Carib Beer Series 2007-08 7th round

Leewards batsmen flay CCC

Cricinfo staff

March 28, 2008

Leeward Islands 402 for 8 (Powell 85, Morton 59, Willet 52*, Morton 66, Wallace 4-103) v Combined Campuses and Colleges
Scorecard

Leeward Islands pounded a hapless Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC) bowling attack to end the first day on a massive 402 for 8 at Grove Park. Kieran Powell, Devon Thomas, the captain Runako Morton and Tonito Willett set the tone with half-centuries, with Powell top scoring with 85.

Leewards were off to a rousing start after the openers, Powell and Shane Jeffers, added 135, as Powell dominating the stand with powerful cuts and pulls. Powell fell at the stroke of lunch, caught by Kevin McClean prodding forward to the legspinner Gavin Wallace for an entertaining knock, which included 11 fours and two sixes. Wallace struck again shortly after lunch to send back Jeffers for 45 but Leewards clawed back thanks to a stand of 99 between Steve Libburd and Morton. Libburd's run-out for 41 - while attempting a third run - sparked off a middle-order slip as Leewards lost two more in quick succession to leave the score at 242 for 5.

Willet and Thomas then combined to add 112 for the sixth wicket to lead Leewards' quick revival. Thomas, the West Indies Under-19 wicketkeeper, smashed nine fours in his 66 while Willett was unbeaten on 52. Wallace was the most effective bowler with figures of 4 for 103.

Trinidad and Tobago 301 for 7 (Kelly 68, Simmons 63*) v Barbados
Scorecard

Lendl Simmons and Richard Kelly scored half-centuries in a stand of 114 for the sixth wicket to help Trinidad and Tobago recover to 301 for 7 on the first day in Port of Spain. Kelly scored an enterprising 68 while Simmons remained unbeaten on a patient 63 to consolidate T&T's position after they were in a spot of bother at 182 for 5.

The openers, William Perkins and Adrian Barath gave T&T a solid start after opting to bat first with a stand of 88. However, the advantage slipped after lunch when Fidel Edwards, Sulieman Benn and Corey Collymore removed the top three to leave the score at 115 for 3, and it was soon 150 for 4 after Kieron Pollard fell for a quick 22. Gibran Mohammed added 32 with Simmons before he was bowled by Kevin Stoute, and T&T had lost half their side. Kelly joined Simmons and took the attack to Barbados in his 81-ball knock, which included five fours and three sixes. Simmons held firm at the other end in his 174-ball knock which included five fours. Two late strikes by Dwayne Smith, during which he removed Kelly and Rayad Emrit, reduced T&T to 300 for 7 just before stumps.

© Cricinfo

Add to del.icio.us | digg this | Stumble It What's this? If you liked this article and would like to share it with others on the web who might be searching for good content on cricket, you may use these buttons. When you add them to any of these sites, you "social bookmark" them for others to find and rate. More on del.icio.us>> More on digg>> More on stumbleupon>> Close

England v New Zealand fantasy cricket now available Enter your teams here Cricinfo Magazine online - our new home for features and comment Ask Steven, Numbers Game & more Cricinfo on the go - our mobile services WAP, Genie and Mobicast

Stories

Simmons' hundred puts T&T in command

Matches

Leeward Islands v Combined Campuses and Colleges at Charlestown

Trinidad & Tobago v Barbados at Pointe-a-Pierre

Players/Umpires

Richard Kelly

Runako Morton

Kieran Powell

Lendl Simmons

Devon Thomas

Gavin Wallace

Series/Tournaments

Carib Beer Series

West Indies Domestic Season

Teams

West Indies