St John,s Antigua - The battle for the West Indies Cricket Board's President's Trophy has gone down to the final day of the group stage of the tournament.

Barbados have taken the lead with their 17-point victory over the Leeward Islands in three days but T&T are nine wickets away from wrestling back the trophy from the Bajans.

In Georgetown, Guyana are chasing a victory target of 225 runs and are batting 17/1. The hosts need a further 208 runs for victory while T&T need the nine remaining wickets.

On Day 3, Barbados kept the pressure on by easily seeing off the Leeward Islands by an innings and 49 runs. Trailing by 232 runs in their second innings, the Leewards could only muster 183 runs second time around.

In the other match, Jamaica secured the last semi-final spot of the Regional 4-Day, defeating the Combined Campuses & Colleges by 59 runs early on Day 4.

You can watch/follow both matches live online.

WATCH LIVE: T&T v Guyana (Day 1,Day 2,Day 3)

Live streaming video by Ustream

Toss: Trinidad & Tobago won the toss and elected to bat

Guyana XI: Leon Johnson (captain), Ronsford Beaton, Devendra Bishoo, Anthony Bramble, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Christopher Barnwell, Trevon Griffith, Shimron Hetmyer, Keon Joseph, Zaheer Mohamed, Vishal Singh

On The Bench: Raun Johnson, Amir Khan

Trinidad & Tobago XI: Rayad Emrit (captain), Jonathan Augustus, Darren Bravo, Shannon Gabriel, Amit Jaggernauth, Stephen Katwaroo, Imran Khan, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Marlon Richards, Lendl Simmons

On The Bench: Adrian Barath, Ricky Jaipaul

Umpires: Nigel Duguid & Gregory Brathwaite

Standby Umpire: Imran Moakan

Match Referee: Colin Stuart

Live online text updates.

=====================================================

MATCH COMPLETED: CCC v Jamaica (Day 1,Day 2,Day 3, Day 4)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jamaica won by 59 runs ~ Match Report

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Toss: Jamaica won the toss and elected to bat

Jamaica 1st Innings: 182 All Out (75.2 Overs). Carlton Baugh Jr 57, Jerome Taylor 39, Tamar Lambert* 18, Marlon Samuels 12; Raymon Reifer 11-3-24-3, Jomel Warrican 24-8-42-2, Akeem Dewar 10.2-0-24-2, Ryan Austin 22-5-70-2.

Combined Campuses & Colleges 1st Innings: 161 All Out (68.1 Overs). Kevin McClean 36, Shacaya Thomas 33, Kyle Corbin 22, Steven Jacobs* 20; Nikita Miller 31-16-31-5, Jerome Taylor 15-4-40-3, Sheldon Cottrell 15-3-56-1, Tamar Lambert 2.1-0-4-0.

Jamaica 2nd Innings: 215 All Out (80.2 Overs). Carlton Baugh Jr+ 78, Jermaine Blacwood 48, John Campbell 38, Nkrumah Bonner 12; Akeem Dewar 25-3-74-4, Ryan Austin 19.2-3-50-2, Raymon Reifer 11-3-32-2, Jomel Warrican 20-8-32-1.

Combined Campuses & Colleges 2nd Innings: 177 All Out (61.5 Overs). Chadwick Walton+ 47, Kyle Corbin 31, Raymon Reifer 30, Steven Jacobs 21; John Campbell 8-1-17-4, Nikita Miller 27.5-6-61-3, Jerome Taylor 7-1-36-2, Damion Jacobs 11-1-31-1.

Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed & Nandkumar Shivsankar

Standby Umpire: Kevin Sisnett

Match Referee: Carlyle Carter

Jamaica won by 59 runs

=====================================================

MATCH COMPLETED: Leewards v Barbados (Day 1,Day 2,Day 3)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Barbados won by an innings and 49 runs ~ Match Report

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Toss: Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to bat

Leeward Islands 1st Innings: 94 All Out (34.4 Overs). Devon Thomas 30, Kieran Powell* 16, Yannick Leonard 15, Jaison Peters 14; Ashley Nurse 10.4-3-24-4, Jonathan Carter 4-1-8-2, Sulieman Benn 4-1-9-2, Kevin Stoute 5-2-10-1.

Barbados 1st Innings: 326 All Out (125.3 Overs). Kraigg Brathwaite* 92, Omar Phillips 79, Jonathan Carter 40, Shai Hope 29; Anthony Martin 18-8-39-1, Anthony Martin 37.3-16-78-5, Jacques Taylor 27-7-76-2, Kelbert Walters 22-6-64-2, Gavin Tonge 23-8-56-1.

Leeward Islands 2nd Innings: 183 All Out (55.5 Overs). Devon Thomas 60, Kieran Powell* 31, Jahmar Hamilton 29, Jaison Peters 15; Fidel Edwards 7.5-3-24-4, Ashley Nurse 23-5-94-3, Sulieman Benn 23-11-52-2, Carlos Brathwaite 2-0-3-0.

