Lara falls cheaply in Barbados debut

BRIDGETOWN: West Indies captain Brian Lara fell cheaply on debut for club team Maple in the Barbados Fire and Commercial Cup Limited overs competition on Sunday.

Lara was trapped leg before wicket by the Police left-arm spinner Sadiq Hill for eight in front of a large crowd at Trents on the Barbados west coast. With Edison Rock scoring an attacking 93, Police posted 249 for nine off their 50 overs and bowled out Maple for 148 in 41.2 overs to record an easy 101-run victory. Hill had an outstanding all-round game, hitting 45 off 42 balls and returning to capture five for 25 off 10 overs. In another match, Barbados captain Courtney Brown hit a fiery half century and led Cable and Wireless BET to a three-wicket victory over YMPC.