GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Gudakesh Motie said he wants to continue to bamzoole batsmen in the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament and finish the season as the top bowler.
The Guyana Jaguars left-spinner was the top bowler during the first half of the season which was completed prior to the break for Christmas and New Year’s holidays, plus the NAGICO Super50 Tournament.
He captured 34 wickets in five matches at a miserly average of 11.73 runs apiece, helping to catapult the reigning champions to the top of the table on 85 points, in the absence for a period of leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo on West Indies duty and fellow leftie Veerasammy Permaul to injury.
“I was happy to be the leading bowler at the halfway stage of the Tournament, especially in my first full season of the R4Day, and I want to continue bowling well for the rest of the season,” said the 20-year-old former West Indies Under-19 bowler.
“The batsmen found it challenging to understand my variations during the first half of the season and I have been working hard in the nets to get even better, so that I can finish as the top wicket-taker.”
The second half of the season resumed on Thursday – but the Jaguars get back into the action a day later on home soil at the Guyana National Stadium, where they face newly-minted NAGICO Super50 champions Trinidad & Tobago Red Force.
As Leon Johnson’s side swept all comers in the first half of the season, the Red Force were part of the carnage the Jaguars left behind for just their second win over them in the last decade.
But the Jags failed to topple the side from the two-island republic in this corresponding fixture last season – but Motie said he’ll be looking to put this right – as the Red Force aim to slow down the leaders.
“Red Force are very competitive and we are looking forward to the challenge,” he said. “The guys have been working hard in the nets, they look very confident, we have been gelling well together and we feel we can pull it off.”
Motie rated his best performance so far this season, as his 11-wicket match haul (6-20 and 5-85) against Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the second round last November at the Guyana National Stadium.
“We have been training very hard for the start of the second half of the season and I was doing a lot of spot bowling during the break following the NAGICO Super50, as we had a number practice sessions and a three-day practice match to get us back into the groove,” he said.
“I am looking to better my performance from the first half of the season, so that I would get the same number of wickets or more in the second half, and the Jaguars can go on to win their second straight title.”
TOP PERFORMERS THIS SEASON – After first five rounds
| MOST RUNS | MAT | INNS | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | 100 | 50 |
| Roston Chase (Pride) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 436 | 136* | 62.28 | 1 | 3 |
| Vishaul Singh (Jaguars) | 5 | 7 | 0 | 421 | 150 | 60.14 | 2 | 0 |
| Shamarh Brooks (Pride) | 5 | 8 | 0 | 411 | 111 | 51.37 | 1 | 4 |
| Andrew McCarthy (Scorpions) | 5 | 10 | 0 | 327 | 121 | 32.70 | 1 | 1 |
| John Campbell (Scorpions) | 5 | 10 | 0 | 286 | 83* | 31.77 | 0 | 1 |
| MOST WICKETS | MAT | OVERS | RUNS | WKTS | BB | AVG | 5w | 10w |
| Gudakesh Motie (Jaguars) | 5 | 196.3 | 399 | 34 | 6-20 | 11.73 | 4 | 1 |
| Nikita Miller (Scorpions) | 5 | 287.5 | 554 | 33 | 6-46 | 16.78 | 2 | 0 |
| Shane Shillingford (Volcanoes) | 4 | 208.5 | 538 | 26 | 6-107 | 20.69 | 3 | 1 |
| Imran Khan (Red Force) | 5 | 208.5 | 649 | 26 | 7-90 | 24.96 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam Sebastien (Volcanoes) | 5 | 176.1 | 482 | 20 | 7-58 | 24.10 | 2 | 0 |
OFFICIAL POINTS STANDINGS
Following are the Official Points Standings after the fifth round of matches ended on Monday in the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament.