Umpires: Joel Wilson & Danesh Ramdhanie

Standby Umpire: Bernard Joseph

Match Referee: Vanroy Burnes

Barbados won by an innings and 49 runs

WICB Media Release.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Following are the Official Points Standings after the seventh and final round of preliminary matches in the Regional 4-Day Tournament ended on Monday.

Abbreviations: Pts-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, D-drawn, T-tied, NR-no result, Bat-batting points, Bowl-bowling points

NOTE:

1.    Barbados have been crowned the Regional 4-Day league champions, retaining the title they won last year, and will receive the WICB President’s Trophy. It is Barbados’ 22nd regional first-class title.

2.    Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Windward Islands and Jamaica have qualified for the semi-finals (see match schedule below) and will contest the Regional 4-Day Final Challenge for the Headley/Weekes Trophy.

POINTS SYSTEM

Scoring of Points – As below plus any points under the bonus points system

Completed match

Outright win 12 + batting + bowling points

Tied match

6 points each team + batting + bowling points

Incomplete match

No outright winner 3 points each team + batting + bowling points

Abandoned match

In the event of a match being abandoned without any play having taken place 1 point each

Abandoned match due to dangerous pitch

Home Team 0

Visiting Team 12

Referee awarding match

Team Awarded Match 12

Other Team 0

Bonus points awarded only for performances in the first 110 overs of each team’s first innings only and retained whatever the result of the match.

A maximum of five batting points will be awarded based on runs scored by each team as follows:

200 to 249 runs – 1 point

250 to 299 runs – 2 points

300 to 349 runs – 3 points

350 to 399 runs – 4 points

400 runs or over – 5 points

A maximum of three bowling points will be awarded based on wickets taken by each team as follows:

3 to 5 wickets taken – 1 point

6 to 8 wickets taken – 2 points

9 to 10 wickets taken – 3 points

For the avoidance of doubt, “wickets taken” shall relate exclusively to batsmen dismissed under Laws 30 to 39 inclusive and to batsmen retired out.

If penalty runs are awarded to a team which at that time had faced less than 110 overs in their first innings, or completed their first innings before they had faced 110 overs, those penalty runs will be considered as counting towards the total as far as the award of bonus points is concerned.

If penalty runs are awarded to a team which had already faced 110 overs or more in their first innings, or had previously completed their first innings after they had faced 110 overs, those penalty runs will not be considered as counting towards the total as far as the award of bonus points is concerned.

RESULTS OF MATCHES

Round 1

Friday, February 28 to Monday, March 3

Windward Islands beat Barbados by 9 wickets – Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia

Jamaica beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Sabina Park, Jamaica

Saturday, March 1 to Tuesday, March 4

Leeward Islands beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 72 runs – Warner Park, St. Kitts

Round 2

Friday, March 7 to Monday, March 10

Trinidad & Tobago beat Windward Islands by 186 runs – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad

Guyana lost to Barbados by 136 runs – Guyana National Stadium, Guyana

Leeward Islands lost to Jamaica by 3 wickets – Warner Park

Round 3

Thursday, March 13 to Sunday, March 16

Guyana drew with Windward Islands – Guyana National Stadium

Friday, March 14 to Monday, March 17

Combined Campuses & Colleges drew with Barbados – Three Ws Oval, Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago beat Leeward Islands by an innings and 107 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

Round 4

Friday, March 21 to Monday, March 24

Combined Campuses & Colleges beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Three Ws Oval

Jamaica lost to Windward Islands by 3 wickets – Sabina Park

Barbados beat Trinidad & Tobago by an innings and 60 runs – Kensington Oval, Barbados

Round 5

Friday, March 28 to Monday, March 31

Jamaica lost to Barbados by 245 runs – Sabina Park

Trinidad & Tobago beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 10 wickets – Queen’s Park Oval

Windward Islands beat Leeward Islands by 197 runs – Queen’s Park, Grenada

Round 6

Friday, April 4 to Monday, April 7

Trinidad & Tobago beat Jamaica by 145 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

Windward Islands lost to Combined Campuses & Colleges by 82 runs – Arnos Vale Multiplex, St. Vincent

Leeward Islands beat Guyana by 5 wickets – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua

Round 7

Friday, April 11 to Monday, April 14

Guyana drew with Trinidad & Tobago – Guyana National Stadium

Leeward Islands lost to Barbados by an innings and 49 runs – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground

Combined Campuses & Colleges lost to Jamaica by 59 runs – Three Ws Oval

SCHEDULE OF MATCHES

(All scheduled start times are local times; NOTE–Jamaica minus 1 hour)

Semi-finals

Saturday, April 19 to Tuesday, April 22

Semi-final 1: Barbados vs Jamaica – Kensington Oval (10 a.m. daily)

Semi-final 2: Trinidad & Tobago vs Windward Islands – Queen’s Park Oval (10 a.m. daily)

The Final

Friday, April 25 to Monday, April 28

Winner Semi-final 1 vs Winner Semi-final 2 – To be hosted by higher placed team from the preliminary round

WICB Media Release.

By CMC.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados captured their 22nd first class title on Monday when rain forced a draw between contenders Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana on the final day of that game in Georgetown.

