Windies ‘B,’ Windwards in tame draw

ROSEAU: West Indies “B” and the Windward Islands drew their four-day Carib Beer Series regional cricket match yesterday.

SCORES: Windward Islands 338 and 264/5 vs West Indies “B” 273 and 165/2.

The Windward Islands resumed on their overnight score of 97 for four in their second innings, giving them an overall lead of 162.  Kenroy Martin was on zero and Junior Murray on nine. Martin went without scoring, caught and bowled Lorenzo Ingram. Rawle Lewis joined Murray and the two began a run chase. Lewis outpaced his senior partners and at lunch had scored 88 and Murray 68. The Windwards score was 246/5. The declaration came after lunch giving West Indies “B” some 240 minutes to score 312 for victory a chase that was never in the making, with 45 overs left and the mandatory 15 in the final hour. West Indies “B” face 2003 Carib Beer Cup champions Barbados in the seventh and final round — which begins Friday — before the semifinals. The Windwards face Guyana in the next round.