Bajans wrap up Carib Beer title

CHARLOTTE AMAL at the Addelita Cancryn High School ground yesterday, made sure of lifting the Carib Beer Series title for a second consecutive season. Following on 271 runs behind the Barbados first innings score of 432, the Leewards tumbled to 223 all out at approximately 2.45 pm, to give the Bajans their sixth outright victory in a row. Left-arm pacer Pedro Collins was the chief wicket-taker with three wickets for 46 runs, while new West Indies player Dwayne Smith took two for 23 and Ryan Hurley two for 42. Only a fourth-wicket partnership of 108 runs between topscorer Tonito Willett 63 and Sylvester Joseph 50 threatened to deny the Bajans.

Summarised scores: BARBADOS 432 — Sherwin Campbell 211 not out, Ryan Hinds 49, Courtney Browne 29, Floyd Reifer 27, Wilden Cornwall 3/43, Chaka Hodge 2/99, Kerry Jeremy 2/101 vs LEEWARDS 161 — Carl Tuckett 46, Tonito Willett 43 Sulieman Benn 4/33, Ian Bradshaw 3/73 and 223 Tonito Willett 63, Sylvester Joseph 50, Pedro Collins 3/46, Dwayne Smith 2/23, Ryan Hurley 2/42.