The 22-year-old Cornwall hit 11 fours and six sixes as he slammed an unbeaten 101 off just 84 balls to lead the Hurricanes to 245 for five having been set 241 for victory a day earlier. The visitors entered the final day two wickets down and lost two more in the first hour as Marlon Richards struck to get rid of overnight batsman Montcin Hodge (29) and Imran Khan sent back Jahmar Hamilton for his second “duck” of the match.
Akeal Hosein accounted for the Hurricanes’ skipper Devon Thomas (57) to put the Red Force on top but Cornwall flipped the script. He could have been back in the pavilion early had Shannon Gabriel held on to a difficult return catch but instead the attempted catch left the T&T pacer with an injured hand and T&T without one of their main bowlers.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Barbados Pride confirmed they have no interest in pushing for victory on the last day of the final-round WICB Professional Cricket League match against Jamaica Franchise by prolonging their second innings to the tea break at Sabina Park on Monday.
At the interval, Barbados, crept to 257-5 and held an overall lead of 339 runs.;
Their batsmen, like they showed towards the latter part of Sunday where they ended on 168-2, displayed little interest in attacking the bowling.
I was conducting a post mortem with a Fortis bredrin yesterday, who, sensing my anger, advised, "don't write anything today." And I didn't. I'm now pleased to advise, that today, on a brand new day, my anger has subsided. But, not by much.
Touts
I have an enduring respect for Clive Lloyd. But when I saw his run-up interview, conducted by Barry Wilkinson, he sounded more like the Tout-in-Chief. Not the Selector-in-Chief. "I'm proud of what they (the boys) have achieved so far. And they will give a good account of themselves," or words to that effect. Could this be the same team he was speaking of, which like a five-pound rat, had squeaked into the quarter-finals, as if wiggling its way through a quarter-inch round rat-hole? And just like a tout at Caymanas Park, he like the other high-profile touts, was nowhere to be heard or seen, after the horse-race was run.
Folks, I'm a West Indian, for the West Indies. But there's something called 'full-and unadulterated disclosure', that sellers are duly bound to disclose to prospective buyers. The truth should have been told. Caveat emptor. This was a horse, running out of its class.
A bad drop
Then the match got underway. And as soon as it did, Samuels at forward square, missed a sharp chance off Martin Guptill. Needless to say, Samuels' alarm clock, had not yet rung. Too early folks. The gentleman was still in his slumber. The lucky opening batsman was at the time, on 4. At the end of New Zealand's proceedings, The little fellow was still there - on 237.
Bad memories
I was at Sabina Park twenty (20) years ago, when wicketkeeper (and now West Indies selector), Courtney Browne, put down Steve Waugh early in his innings, off Kenny Benjamin. The feisty batsman was on 42. Last I know, Waugh who made an even 200, was still batting. And the Frank Worrell trophy? It has never been since seen. And might never be seen again. At least, not again, in my lifetime
It was from then, that the nose-dive began. And since then Humpty-Dumpty, has never been made whole. Many commanders have since then, commandeered the left seat. But none has been able to pull back the yoke. The horizontal stabilizers are jammed.
West Indies' erratic performances in yet another World Cup, culminating in their elimination in the quarter-final in Wellington, are a certain, unsurprising signal about the urgent need for reconstruction with fresh, young recruits.
They have endured several embarrassing thrashings of late, twice at the hands of South Africa and the merciless AB de Villiers. Even those were not as utterly deflating as yesterday's, in a high-profile match to determine a semi-finalist in the game's showpiece event.
They wilted under a bombardment of boundaries (11 sixes, 24 fours) from opener Martin Guptill in an innings even more clinical and statistically more imposing than de Villiers' quickfire hundreds in Johannesburg in January and in Sydney in the pool match.
Guptill's unbeaten 237 is the highest score ever in a World Cup. It was all the more infuriating as the ever-too-casual Marlon Samuels dropped him at square leg on four off Jerome Taylor's third ball of the match.
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) — Re-elected President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron says the West Indies' upcoming Test series against England and Australia in the Caribbean will be played on better pitches.
The matches, to be played in Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica and Jamaica, will bowl off in less than a month, starting with the Windies three-match series against England.
"We (WICB) are promising better-looking pitches for the next five games," said Cameron.
"Our regional curator, Ken Crafton, has been visiting some venues and pitches, which has been a point of constant discussion around the region.
