
Five-time defending Regional 4-Day champions, Guyana Jaguars have been in unfamiliar territory in this season. Jaguars are in second with 60.8 points at the half-way stage; in the five matches played this season, they have recorded two wins, suffered two defeats and had one drawn encounter.
Jags run-machine Christopher Barnwell
Barbados Pride are leading the charts with 84.2 points while Jamaica Scorpions are in third position with 57.4 points. Despite Jaguars’ last encounter resulting in a draw, the batting was a huge plus. Christopher Barnwell and Leon Johnson recorded centuries, the first of the season after 10 half-centuries and four rounds played. Leading the Jaguars’ batting charts is Christopher Barnwell, who is enjoying a fruitful period at the regional level. Barnwell has an aggregate of 372 runs at 46.50 with a high-score of 107 to go along with his two fifties. Captain Johnson has 325 runs at an average of 46.42; with his high-score being a best of 189*. Tagenarine Chanderpaul is in third position in the runs count with 275 runs.
Team Jags (Brandon Corlette photos)
The solid opener has three half-centuries.Chandrapaul Hemraj has 247 runs while Anthony Bramble has exactly 200 runs. In the bowling department, Veerasammy Permaul leads the entire Caribbean with 30 wickets this season. He has a best this season of 6-50 at a stunning bowling average of 13.36. Tailing Permaul in the Jaguars’ hunt for wickets is Nial Smith. The impressive fast bowler has 19 wickets with two five-wicket hauls.
Keon Joseph has 12 while Raymon Reifer has nine scalps. Bramble continues to lead the tally of dismissals by a wicket-keeper; he has 16 catches and three stumpings. Guyana will play their sixth match of the 10-match season February 27 to March 1 in Jamaica against the Scorpions. With five rounds remaining, Jaguars will be looking to finish at the top of the table, overtaking Pride. (Brandon Corlette)
Leading wicket-taker Veerasammy Permaul