The Barbadians, the defending champions in the competition, started the final round in second spot but defeated Leeward Islands by an innings and 49 runs at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua on Sunday, to leapfrog T&T and move to 82 points.

T&T, who started the final round of matches in the Regional Four-Day Championship in pole position on 72 points, could only muster eight points from their stalemate at the Guyana National Stadium on Monday.

This meant Barbados secured the WICB President’s Trophy, recording four wins, a loss and a draw during their campaign. T&T, meanwhile, finished second with an identical record.

Windward Islands claimed third spot with 65 points while Jamaica secured fourth spot with 59 points, following their 59-run over Combined Campuses and Colleges at the 3Ws Oval here Monday.

The top four teams will now battle for the Headley/Weekes Trophy, starting on Saturday, with Barbados taking on Jamaica at Kensington Oval and Trinidad & Tobago hosting the Windwards at Queen's Park Oval in Port-of-Spain.

The final is carded to start on April 25.

CCC, meanwhile, finished fifth on 49 points, the Leewards were sixth on 42 while Guyana ended last on 29 points, and without a win in the competition.

By CMC.

WICB Media Release.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados Head Coach Hendy Springer has praised his players for their professionalism and commitment, following their capture of the WICB Regional 4Day League.

The Bajans were crowned regional first-class champions for the 22nd time on Monday as they ended the tournament with 82 points ahead of second place Trinidad & Tobago on 80 points. The capture also means the Barbadians have achieved the “double” having won the NAGICO Super50 tournament which was played in Trinidad & Tobago in February.

Under the captaincy of Kraigg Brathwaite, the champions played six matches and had wins against T&T, Guyana, Jamaica and Leeward Islands. They drew against the Combined Campuses & Colleges and lost to Windward Islands.

“It is indicative of the effort that the players have put in over a period of time and it is good that we have won and brought some glory to Barbados cricket again. Barbados has a rich cricket history and it is important that these young men continue to respect that legacy and that history and strive to perform and do well for their country,” Springer said.

“This result – winning the 4Day tournament to add to the one-day title – is just the beginning of things we want to achieve as we go along. Earlier in the year, we set out a plan and we worked hard to reach those points we set. It was a total team effort … we had some guys who stood out and we will use this as motivation as we push on to the business end of the season.”

Springer said the high point of the season was their victory over Trinidad & Tobago at Kensington Oval. “Trinidad are always worthy opponents. We had to beat them and get full points and we went out and achieved that.”

Barbados will now face Jamaica at Kensington Oval in the semi-finals of the Final Four; while Trinidad and Tobago clash with Windward Islands at Queen’s Park Oval in the other semi-final. The winners of this phase will take home the Headley/Weekes Trophy named in honour of West Indies batting legends George Headley and Sir Everton Weekes.

“The focus is to look to win the game. But we are looking at the process...paying attention to details. We will treat them with respect but we will look to play some ‘strong’ cricket,” Springer said.

RESULTS OF MATCHES

Round 1

Friday, February 28 to Monday, March 3

Windward Islands beat Barbados by 9 wickets – Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia

Jamaica beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Sabina Park, Jamaica

Saturday, March 1 to Tuesday, March 4

Leeward Islands beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 72 runs – Warner Park, St. Kitts

Round 2

Friday, March 7 to Monday, March 10

Trinidad & Tobago beat Windward Islands by 186 runs – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad

Guyana lost to Barbados by 136 runs – Guyana National Stadium, Guyana

Leeward Islands lost to Jamaica by 3 wickets – Warner Park

Round 3

Thursday, March 13 to Sunday, March 16

Guyana drew with Windward Islands – Guyana National Stadium

Friday, March 14 to Monday, March 17

Combined Campuses & Colleges drew with Barbados – Three Ws Oval, Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago beat Leeward Islands by an innings and 107 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

Round 4

Friday, March 21 to Monday, March 24

Combined Campuses & Colleges beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Three Ws Oval

Jamaica lost to Windward Islands by 3 wickets – Sabina Park

Barbados beat Trinidad & Tobago by an innings and 60 runs – Kensington Oval, Barbados

Round 5

Friday, March 28 to Monday, March 31

Jamaica lost to Barbados by 245 runs – Sabina Park

Trinidad & Tobago beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 10 wickets – Queen’s Park Oval

Windward Islands beat Leeward Islands by 197 runs – Queen’s Park, Grenada

Round 6

Friday, April 4 to Monday, April 7

Trinidad & Tobago beat Jamaica by 145 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

Windward Islands lost to Combined Campuses & Colleges by 82 runs – Arnos Vale, St. Vincent

Leeward Islands beat Guyana by 5 wickets – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua

Round 7

Friday, April 11 to Monday, April 14

Guyana drew with Trinidad & Tobago – Guyana National Stadium

Leeward Islands lost to Barbados by an innings and 49 runs – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground

Combined Campuses & Colleges lost to Jamaica by 59 runs – Three Ws Oval

Semi-finals

Saturday, April 19 to Tuesday, April 22

Semi-final 1: Barbados vs Jamaica – Kensington Oval (10 a.m. daily)

Semi-final 2: Trinidad & Tobago vs Windward Islands – Queen’s Park Oval (10 a.m. daily)

The Final

Friday, April 25 to Monday, April 28

Winner Semi-final 1 vs Winner Semi-final 2 – To be hosted by higher placed team from the preliminary round

WICB Media Release.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Thaddaeus Chase hit an unbeaten 73 as Nicholas Kirton's XI defeated Dominic Drakes' XI by 20 runs in the third Barbados Under-17 trial match at Friendship on Tuesday.

