Champs St Lucia beat US women

ST GEORGE’S: Opening the West Indies Women’s Cricket Tournament yesterday, defending champions St Lucia beat the United States by eight wickets while two other scheduled matches were washed out by rain.

St Lucia won the toss and sent the first-time team, USA, to bat at the River Sallee Ground in Grenada.  The newcomers made 74 all out in 33 overs, which St Lucia then surpassed with 76 for two in 15 overs. Heavy overnight rains forced the cancellation of Jamaica’s match against St Vincent at the Victoria Park venue; and Grenada’s match with Guyana at La Saggesse. Each of the four teams received three points toward their tournament total, and neither match was rescheduled. Trinidad and Tobago were not scheduled to play yesterday.