da poker： Kingston, Jamaica – Franklyn Rose grabbed six wickets and even thoughWest Indian team-mate Shivnarine Chanderpaul cracked a hundred,Jamaica easily ecured first innings points over Guyana in their BustaCup semifinal match yesterday
da dobrowin： 21-Feb-2000Kingston, Jamaica – Franklyn Rose grabbed six wickets and even thoughWest Indian team-mate Shivnarine Chanderpaul cracked a hundred,Jamaica easily ecured first innings points over Guyana in their BustaCup semifinal match yesterday.Guyana, replying to Jamaica’s first innings’ 348, were dismissed for242withcaptain Chanderpaul hitting a fine 112 – his 17thfirst-class century.Rose ended with six for 71 in 20 overs and now has 20 wickets in theseason.West Indies fast bowler Reon King bowling with great hostility in an11-over spell in late afternoon then grabbed two quick wicketsincluding first innings centurion Chris Gayle to leave at Jamaica 39for two.A fiery King struck the offstump of Gayle (5) and removed Tony Powellleg-before next ball to leave Jamaica at seven for two. Powellcollected the dreaded ‘pair’.Jimmy Adams and Wavell Hinds then played with admirable composure tofrustrate King and company through to the end. King closed with twofor 14 and like Rose, now has 20 Busta Cup wickets this season.Withjustaday remaining, Jamaica boast a second innings lead of145 with eight second innings wickets in hand.Onlyadramatic collapse by the Jamaicans on the final day wouldgive the Guyanese a chance of victory and a place in the final againstthe Leeward Islands next weekend.Chanderpaul, who lifted Rose over extra-cover for four and CourtneyWalsh highovermid-offforanother boundary as the inningsdeclinedaroundhim, reached his century by steering Rose behindsquarefortwo.He expertly shielded Kinginalast-wicketpartnership of 25 before being caught on the square-leg boundary byLaurie Williams as he pulled a short delivery from Walsh.