Chase, who went to the crease as low as No. 8, faced 78 balls and struck ten fours and two sixes in a total of 283 all out off 47.4 overs after Kirton's team won the toss.

There were also useful knocks fromv (43), Najee Holder (37) and Yvan Grant (26).

Deswin Currency was the leading wicket-taker with three for 34.

Drakes' side scored 263 all out off 49.4 overs. 

Joshua Bishop topscored with 41 off 62 balls with five boundaries. Leniko Boucher made 34, Currency (29), Sylvester Moore (26), Darren Alleyne (27), Drakes (20) and Shaquan Cave (20 not out).

First Published On bcacricket.org.

BBC Sport article.

Twenty years ago this week, West Indies batsman Brian Lara broke Sir Garfield Sobers's 36-year-old world record for the highest score in a Test innings.

The legendary left-hander surpassed his compatriot's 365 not out as he scored 375 against England at Antigua's Recreation Ground in a historic match played from 16-21 April 1994.

BBC Sport spoke to those who witnessed his world record innings close up: two of Lara's West Indies team-mates - Phil Simmons and Shivnarine Chanderpaul - and five England players who suffered in the field: Angus Fraser, Jack Russell, Phil Tufnell, Graham Thorpe and Alec Stewart.

First morning: A false dawn for England

England went into the final Test of a five-match series on a high after becoming the first touring side to win in Barbados for 59 years in the previous Test, even though they were 3-1 down with the series gone. After losing the toss and being asked to field on a flat-looking wicket, England reduced the Windies to 12-2 - leaving Brian Lara and Jimmy Adams at the crease.

Former England fast bowler Angus Fraser: "We had lost the first three Tests and everybody was talking about a whitewash, and then we managed to win in Barbados. That was certainly a career highlight for many who played in that game - I got some wickets (8-115 in the match) and Alec Stewart got a hundred in each innings. It meant a dead series suddenly came to life."

Ex-England wicketkeeper Jack Russell: "When we got a couple of early wickets, I started thinking 'this is going alright, we'll knock this lot over and won't be out here for too long...'"

Fraser: "Things were looking quite positive but then Lara got in and just batted."

Ominous signs as Lara takes control

During the remainder of the first day, Lara took West Indies to 274-3, advancing his score to 164.

Former England batsman Graham Thorpe: "He kept the same pace throughout his innings, there didn't seem to be a single risk taken in it. There was an inevitability about it all."

Russell: "The ball never looked like missing the middle of his bat."

Ex-England spinner Phil Tufnell: "I bowled my first over and was putting my jumper back on when Mike Atherton, the England captain, came over to me and said: 'Brian's batting well today, he might break the record.' He was only on 60! Athers was a clever bloke and he got it spot on."

Day Two: Lara tightens his grip on the game

Lara continued to pile on the runs, reaching 320 not out by the close of the second day. At the other end, he had been joined by 19-year-old Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who was playing in his debut series.

West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul: "He was probably the most focused I have seen him. He mentioned the record while he was in the dressing room and he was getting a lot of phone calls about it, but he always remained focused."

Former West Indies batsman Phil Simmons: "The biggest thing I can remember was his determination, from not being out on the first day, to get that record. You could see it in the way he was batting."

Fraser: "We realised the record was on quite early because of the nonchalant way he went from 100 to 150 to 200. Once he got to about 250, you begin to wonder where it was all going to end. By that stage you have tried all your tactics and your variety, it has not really got you anywhere and it begins to boil down to if he will make a mistake."

Former England batsman Alec Stewart: "At tea, his bat looked about three feet wide. The closer it got, even though I wanted to get him out every ball, you began to realise you were watching a historic achievement close up."

Simmons: "Throughout the innings, he remained the same - he'd come into the dressing room, relax and five or 10 minutes before it was time to go back out he would strap his pads back on and begin to focus again."

Tufnell: "He seemed to score in blocks of 10s and 20s: you would look up at the scoreboard and you would be wondering where all the runs had come from because there were no big, powerful shots. It was just sublime batting."

Calypso cricket, Lara cruising. Sledge time?

Fraser: "He was too good a player to sledge. You were wasting your time. It all comes down to who has the biggest gun and you don't have it, so you just sometimes have to accept you are playing against somebody bigger and better than you are."

Chanderpaul: "I can't remember England trying to get under his skin, but that's probably because nothing was going to put him off."

Russell: "There was never any arguing or sledging with the West Indies. They were so good they just got on with their cricket. With Lara, you didn't want to fire him up."

