First-Class Matches Trinidad and Guyana 1958/59 to 1989/90

140 BATTING Highest individual innings 216* L Baichan Berbice v Demerara Georgetown 1973/74 198 TR Etwaroo Berbice v Demerara Georgetown 1983/84 166 GS Camacho Demerara v Berbice Georgetown 1975/76 A total of 21 centuries were scored, including four by L Baichan, and three each by GS Camacho and MA Harper. The next highest score after GS Camacho’s 166 was 141 by the same batsman for Demerara v Berbice at Georgetown in 1971/72. The highest innings for Essequibo was 42 by B Reid v Berbice at Hampton Court in 1980/81. Century in each innings 216* & 102 L Baichan Berbice v Demerara Georgetown 1973/74 132 & 101* L Baichan Berbice v Demerara Albion 1982/83 Carrying bat through completed innings 216* out of 401 L Baichan Berbice v Demerara Georgetown 1973/74 101* out of 257 L Baichan Berbice v Demerara Albion 1982/83 There were no instances of a batsman making a century on his first-class debut . Record wicket partnerships 1 205 L Baichan & Romain Etwaroo Berbice v Demerara Georgetown 1973/74 2 150 G Beasmonie & WM Jeffrey Berbice v Demerara Georgetown 1971/72 3 159 L Baichan & HJ Evans Berbice v Demerara Georgetown 1977/78 4 113 NAMcKenzie & R Seeram Demerara v Berbice Blairmont 1989/90 5 184 TR Etwaroo & K Singh Berbice v Demerara Georgetown 1983/84 6 145 TR Etwaroo & S Ganouri Berbice v Demerara Georgetown 1983/84 7 91 L Baichan & DI Kallicharran Berbice v Demerara Albion 1982/83 8 112 LS Harper & G Gomes Demerara v Berbice Georgetown 1981/82 9 155* A Persaud & KC Glasgow Demerara v Berbice Rose Hall 1976/77 10 67 S Gopaul & E Grant Demerara v Berbice Albion 1978/79 In all, the partnership for Demerara’s ninth wicket in 1976/77 added 201 runs, Glasgow retiring hurt after add- ing 155 with Persaud, who then added a further 46 runs with CEH Croft before being dismissed. A three-man partnership of 176 was recorded for Demerara’s second wicket v Berbice at Rose Hall in 1974/75, the batsmen concerned being S Bamfield, CE Neblett (who is assumed to have retired hurt during the partner- ship) and R Gomes. Apart from those listed, the only other partnership of 150 or above was 1 185 L Baichan & Romain Etwaroo Berbice v Demerara Georgetown 1973/74 This was recorded in the first innings of the match in which Baichan and Etwaroo shared a second-innings opening partnership of 205 (above). BOWLING Best innings bowling figures 7-56 CG Butts Demerara v Berbice Albion 1982/83 7-60 KO Cameron Berbice v Demerara Georgetown 1977/78 7-91 S Ganouri Berbice v Demerara Georgetown 1983/84 There were four instances of a bowler taking six wickets in an innings, and ten of precisely five wickets in an innings. S Ganouri (Berbice) took five or more wickets in an innings on three occasions. The most economical instance of five or more wickets in an innings was 5-41 by S Ganouri for Berbice v Demerara at Rose Hall in 1976/77; the most expensive was 6-101 by R Ramnarace for Berbice v Demerara at Georgetown in 1971/72. Best match bowling figures 12-156 S Ganouri Berbice v Demerara Georgetown 1983/84 11-132 CG Butts Demerara v Berbice Albion 1982/83 10-129 LR Gibbs Demerara v Berbice Rose Hall 1972/73 There were no other instances of a bowler taking ten or more wickets in a match. Guyana – records