Morton's 126* Goes To Waste v Kent
Mon, Jun 24, '02
A brilliant unbeaten 126 from Nevis middle order batsman Runako
Morton went to waste and Kent easily whipped the West Indies 'A'
team by six wickets at Canterbury Sunday.
Ed Smith (87) and Matthew Walker (75 n.o) masterminded Kent's chase
of a tricky 258 with five balls to spare as the young West Indies
attack struggled. Smith hit 10 fours and a six as he added 105 for
the third wicket with Walker. Smith departed when he was bowled by
Gavin Breese but Walker and Geraint Jones took Kent to the brink of
victory.
Jones fell with two runs needed but Walker completed victory as
Dwayne Bravo bowled the final over of the match.
However, Reon King came in for some heavy punishment as Walker and
Smith made the most of a good pitch. Earlier, a brilliant century
from Runako Morton ensured Kent would need to score in excess of
five runs an over to win.
Morton marshalled a strong recovery after captain Daren Ganga was
run out going for a second run on the first ball of the match. The
tourists were 39 for two when Morton came to the crease and they
soon slumped to 51 for three.
But the Leeward Islands right-hander batted for the rest of the
innings, finishing on 126 not out, off 133 balls, with 11 fours and
four sixes to his name.
Morton put on 97 for the fourth wickets with Dwayne Bravo (40). For
Kent, James Golding finished with three wickets, but his 10 overs
cost 58.
SOURCE: Information in this report was culled from BBC Sports Online