Half centuries from Shamar Yearwood and Ronaldo Alimohamed highlighted Demerara’s innings on the opening day of their second-round showdown in the Guyana Cricket Board senior four-day Inter-County tournament against the Select XI at the Georgetown Cricket Club, Bourda ground, yesterday.
The Select XI won the toss and inserted Demerara who piled on 360 for eight at stumps after 90 overs.
Demerara lost Navindra Persaud cheaply but Raymond Perez (35) teamed up with Sachin Singh (17) to put on 51 runs for the second wicket. However, two quick strikes saw the hosts reduced to 58 for three and the loss of their captain, Christopher Barnwell (10) further emphasized their woes at 80 for four.