Abbreviations: Pts-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, T-tied, I-incomplete match, A-abandoned match, DP-Abandoned match due to dangerous pitch, MR-match referee awarding match, Bat-batting points, Bowl-bowling points
| FRANCHISES | PTS | M | W | L | T | I | A | DP | MR | BAT | BOWL |
| 1. Guyana Jaguars | 85 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 |
| 2. Barbados Pride | 63 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 3. Jamaica Scorpions | 53 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 4. T&T Red Force | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| 5. Windwards Volcanoes | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 6. Leewards Hurricanes | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Scoring of Points: As below plus any points under the bonus points system –
Completed match
Outright win 12 + batting + bowling points
Tied match
6 points each team + batting + bowling points
Incomplete (drawn) match
No outright winner 3 points each team + batting + bowling points
Abandoned match
In the event of a match being abandoned without any play having taken place 1 point each
Abandoned match due to dangerous pitch
Home Team 0
Visiting Team 12
Referee awarding match
Team Awarded Match 12
Other Team 0
Bonus points awarded only for performances in the first 110 overs of each team’s first innings only and retained whatever the result of the match.
A maximum of five batting points will be awarded based on runs scored by each team as follows:
200 to 249 runs – 1 point
250 to 299 runs – 2 points
300 to 349 runs – 3 points
350 to 399 runs – 4 points
400 runs or over – 5 points
A maximum of three bowling points will be awarded based on wickets taken by each team as follows:
3 to 5 wickets taken – 1 point
6 to 8 wickets taken – 2 points
9 to 10 wickets taken – 3 points
For the avoidance of doubt, “wickets taken” shall relate exclusively to batsmen dismissed under Laws 30 to 39 inclusive and to batsmen retired out.
If penalty runs are awarded to a team which at that time had faced less than 110 overs in their first innings, or completed their first innings before they had faced 110 overs, those penalty runs will be considered as counting towards the total as far as the award of bonus points is concerned.
If penalty runs are awarded to a team which had already faced 110 overs or more in their first innings, or had previously completed their first innings after they had faced 110 overs, those penalty runs will not be considered as counting towards the total as far as the award of bonus points is concerned.
RESULTS OF MATCHES
Round 1 – November 6 to 9
Jaguars beat Volcanoes by 104 runs – National Cricket Stadium, Guyana
Hurricanes lost to Red Force by an innings and 23 runs – Warner Park, St. Kitts
Pride beat Scorpions by 10 wickets – Kensington Oval, Barbados
Round 2 – November 13 to 16
Scorpions beat Volcanoes by 30 runs – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Pride drew with Red Force – Kensington Oval, Barbados
Jaguars beat Hurricanes by an innings and 35 runs – National Cricket Stadium, Guyana
Round 3 – November 20 to 23
Volcanoes beat Hurricanes by 8 wickets – Windsor Park, Dominica
Jaguars beat Pride by 9 wickets – National Cricket Stadium, Guyana
Red Force lost to Scorpions by 6 wickets – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
Round 4 – December 4 to 7
Volcanoes lost to Pride by 181 runs – National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
Scorpions beat Hurricanes by 3 wickets – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Red Force lost to Jaguars by an innings and 49 runs – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
Round 5 – December 11 to 14
Scorpions lost to Jaguars by 117 runs – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Volcanoes drew with Red Force – Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia
Pride beat Hurricanes by 10 wickets – Kensington Oval, Barbados
REMAINING MATCHES
(Scheduled start 10 am daily, except where indicated)
Round 6 – February 11 to 14
Hurricanes vs Scorpions – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua
Round 6 – February 12 to 15
Pride vs Volcanoes – Kensington Oval, Barbados
Jaguars vs Red Force – National Cricket Stadium, Guyana
Round 7 – February 19 to 22
Hurricanes vs Volcanoes – Cancryn Ground, St. Thomas
Pride vs Jaguars – Kensington Oval, Barbados
Scorpions vs Red Force – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Round 8 – February 26 to 29
Volcanoes vs Jaguars – Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia
Red Force vs Hurricanes – National Cricket Centre, Trinidad
Scorpions vs Pride – Sabina Park, Jamaica
***LATE SEASON BREAK***
Round 9 – March 11 to 14
Volcanoes vs Scorpions – Arnos Vale Multiplex, St. Vincent
Red Force vs Pride – National Cricket Centre, Trinidad
Hurricanes vs Jaguars – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua
Round 10 – March 18 to 21
Red Force vs Volcanoes – National Cricket Centre, Trinidad
Jaguars vs Scorpions – National Cricket Stadium, Guyana
Hurricanes vs Pride – Warner Park, St. Kitts
