Rave reviews for lively QP Oval pitch
AZIM BASSARATH, president of the TT Cricket Board (TTCB), and former TT and West Indies cricket team manager Omar Khan, have spoken highly of the pitch prepared for the First Test between the West Indies and Sri Lanka at the Queen’s Park Oval, St Clair. The West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by 226 runs just after lunch on the final day on Sunday.
Windies pacers Shannon Gabriel, Miguel Cummins, Kemar Roach and Jason Holder took eight wickets to dismiss Sri Lanka for 185 in the first innings, setting up the match in the home team’s favour. In the second innings, WI spinners Devendra Bishoo and Roston Chase did the damage, sharing seven wickets between them to dismiss the visitors for 226.
Cricket West Indies (CWI) leadership has in the past stressed that pitches in the Caribbean must improve to encourage fast bowling.
Bassarath said yesterday, “I want to congratulate the Queen’s Park Cricket Club for providing a pitch that played excellent during the five days that cricket was played at the venue. It has been a long time that Trinidad and Tobago hosted a Test match.”
Windies pacers Shannon Gabriel, Miguel Cummins, Kemar Roach and Jason Holder took eight wickets to dismiss Sri Lanka for 185 in the first innings, setting up the match in the home team’s favour. In the second innings, WI spinners Devendra Bishoo and Roston Chase did the damage, sharing seven wickets between them to dismiss the visitors for 226.
Cricket West Indies (CWI) leadership has in the past stressed that pitches in the Caribbean must improve to encourage fast bowling.
Bassarath said yesterday, “I want to congratulate the Queen’s Park Cricket Club for providing a pitch that played excellent during the five days that cricket was played at the venue. It has been a long time that Trinidad and Tobago hosted a Test match.”
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