Fraser: "The energy within the crowd was brilliant. Antigua is a small, intimate ground which only holds 10 or 11,000. It's not in a great state of repair but it's full of character.

"There was a little double-decker stand which was packed. In it was a DJ called Cheeky, who played music between every ball and every over, it was real Calypso music. The whole stand would be shaking with people dancing and bouncing up and down. It was an amazing spectacle.

"I fielded down there and there was some playful jip - I remember when we (England) came out to bat later in the game 'Who Let The Dogs Out' was blaring out over the speakers. It was great fun and never boring."

History - cartwheels, corn soup & chicken wings

Lara was 320 not out at the start of the third day, still 46 runs away from breaking Sir Garfield Sobers's world record of 365, for West Indies against Pakistan in Jamaica in 1958.

Fraser: "We were aware of history potentially being made but I wasn't aware of the stuff happening behind the scenes with Garry Sobers being brought to the ground. Television crews were setting up for something significant happening. It was the third morning when he had a little dodgy period and I had to remind him not to throw it away."

Thorpe: "We heard he had played nine holes of golf that morning, so he was pretty relaxed."

Stewart: "As he got closer to the record, we were trying to keep him off strike. The field did come in, but only when he drew level with the record."

Lara was on 365 when he hooked Chris Lewis for four...

Tufnell: "I had a quick word with Chris Lewis and told him to make him do something to earn the runs - don't just give him one off the hips so he can clip it. Chris decided to bowl him a bumper and he just pulled it away with ease and then the whole place erupted."

As supporters rushed on to the pitch, Sobers, the man who had just lost the world record to Lara, walked to the middle to congratulate his compatriot.

Chanderpaul (who was still batting at other end): "It was the most exciting thing I have ever witnessed. The moment was so big for everyone who was around. Once he scored the boundary to break the record, it was difficult to get near him to celebrate with him but he came to me and then we went off to meet Sir Garry [Sobers]."

Simmons: "It was emotional when it happened, the biggest thing was that the previous record holder was there to congratulate Brian. For the record to stay in the West Indies, it was great. It was done by a son of the soil. Sir Garry appreciated that."

Fraser: "The whole place was rocking. There were people climbing over the fences and running onto the field doing cartwheels and headstands. As a fielder, you take your cap off because you know it's a good souvenir and you don't want somebody to run past you and nick it off your head!"

Simmons: "We weren't expecting to see the crowd run onto the pitch but there was nobody to stop them - the policemen were enjoying themselves too."

Tufnell: "I think there was a fella selling corn soup down at third man. Mid-on was selling chicken wings and somebody turned the music up. The place went ballistic. It took about 20 minutes for it to calm down.

"I was almost proud and pleased to be involved in the occasion. I just went and sat down at mid-on and enjoyed the sunshine and the moment."

Fraser: "I remember Darrell Hair, the umpire, telling somebody off for walking up and down the pitch. It was the groundsman."

Hang on a minute...wasn't Lara almost out?

Russell: "When he went past the record, he hit the stumps. The ball was over the boundary rope in a flash, but I remember the bail going up in the air because he had knocked it with his foot or his pad.

"As the ball travelled to the boundary, I was watching the bail and realising I would need to appeal if it fell off. I also thought to myself that if I do appeal, I won't make it home - I'll be lynched. The bail didn't fall off in the end but it stayed slightly out of its slot."

What happened next?

Fraser: "With all the chaos, nobody knew what was going on and who anybody on the pitch was.

"The most surprising thing was eventually, when the ground had been cleared, Chris Lewis went to the end of his mark to finish his over and he asked where the ball was. Despite the carnage and thousands of people out on the field, the ball was still resting against the boundary board where Lara had hit it.

"It would have been a great souvenir for somebody but, at the end of the innings, I got the ball and asked all of the England bowlers to sign it and presented it to him. Whether he still has it, I have no idea."

Lara was eventually dismissed for 375, caught behind by Russell off the bowling of Andrew Caddick. His innings lasted 766 minutes (12 hours 46 minutes), 538 balls and he scored 45 fours but no sixes.

Russell: "It's important to keep your concentration because he did edge one to me eventually. Two and a half days later!"

Chanderpaul: "At the end of that day, the dressing room was a very happy place to be. Everybody was out celebrating and having some fun. It was an exciting moment and I enjoyed it as a young fella just coming into the side in my debut series."

Lara's legacy

Later that year, Lara would spend the summer as Warwickshire's overseas player. On 6 June, he set a new world record for the highest first-class score of all time. The 501 not out made against Durham is yet to be bettered. Lara lost his Test world record to Australia's Matthew Hayden when the opener scored 380 against Zimbabwe in Perth in 2003. However, he reclaimed the record when he scored 400 not out against England in Antigua in April 2004.

Stewart: "He's the best player I have played against. I'm splitting hairs between him and Sachin Tendulkar but I have always just put Brian at the top of the tree because he would destroy a bowling attack and, when you set fields, he would put the ball where you have just taken a fielder from. His appetite for run-scoring, while also taking the attacking option, makes him stand apart."

