, ▁played ▁against ▁Ber b ice ▁at ▁the ▁Kay man ▁Sank ar ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound ▁in ▁Ham pton ▁Court ▁( on ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁coast ), ▁G ons al ves ▁opened ▁the ▁bow ling ▁with ▁Eg bert ▁Steph ens ▁in ▁each ▁inn ings . ▁He ▁took ▁three ▁w ick ets ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁o vers ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁inn ings , ▁finishing ▁with ▁ 3 / 6 9 , ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁w icket ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁inn ings , ▁conced ing ▁seven ▁runs ▁from ▁two ▁o vers . ▁While ▁batt ing , ▁he ▁recorded ▁a ▁pair , ▁the ▁only ▁Es sequ ib ian ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁Ber b ice ▁won ▁the ▁match ▁by ▁nine ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁Es sequ ib o ' s ▁only ▁first - class ▁match ▁– ▁only ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁three - team ▁Jones ▁Cup ▁( l ater ▁the ▁Gu yst ac ▁Tro phy ) ▁was ▁accord ed ▁first - class ▁status , ▁and ▁Es sequ ib o ▁made ▁the ▁final ▁only ▁once , ▁having ▁defeated ▁Dem er ara ▁in ▁an ▁earlier ▁match . ▁The ▁score cards ▁of ▁the ▁non - first - class ▁matches ▁played ▁by ▁Es sequ ib o ▁are ▁not ▁available ▁before ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁therefore ▁uncertain ▁how ▁G ons al ves ▁performed ▁for ▁Es sequ ib o ▁in ▁earlier ▁matches . ▁However , ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 8 1 ▁season , ▁he