Javed pilots U-15s to victory

KINGSTOWN: Trinidad and Tobago defeated Jamaica by three wickets at Sion Hill on Saturday as the West Indies Under-15 cricket tournament continued.

The victory was mainly due to an all-round performance from “Man-of-the-Match” Javed Mohammed who struck an unbeaten 84 that included a six and six fours, after grabbing two wickets for 24 from his eight overs. Batting first Jamaica scored 186 for nine wickets from their 50 overs, as Nickoy Samuels topscored with 38, Jamie Trenchfield (30) and Ziggy Levy 27. Mohammed, Vinod Persad and Visham Ramroop each took two wickets for Trinidad and Tobago with Persad being the pick of the bowlers with two for 15 runs from ten overs and Ramroop two for 51. In reply Trinidad and Tobago knocked off the runs in 48 overs and five balls as they finished on 187 for seven wickets.

Adrian Bharath’s 24 was the second highest individual score after Mohammed’s match-winning knock. Jamie Merchant took two for 22 and Levy two for 27. Guyana continued their unbeaten streak by defeating Barbados by 27 runs. Barbados won the toss and sent the Guyanese in to bat at Stubbs, with captain Krishna Deosarran hitting 75 that consisted of a six and nine fours. He was well supported by Stephen Jacobs who struck five fours in his 38 and Gajanand Singh 32. Barbados in reply could only muster 190, being bowled out in 46.3 overs, as “Man-of-the-Match” Javendra Pooran grabbed three wickets for 17 runs in his ten overs. Danny Narayan and Clyde Andries each took two wickets.

The Barbadian last pair of Adrian Maynard and Kevin McClean gave the score some respectability, adding 69 for the last wicket, after they came together at 121 for nine wickets. Maynard topscored with an unbeaten 32, while McClean made 30, Darnel Murray 28 and Johnathan Carter 22. AT ARNOS VALE, the Windward Islands trounced the Leeward Islands by 51 runs, after batting first and amassing 205 all out in 45.1 overs. Stein Joseph (38) topscored, while Kevin James and Haysel Charlery supported with 29 and 22 respectively. The pick of the Leeward Island bowlers was Javal Hodge who took three for 37 from eight overs and one ball. Justin Althanave had identical figures but his were from ten overs, while Jacques Taylor chipped in with two for 29.

In reply the Leewards were bowled out for 154 in 44 overs as man-of-the-match Heron Campbell snared four wickets for 31 runs. He was supported by Clayton Bowes (2-17) and St. Clair Dixon (2-27). Hodge’s (39 not out) was the topscore for the Leewards, with assistance from Alan Powell (28) and Devon Thomas (22). The tournament continued yesterday with Guyana coming up against the Leeward Islands, Barbados against Trinidad and Tobago while Jamaica will oppose the Windward Islands.