Bajans make mas with TT

BRIDGETOWN: Barbados defeated Trinidad and Tobago by an innings and 110 runs yesterday  in a key fifth round match to cement their lead in the eight-team Carib Beer Series regional cricket tournament.

Enjoying a healthy first innings lead of 355, Barbados dismissed TT for 245 in their second innings about 20 minutes before tea to increase their tally of points to 48. The visitors, in second place prior to the match, remain at 31 points. Dwayne Bravo hit the top score of 56 for the visitors and Zaheer Ali added to the total with 52 as Kurt Wilkinson captured three wickets for 39 runs from 11 overs to be the leading bowler for Barbados. Fastbowler Tino Best gave him support with three for 91 from 16.4 overs before he was banned from bowling during an innings for the second time this season because of delivering two high, fast, full pitches to Mukesh Persad just before the conclusion of the match. Barbados host Leeward Islands and Trinidad host Jamaica in the next round of matches, starting on Friday.

Other scores:

AT RODNEY BAY: India “A”, following on 156 runs behind the Windward Islands’ first innings score of 339, were 131 for four in their second innings at tea on the third day of their fifth round Carib Beer 2003 Cricket Series match at the Beausejour Stadium yesterday.

SCORES: WINDWARDS 339 (Devon Smith 101, Junior Murray 72, Rommel Currency 38, Liam Sebastien 28; Avishkar Salvi 3-74, Amit Mishra 3-124, Murali Kartik 2-34, Lakshmipathy Balaji 2-87) VS INDIA “A” 183 (VVS Laxman 46, Gautam Gambhir 37, Abhijit Kale 31; Kenroy Martin 3-5, Kenroy Peters 3-22, Olanzo Jackson 2-38) and 131-4 (Akash Chopra 69 not out, Connor Williams 30;  Deighton Butler 2-29).

AT GEORGETOWN: Guyana, replying to Jamaica’s first innings score of 387, were 230 for nine at a delayed tea (3.10 p.m.) on the third day of  their fifth round Carib Beer 2003 Cricket Series match at Bourda yesterday.

SCORES: JAMAICA 387 (Brenton Parchment 95, Robert Samuels 85, Leon Garrick 74, David Bernard 38, Mario Ventura 33; Sewnarine Chattergoon 4-9, Mahendra Nagamootoo 3-139) vs GUYANA 230-9 (Andre Percival 51 not out, Travis Dowlin 48, Krishna Arjune 38; Gareth Breese 3-70, Ryan Cunningham 2-36, Nehemiah Perry 2-46).

AT SALEM: The Leeward Islands, set 227 runs to beat West Indies “B”, were 42 for two at a delayed tea (3.10 p.m.) on the third day of their fifth round Carib Beer 2003 Cricket Series match at Salem Park yesterday.

SCORES: WEST INDIES “B” 191 (Carlton Baugh 61, Patrick Browne 45; Kerry Jeremy 5-34, Gavin Tonge 3-40) and 268 (Aneil Kanhai 104, Shane Jeffers 62, Patrick Browne 33; Omari Banks 5-88; Adam Sanford 2-80) vs LEEWARDS 233 (Sylvester Joseph 91, Junie Mitchum 42, Alex Adams 41; Jason Bennett 5-51, Narsingh Deonarine 3-33) and 42-2 (Alex Adams 30 not out). (CMC)