bowled by seamer, Sherfane Rutherford off the second ball after lunch for 14 but that opened the door for Moseley to come in and rescue his side.
Moseley was off the mark with a boundary and pushed a wide delivery from Rutherford through to the backward point boundary to bring up his 1000th run in first class cricket.
Moseley went on to hammer 11 boundaries in his 121-ball 64 before being trapped leg before wicket to
hand off-spinner, Ramaal Lewis his first wicket in this format for Guyana.
Moseley constructed a 74-run partnership with Brooks who contributed 44 runs from 102 balls. Brooks’ innings was laced with six boundaries before he was bowled by left-arm spinner, Veerasammy Permaul.
The 24-year-old left handed batsman also shared a third wicket partnership of 74 with Jonathan Carter who made 47 from 70 balls. Carter had offered just one chance, a difficult catch at first slip but was sent on his way after Tagenarine Chanderpaul held on to a superb catch at forward short leg off of Permaul.
Reifer, who had taken 5-20 in the first innings returned with his left arm seam to remove Aaron Jones (15) and scatter the stumps of Shamar Springer (6) to reach 150 wickets at this level.
However, Tevyn Walcott remains solid at the crease on 28 consisting on four boundaries with Warrican unbeaten on three.
The third day resumes at 10:00 hrs.
