Windies ‘B’ struggle against Windwards

ROSEAU: The West Indies “B” team reached 194 for five wickets yesterday, responding to the Windward Islands’ first-innings total of 338 on the second day of the sixth-round Carib Beer Series match.

The highlight of the day was a century by the Windwards wicketkeeper Junior Murray —- his first so far for the season —- after resuming on his overnight score of 84. The Windies began shakily, losing two early wickets with only 20 runs on the board. But a 126-run partnership between Denzil James and Narsingh Deonarine brought them out of danger. However they seemed to be in trouble again losing three wickets with the score on 146, those of James for a well-played 64 and Aniel Kanhai and Gregory Mahabi, both for ducks. Carlton Baugh came in to join Deonarine, and the two have shared a useful partnership seeing the score to 194 at the end of the day’s play with Deonarine on 74 not out. The Windwards could have done better, but with some shoddy fielding which resulted in seven catches being put down, they could have had the upper hand. As it is now, the match appears evenly poised.