Fraser: "You look at the top 15-20 innings that have ever been played and this fella has made half a dozen of them."

Thorpe: "I got to watch a lot of his innings from side on and I put a lot of my style, when I became aggressive and pro-active, down to watching great players like him. I looked at the little bits, like his foot movement, his backlift. He had everything as a player. What set him apart was his ability to get two world records and bat for that length of time."

Russell: "Lara would bat and bat but he would kill you by scoring so quickly. The game would race by because he'd score two or three boundaries an over and you couldn't do anything about it. He's one of those players who when he bats, you stop what you are doing."

Additional reporting by BBC Radio 5 live's Kevin Howells and Tim Peach, and BBC Radio Derby's Owen Bradley

First Published By BBC Sport.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Fresh from retaining the WICB first-class title dubbed the President's Trophy, Barbados have named an unchanged 13-man squad for the semi-final match against Jamaica for the Headley/Weekes Trophy at Kensington Oval, April 19-22. 

Squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Omar Phillips, Kevin Stoute.



Management: Hartley Reid (manager), Henderson Springer (coach), Dr. Jacqueline King (physio), Rodney Ashby (analyst), Shannon Lashley (trainer).

Patrons will be accommodated in the 3Ws Stand and are reminded that they are not allowed to bring into Kensington Oval any glass bottles, knives, firearms or other offensive weapons and any drink coolers must be able to fit under the seat. 

The price of admission is $5.00 but BCA members who are in good financial standing will, on presentation of their current Member’s passbook, be admitted free of charge. 

School children 16 and under will also be admitted free of charge.

First Published On bcacricket.org.

WICB Media Release.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has announced the match officials for the semi-finals of the Regional 4-Day Tournament, starting on Saturday.

Barbados vs Jamaica – Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Umpires: Peter Nero, Joel Wilson

Match referee: Mervyn Jones

Reserve umpire: Jonathan Blades

Trinidad & Tobago vs Windward Islands – Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite, Nigel Duguid

Match referee: Hayden Bruce

Reserve umpire: Kellman Kowlessar

RESULTS OF MATCHES

ROUND 1

Friday, February 28 to Monday, March 3

Windward Islands beat Barbados by 9 wickets – Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia

Jamaica beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Sabina Park, Jamaica

Saturday, March 1 to Tuesday, March 4

Leeward Islands beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 72 runs – Warner Park, St. Kitts

ROUND 2

Friday, March 7 to Monday, March 10

Trinidad & Tobago beat Windward Islands by 186 runs – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad

Guyana lost to Barbados by 136 runs – Guyana National Stadium, Guyana

Leeward Islands lost to Jamaica by 3 wickets – Warner Park

ROUND 3

Thursday, March 13 to Sunday, March 16

Guyana drew with Windward Islands – Guyana National Stadium

Friday, March 14 to Monday, March 17

Combined Campuses & Colleges drew with Barbados – Three Ws Oval, Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago beat Leeward Islands by an innings and 107 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

ROUND 4

Friday, March 21 to Monday, March 24

Combined Campuses & Colleges beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Three Ws Oval

Jamaica lost to Windward Islands by 3 wickets – Sabina Park

Barbados beat Trinidad & Tobago by an innings and 60 runs – Kensington Oval, Barbados

ROUND 5

Friday, March 28 to Monday, March 31

Jamaica lost to Barbados by 245 runs – Sabina Park

Trinidad & Tobago beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 10 wickets – Queen’s Park Oval

Windward Islands beat Leeward Islands by 197 runs – Queen’s Park, Grenada

ROUND 6

Friday, April 4 to Monday, April 7

Trinidad & Tobago beat Jamaica by 145 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

Windward Islands lost to Combined Campuses & Colleges by 82 runs – Arnos Vale Multiplex, St. Vincent

Leeward Islands beat Guyana by 5 wickets – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua

ROUND 7

Friday, April 11 to Monday, April 14

Guyana drew with Trinidad & Tobago – Guyana National Stadium

Leeward Islands lost to Barbados by an innings and 49 runs – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground

Combined Campuses & Colleges lost to Jamaica by 59 runs – Three Ws Oval

REMAINING MATCHES

(All scheduled start times are local times; NOTE–Jamaica is 1 hour behind the Eastern Caribbean)

Semi-finals

Saturday, April 19 to Tuesday, April 22

Semi-final 1: Barbados vs Jamaica – Kensington Oval (10 a.m. daily)

Semi-final 2: Trinidad & Tobago vs Windward Islands – Queen’s Park Oval (10 a.m. daily)

THE FINAL

Friday, April 25 to Monday, April 28

Winner Semi-final 1 vs Winner Semi-final 2 – To be hosted by higher placed team from the preliminary round 

NOTES

Follow “live” Twitter updates here: https://twitter.com/WindiesRegional

Match reports and other tournament details available here: www.windiescricket.com

Photographs from selected matches – for editorial use only – will be available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/windiescricket/

Video streaming

To view Barbados vs Jamaica, click here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchone

To view T&T vs Windwards, click here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchtwo

WICB Media Release.

