Tag Chanderpaul warms up for Harpy Eagles campaign with 100

GEORGETOWN, GUYANA (CMC):

TAGENARINE CHANDERPAUL warmed up for next week’s resumption of the Regional Four-Day Championship with a polished unbeaten hundred in the final warm-up match here Tuesday.

The left-hander, son of Test legend Shiv Chanderpaul, struck 139 on Day Two of the contest at the Guyana National Stadium to guide his side to 245 for five in their second innings against Leon Johnson’s XI.

All told, the 25-year-old struck 18 fours and a six in an innings requiring 229 balls and a shade over five hours.

Chanderpaul’s XI trailed by 83 on first innings after being dismissed for 119 in their first innings in response to Johnson XI’s 202.

Kemol Savory made 49 while Matthew Nandu chipped in with 23 and Mavindra Dindyal, 21.

FIVE WICKETS FOR 44

Resuming on their overnight 158 for five, Johnson’s XI lost their last five wickets for only 44 runs, with Guyana Harpy Eagles star Anthony Bramble adding 10 to top-score with 77, and West Indies all-rounder Keemo Paul scoring 24.

Discarded Test left-hander Vishaul Singh made exactly 50 on the opening day.

Fast bowler Ronsford Beaton, who played t wo One-Day Internationals for West Indies five years ago, led the attack with three for 41, while left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie ended with three for 43 and seamer Nial Smith, two for 28.

In reply, Chanderpaul spearheaded his side’s charge, holding the innings together as top-order wickets tumbled around him.

Crucially, he shared a 96-run fifth-wicket stand with Savory. who faced 96 balls and counted seven fours and a six.

Harpy Eagles take on Barbados Pride i n the third round of the first class championship at Queen’s Park Oval from May 18-21.

They lie fourth on 21.4 points after beating Windward Islands Volcanoes by one wicket and losing to Leeward Islands Hurricanes by an innings, in their opening two matches of the tournament last February.