Bonner's all-round show earns CCC draw

CAVE HILL, Barbados (CMC):

A half-century from Nkrumah Bonner typified defiant batting from the Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC), which earned them a draw with the England Lions in the WICB Regional Four-day Tournament's first-class cricket championship yesterday.

Bonner completed a fine all-round day when he batted for 112 minutes, faced 91 balls and struck 10 boundaries in the top score of 72, to help the CCC reach 204 for seven in their second innings, after they were set 302 for victory on the final day of their fourth round match at the Three Ws Oval.

Bonner and compatriot Shacoya Thomas added 99 for the sixth wicket to make things safe for the CCC, before the match drew to a tame conclusion.

The result meant that the Lions earned six points and moves to 30; and the CCC collected three points, which takes them to 27.

Bonner, bowling his leg-spin, had ended with four wickets for 27 runs from five overs, when the Lions declared their second innings on 256 for seven about 35 minutes before lunch.

Craig Kieswetter finished with the top score of 103 for the Lions, Jimmy Adams hit 72 nd Adam Gale made 48, but the rest of the batting literally gave their wickets away, as the visitors chased quick runs to hasten the declaration.

Left-arm spinner Kavesh Kan-tasingh benefited from their careless batting, grabbing three for 79 from 24 overs.

Sensational

At the Arnos Vale Multi-Purpose Complex: Daren Ganga fashioned his 21st first-class hundred to set up a sensational, come-from-behind, 51-run victory yesterday for T&T over Windward Islands, with 36 balls remaining in the match. The T&T captain was undefeated on 134 to lead his team to 255 for nine declared in their second innings on the fourth day of the fourth round match.

Scores:

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 220 (Sherwin Ganga 78, Denesh Ramdin 53, Imran Khan 21; Delorn Johnson 4-34, Kenroy Peters 2-33, Garey Mathurin 2-46) and 255 for nine declared (Daren Ganga 134 not out, Sherwin Ganga 31, Denesh Ramdin 21; Kenroy Peters 4-69, Delorn Johnson 2-74).

WINDWARD ISLANDS 252 (Andre Fletcher 107, Tyrone Theophile 46, Keddy Lesporis 36; Yannic Cariah 3-43, Sherwin Ganga 2-25, Imran Khan 2-57) and 172 (Andre Fletcher 67, Lyndon James 33, Donwell Hector 24; Rayad Emrit 4-40, Yannic Cariah 3-15, Amit Jaggernauth 2-27).

At the Guyana National Stadium: Hamstrung by the loss of Davendra Bishoo and a stoppage for rain, Guyana failed in their bid for a long-awaited victory over Barbados on home soil and had to settle for a draw yesterday. Bishoo was called away to represent West Indies for the injured Dwayne Bravo at the World Cup and his leg-spin bowling was sorely missed, as Barbados reached 87 for four in their second innings, after they were set 292 for victory.

Guyana captain Assad Fudadin employed everyone that could bowl slow in his side, including himself. But defiant batting from Kevin Stoute and Roston Chase saved the day for the Barbadians, after they wobbled to 49 for four.

Scores:

GUYANA 330 (Assad Fudadin 84, Vishaul Singh 66, Leon Johnson 51, Derwin Christian 27, Christopher Barnwell 24; Pedro Collins 4-76, Ryan Hinds 2-40, Fidel Edwards 2-57) and 163 (Royston Crandon 30, Rajindra Chandrika 24, Veerasammy Permaul 24, Leon Johnson 21; Kevin Stoute 3-38, Pedro Collins 3-41, Jason Holder 2-14).

BARBADOS 202 (Shane Dowrich 76, Kraigg Brathwaite 34, Dale Richards 26, Ryan Layne 20, Kyle Hope 20; Veerasammy Permaul 30.5-14-60-6, Davendra Bishoo 4-61) and 87 for four (Kevin Stoute 24 not out).