Barbados Cricket Association article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Captain Dikembe Wison slammed a century and Joshua Bishop took five wickets as Wilson's team beat Yvan Grant's side by 48 runs in the fourth Barbados Under-17 limited overs trial match at Friendship on Wednesday.

Opener Wilson made 106 off 116 balls with 13 fours and one six in a total of 223 for nine off 43 overs.

Nicholas Kirton took four for 28.

Grant's XI were bowled out for 175 in 42.2 overs.

Kirton made 48 and Limar Pierce 42.

Bishop grabbed five for 26 off 9.2 overs.

SCORECARD

DIKEMBE WILSON'S XI

Leniko Boucher c Grant b N. Holder      12   (14 balls, 2x4)

*Dikembe Wilson retired not out        106   (116 balls, 13x4, 1x6)

Shem Watson run out (Edwards)           1   (4 balls)

Shaquane Cave c Hoyte b Kirton         32   (53 balls, 3x4)

Deswin Currency c Pierce b Harris       11   (34 balls)

Shamar Springer c Pierce b Kirton       23   (23 balls, 3x4)

Paulanderson Fields b Kirton                2   (3 balls)

Dominic Drakes c Hoyte b Kirton          4   (5 balls)

+Darren Alleyne run out (Chase)         2   (5 balls)

Joshua Bishop not out                        1   (3 balls)

Kevon Bartlett run out (Hoyte)            1  (2 balls)

Extras (b5, lb1, w18, nb4)                28

TOTAL (9 wks, 43 overs)                 223

Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Boucher, 4 ov), 2-49 (Watson, 7.1), 3-137 (Cave, 23.3), 4-177 (Currency, 34.1), *4-200 (Wilson), 5-205 (Fields), 6-214 (Drakes), 7-221 (Alleyne, 8-222 (Springer), 9-223).

Bowling: Chemar Holder 4-0-37-0 (w4, nb4), Najee Holder 5-1-15-1 (w4), Jadeja Edwards 5-0-33-0 (w6), Jarion Hoyte 4-0-17-0 (w5), Tremaine Harris 10-1-45-1 (w1), Nicholas Kirton 9-1-28-4, Donte Niles 3-0-24-0, Limar Pierce 3-0-18-0.

YVAN GRANT'S XI

Tashawn Boyce run out (Alleyne)       15   (23 balls, 3x4)

Tremaine Harris c Alleyne b Wilson      9   (30 balls, 1x4)

Limar Pierce b Bartlett                      42   (46 balls, 5x4, 1x6)

Nicholas Kirton c Bartlett b Layne      48   (72 balls, 5x4)

Mical Stuart c Moore b Layne            17   (30 balls, 2x4, 1x6)

*+Yvan Grant lbw b Bishop                6   (11 balls, 1x4)

Jadeja Edwards c Drakes b Bishop      2   (8 balls)

Najee Holder not out                         8   (17 balls, 1x4)

Thaddaeus Chase b Bishop                0   (1 ball)

Chemar Holder c Boucher b Bishop     6   (11 balls, 1x6)

Jarion Hoyte c Drakes b Bishop         5   (6 balls, 1x4)

Extras (lb5, w11, nb1)                    17

TOTAL (all out, 42.2 overs)            175

Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Boyce, 7.5 ov), 2-52 (Harris, 10.2), 3-103 (Pierce, 24), 4-140 (Stuart, 31.5), 5-151 (Grant, 34.5), 6-151 (Kirton, 35.2), 7-157 (Edwards, 38.1), 8-157 (Chase, 38.2), 9-168 (C. Holder), 10-175 (Hoyte, 42.2).

Bowling: Dominic Drakes 5-1-32-0 (w1), Shaquille Turney 5-2-13-0 (w1), Dikembe Wilson 3-0-13-1 (w2), Deswin Currency 7-0-26-0 (w1), Runeko Layne 10-0-40-2 (w2, nb1), Kevon Bartlett 3-0-20-1, Joshua Bishop 9.2-1-26-5 (w4).

Result: Wilson's won by 48 runs.

Toss: Grant's XI.

Umpites: Antonio Mayers, Kevin Sisnett.

Scorer: Suzanne Belle.

First Published On bcacricket.org.

WICB Media Release.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – This weekend’s semi-finals in the Regional 4-Day Tournament can further define the season for all four teams taking part.

Barbados will have home advantage and will put their reputation of being regional champions for the second straight year on the chopping block at Kensington Oval in Barbados, where they face a Jamaica side looking to put a shaky season behind them.

Trinidad & Tobago will be aiming to put aside the disappointment of narrowly missing out on their first R4D title in seven years, when they meet a rested, but plucky Windward Islands side at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.

The four teams are playing for a place in the Final, where the winner will be awarded the George Headley/Everton Weekes Trophy.

Both the Barbadians and T&T have prevailed over their opponents during the preliminary matches earlier in the seasons – and will be seeking to keep the traffic flowing one way in these crucial matches.

