TT stretch unbeaten run in women’s Under-23 cricket

CASTRIES: Defending champions St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and Trinidad and Tobago stretched their unbeaten record with victories in the third round of the West Indies Women’s Under-23 cricket tournament on Friday.

SVG whipped the President’s XI by nine wickets, while TT defeated Jamaica by 64 runs. In the day’s third match, Guyana beat St Lucia by 48 runs to stay in contention for the title, moving up to 10 points, two behind joint leaders SVG and TT, who had their clash reduced — by rain — to a no-result on Wednesday. Jamaica and St Lucia are joint fourth on five points each, with the President’s XI bottom of the table without a point.

At the Gros Islet field, West Indies pacer Clea Hoyte (3-15), Jennifer Charles (3-23) and Corder Jack (2-3) reduced the President’s XI to 57 all out and SVG coasted to victory at 58 for one, with Janielle Greaves unbeaten on 21 at the finish. TT scored 151 for eight off 40 overs at Vieux Fort against Jamaica, who crashed to 87 all out in 39.5 overs in reply. Vice-captain Sihle Wilson (20) led a cluster of TT batters into double figures against Stephanie Taylor’s 3-17 for Jamaica, before Kalise Tulsie (3-10) and Anisa Mohammed (3-20) undermined the Jamaica batting. Taylor and captain Trecia Bromfield led the Jamaicans, each getting 17.

Guyana, coming off a seven-wicket triumph over the Jamaicans, piled up 174 for six off their 39 overs against St. Lucia, with Sabina Monero (35) and Trish Holder-Marshall (30) the top-scorers. Roslyn Cooper captured two for 43 and returned to score 35, but with Maria David (49), could only help the home side to 126 for nine off 39 overs in reply. Onika Wallison was Guyana’s top bowler, with three for 18. Fourth round matches were played yesterday, with St Lucia against TT, SVG meeting Jamaica, and Guyana facing the President’s XI.