Locals grab first innings
Published: Monday | March 23, 2009
David Bernard Jr is bowled for six during Jamaica's first innings in the 11th round of the WICB regional four-day cricket match against the Combined Colleges and Campuses team at Sabina Park yesterday.
A half-century from opener Brenton Parch-ment guided title-chasing Jamaica to first innings honours over the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) in their rain-affected 11th-round WICB regional four-day championship encounter at Sabina Park yesterday.
In a low-scoring contest, similar to their first-round showdown in Barbados when neither team made over 200 runs, Jamaica, resuming on 78 without loss in chase of the CCC's first innings score of 171, were bowled out for 229. The CCC were 22 without loss at the close of play.
There was no play in the entire morning after overnight and early morning rain left the field in an unplayable state.
Parchment, who resumed the day on 41, made 53, including three fours and two sixes, while his overnight partner Donovan Pagon got 48.
Captain Tamar Lambert, coming off a century in the last round against Barbados, made 16, Brendon Nash 17, and Carlton Baugh Jr a confident and typically aggressive 22, as Jamaica, seeking back-to-back hold on the title, were kept in check by tricky left-arm orthodox spinner Kavesh Kantasingh.
Non-stop bowling
Trinidadian Kantasingh varied his bowling to claim 4-71 from 39 marathon overs - 30 of which were bowled non-stop from the start of play. Ryan Austin finished with 3-57 off 19 overs, while pacer Kevin McLean grabbed 2-50.
Jamaica lead the championship standings with 84 points and could secure the title with an outright win.
The game format, which was reduced to three days after a players' boycott on Friday's opening day, was reverted to its original four-day schedule after consultation with both organisations.
T&T hold slight advantage
The Windward Islands, replying to Trinidad and Tobago's first innings score of 361, reached 134 for four at the close of the second day of their 11th-round WICB regional four-day match at Arnos Vale yesterday.
SCORES
T&T 361 (Sherwin Ganga 98, Jason Mohammed 80, Daren Ganga 45, Adrian Barath 30, Ravi Rampaul 23; Deighton Butler 2-49, Kenroy Peters 2-54, Shane Shillingford 2-67, Ray Casimir 2-69).
WINDWARDS 134-4 (Donwell Hector 68 not out, Rawl Lewis 22 not out, Andre Fletcher 22; Amit Jaggernauth 2-24, Ravi Rampaul 2-29).
Leewards in command
Barbados, following on 198 runs behind on first innings, reached 47 for two at the close on the second day of their 11th-round match against the Leeward Islands in the WICB regional four-day competition yesterday at the North Stars Social and Cultural Club.
Scores
LEEWARD ISLANDS 439 (Runako Morton 210, Codville Rogers 44, Gavin Tonge 32, Tonito Willett 29, Steve Liburd 29; Tino Best 2-68, Kevin Stoute 2-77, Corey Collymore 2-85).
BARBADOS 241 (Dwayne Smith 62, Kirk Edwards 54, Dale Richards 36, Patrick Browne 27; Anthony Martin 2-39, Wilden Cornwall 2-40, Tonito Willett 2-45) and 47 for two (Dale Richards 33).
CCC 1st Innings 171 (N Parris 53; G Wallace 3-19)
JAMAICA 1st Innings (overnight 78 without loss)
| B Parchment c Reifer b Kantasingh | 52 |
| D Pagon c wkp Walton b Wilkinson | 48 |
| T Lambert c Parris b Kantasingh | 16 |
| B Nash lbw Kantasingh | 17 |
| W Hinds lbw McClean | 5 |
| D Bernard b Austin | 6 |
| +C Baugh lbw Kantasingh | 22 |
| B Brown c Phillips b Austin | 11 |
| O Brown c Wilkinson b McClean | 18 |
| G Wallace c Phillips b Austin | 1 |
| A Richardson not out | 17 |
| Extras (lb2, nb14) | 16 |
| TOTAL (all out - 88 overs ) | 229 |
Fall of wickets: 1-89, 2-119, 3-131, 4-137, 5-151, 6-172, 7-182, 8-193 9-194, 10-229. Bowling: McClean 15-1-50-2; Catlin 5-0-19-0; Kantasingh 40-11-79-4, Austin 19-3-57-3; Wilkinson 9-1-22-1. CCC 2nd Innings O Phillips not out | 8 |
| K Corbin not | 11 |
| Extras (nb2, lb1) | 3 |
| TOTAL (without loss - 7 overs) | 22 |
To Bat: F Reifer, N Parris, J Smith, K Wilkinson, +C Walton, R Austin, K Kantasingh, K McClean, K Catlin. Bowling: Richardson 3-0-10-0, Bernard 3-0-11-0; B Brown 1-1-0-0. Position: CCC 36 runs behind overall with all 10 second innings wickets standing. Toss: CCC. Umpires: Norman Malcolm, Evelyn Jones. |