The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
All-rounder David Bernard (jnr) became the first Jamaican to register a century in this year?s Carib Beer International Shield/Cup tournament as Jamaica held a firm grip against defending International Shield champions Guyana at the end of the second day of their semifinal clash at the Albion Community Development Centre ground.
Veteran opening batsman Philo Wallace smashed his 12th first-class hundred and shared in a crucial fifth-wicket century partnership with captain Courtney Browne, as Barbados gained first innings lead over Trinidad & Tobago on the second day of the Carib Beer International Shield semifinal at Kensington Oval.
By the close, Barbados who are seeking a double title after winning the Carib Beer Cup with a match to spare, were 288 for seven, in reply to Trinidad & Tobago's 258 all out, after they had resumed on 250 for nine. At the crease are Vasbert Drakes on 11 and Pedro Collins, one.
Dominican multimedia company Freestyle Inc. has inked a deal with the Dominica Cricket Association (DCA) to sponsor the local intermediate one day league as well as to serve as the marketing agency for the Association.
Trinidad and Tobago captain Daren Ganga narrowly missed a century, but Barbados hit back in the last session to claim six wickets on a fluctuating opening day's play of their Carib Beer International Shield semifinal match at Kensington Oval yesterday.
At the close Trinidad and Tobago, sent in to bat, were 250 for nine wickets. Ganga (95), one of nine batsmen to score over 500 runs in the forerunning Carib Beer Cup, which was easily won by Barbados, exhibited a cool head, sound technique and several well-executed strokes especially when driving on a fairly easy-paced Kensington Oval pitch.
Jamaica made full use of the excellent batting conditions at the Albion Community Development Centre ground, to reach an imposing 335 for four at the close of play on the opening day yesterday against defending champions Guyana in their 2003 Carib Beer International Shield semifinal encounter.
The not-out batsmen were David Bernard (jnr) on 64 and Gareth Breese 62, the two sharing an unbeaten fifth-wicket partnership of 98 in 111 minutes after joining forces after tea with the score on 237 for four.