Barbados and Guyana share honours

Barbados 2 for 0 trail Guyana 241 (Travis Dowlin 73, Mahendra Nagamootoo 42*, Ian Bradshaw 5-50) by 239 runs
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Ian Bradshaw grabbed five wickets and Travis Dowlin marked his return to first-class cricket with a responsible half-century as Guyana and Barbados shared honours on the opening day of their first-round Carib Beer Series match at the Everest Cricket Club.

Bradshaw took four wickets in the post-tea session, including the important scalp of Dowlin who made 73 and stabilised the Guyana innings after they ran into early trouble on winning the toss. They were eventually dismissed for 241 and Barbados replied with 2 without loss in the one over they faced before the close.

After Guyana slipped to 12 for 2 after an hour's play, Dowlin pulled the home team around with partnerships of 53 for the third wicket with Krishna Arjune, who played solidly for more than two hours in making 37, and 62 for the fourth wicket with Andre Percival, who hit 39 on his recall.

Dowlin, who was overlooked by the Guyana selectors for the previous two seasons, batted patiently and struck six fours and a six off 188 balls in 277 minutes' batting before he miscued a pull off Bradshaw and was caught at midwicket. Bradshaw finished with 5 for 50 off 23 overs and was backed up by Ryan Nurse, who took 3 for 60 off 21 overs. Mahendra Nagamootoo, who averted a hat-trick after Bradshaw dismissed Dowlin and Neil McGarrell in successive balls, lashed an attacking unbeaten 42 off 45 balls that helped to beef up Guyana's total. McGarell was brilliantly caught left-handed by the diving wicket-keeper Patrick Browne, who had an outstanding day behind the stumps with four dismissals.