Paul, Fudadin put Guyana in driver’s seat

little application or fight against the Guyanese seam attack.

They were eventually bundled out for 95 in the 29th over, 18 minutes after the lunch break with Paul finishing with careerbest figures of 6 for 28, Shepherd 2 for 17 while off-spinner Steven Jacobs claimed one for five to end a clinical bowling effort by the home side.

Guyana, in their first innings reply coasted to 204 for 2 at the end of the first day’s play on the back of a 107-run partnership between openers Fudadin and Rajendra Chandrika who was dismissed for 35 which lasted 65 deliveries. His innings included five fours and the opening partnership was dominated by an aggressive Fudadin who only slowed up when he neared his century.

The two had taken the score to 92 without loss at tea break with Fudadin on 60 and the Chandrika on 23. The latter, however, was dismissed shortly after the break when he edged left-arm-seamer Delorn Johnson behind with the score on 107 – 1 in the 25th over.

Chandrika’s demise brought the Chandrapaul Hemraj to the crease, who last played a firstclass match in 2014 and he too dominated a tired looking Windwards bowling attack while sharing in a 92-run, second-wicket partnership with Fudadin to further add to Windward’s woes. Hemraj (54), who started shakily against the seamers, grew in confidence and looked to attack the spinners as he brought up his maiden first-class half-century with his previous highest being 37. His 50 came in 97 balls with five fours and two sixes in 107 minutes. His knock, however, VOLCANOES 1st Innings JAGUARS 1st Innings D Smith lbw b Shepherd R Chandrika c Ambris b +T Theophile c wkp Johnson Bramble b Shepherd 1 A Fudadin not out J Robinson lbw b Paul 2 C Hemraj c Ambris b A Fletcher c Johnson b Paul 13 Shillingford 54 *S Ambris lbw b Paul 29 G Motie not out 2 K Hodge c Fudadin b Paul 0 Extras (lb1, nb5) 6 K Mayers c Johnson b Paul 6 TOTAL (2 wkts, 59 overs) 210 S Shillingford run out 24 To bat: *L Johnson, S L Edward b Paul 12 Rutherford, K Paul, +A D Johnson b Jacobs 0 Bramble, S Jacobs, V Permaul, S Lewis not out 4 R Shepherd. Extras (1b, w1, nb2) 4 Fall of wickets: 1-108, 2-200. TOTAL (all out, 28.1 overs) 95 Bowling: Johnson 11-2-23-1, Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-3, 3-6, Lewis 9-2-38-0, Mayers 6-1-200, 4-19, 5-19, 6-29, 7-71, 8-90, 991, Shillingford 16-3-54-1, 10-95. Edward 11-1-45-0, Hodge 2-015-0, Bowling: Shepherd 5-1-17[2, Theophile 4-0-14-0. Paul 10.1-3-28-6, Rutherford 50-24-0, Position: Jaguars lead by 115 Permaul 7-3-20-0, runs. Jacobs 1-0-5-1. 0 ended 15 minutes before the day’s play ended with Guyana on 199 for 2 when he was caught behind off the bowling of experienced off-spinner Shillingford.

Fudadin and night watchman Gudakesh Motie (2*) saw Guyana to the close of play on day one 204 – 2 with a lead of 109 heading into today’s second day.

Johnson (1-23) and Shillingford (1-54) were the wicket takers for the Volcanoes. 35 113