As they did in the fifth round, Barbados will be looking to seriously reverse recent history against the Jamaicans – they have not beaten them on home soil in three matches over the last six years.

Barbados captain Kraigg Brathwaite said his side was entering the match with confidence, following a streak of four straight wins that led to the title, but he knows Jamaica are a formidable foe.

“They won’t be easy opposition,” said Brathwaite. “We are ready for them, but we’re not going to take them lightly. We’re going to come and work hard and play at our best.

“Obviously, it is a home advantage, but we are looking to go out there and play the same cricket we played before – that’s about it. We’re not underestimating them. We will go out and play them just as hard as we played them in Jamaica.”

Jamaica captain Tamar Lambert said it was an achievement for his side to reach the Final Four, following the topsy-turvy season they endured – but it’s a chance to end the season strongly.

“It was good that we ended the preliminary competition with a victory after losing three straight,” said Lambert. “It’s been a long time since we lost three matches in a season, so it was nice to return to winning ways and boost our confidence ahead of this match.

“Playing for your country should be motivation enough. Every time we take the field we give it our all and we will not be giving any less in this match. We want to come out in this match and put up a good show against Barbados in this match.”

Barbados have kept faith with the squad that brought them victory over the Leewards inside three days, but Jamaica have replaced Jon-Ross Campbell with veteran all-rounder Dave Bernard Jr, who has recovered from injury.

T&T have dominated Windwards since the turn of the century, winning 12 of their 18 matches during that period, including a huge second-round victory, and enter this match as favourites.

West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman Denesh Ramdin has returned from the World Twenty20 Tournament in Bangladesh and will take over the reins of leadership from Rayad Emrit of a confident side.

“The guys did very well and we had a chance of winning the title, but the weather intervened unfortunately,” said Ramdin. “We still have two more matches ahead of us to win a title and so we are going to take this weekend very seriously.

“The Windwards have a very good team, so we are looking for the guys to continue doing what they have been doing all season, scoring runs and getting wickets, and getting good results.”

Liam Sebastien was at the helm when Windwards won the Regional Super50 Tournament last year and will be hoping he can again inspire his side to a title.

“We are coming off a bye last week, so everyone is fresh and ready to go,” said Sebastien. “We have a few players coming into the side that did not play earlier in the season and this should be a boost.

“We have to play to our strengths. Our bowling is our strength and they have been doing exceptionally well, but we also have to bat well, and this has been our challenge this season. There have been some individual performances, but we have not been able to bat consistently well as a team.”

Apart from Ramdin, spin bowling all-rounder Akeal Hosein returns to the T&T side, which also welcomes uncapped off-spinner Ancil Bhagan in place of the retired Amit Jaggernauth, while the Windwards welcome back champion off-spinner Shane Shillingford from injury.

Squads

BARBADOS (from): Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Omar Phillips, Kevin Stoute

JAMAICA (from): Tamar Lambert (captain), Carlton Baugh Jr, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, Brian Buchanan, John Campbell, Dave Bernard Jr, Sheldon Cottrell, Damion Jacobs, Andre McCarthy, Nikita Miller, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (from): Denesh Ramdin (captain), Adrian Barath, Ancil Bhagan, Darren Bravo, Rayad Emrit, Shannon Gabriel, Akeal Hosein, Ricky Jaipaul, Imran Khan, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Marlon Richards, Lendl Simmons

WINDWARD ISLANDS (from): Liam Sebastien (captain), Sunil Ambris, Miles Bascombe, Johnson Charles, Romel Currency, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Mervin Matthew, Nelon Pascal, Kenroy Peters, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile

OFFICIAL POINTS STANDINGS

(After the seventh round)

Abbreviations: Pts-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, D-drawn, T-tied, NR-no result, Bat-batting points, Bowl-bowling points, RPW-Aggregate runs/wickets taken

* Barbados have been crowned the Regional 4-Day league champions, retaining the title they won last year, and will receive the WICB President’s Trophy. It is Barbados’ 22nd regional first-class title.

** Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Windward Islands and Jamaica have qualified for the semi-finals (see match schedule below) and will contest the Regional 4-Day Final Challenge for the Headley/Weekes Trophy.

PENDING MILESTONES

Kraigg Brathwaite has scored 1,998 runs and requires 2 to score 2,000 for Barbados in the Regional 4-Day Tournament

Darren Bravo of Trinidad & Tobago has scored 3,948 runs and requires 52 to score 4,000 in his overall first-class career

Shane Dowrich of Barbados has scored 988 runs and requires 12 to score 1,000 in his first-class career

Kirk Edwards of Barbados has scored 3,934 runs and requires 66 to score 4,000 in his first-class career

Tamar Lambert has scored 3,852 runs and requires 148 runs to score 4,000 for Jamaica in the Regional 4-Day Tournament.

Marlon Samuels has scored 1,925 runs and requires 75 to score 2,000 for Jamaica in the Regional 4-Day Tournament

Lendl Simmons of Trinidad & Tobago has scored 4,885 runs and requires 115 to score 5,000 in his first-class career

RESULTS OF MATCHES

ROUND 1

Friday, February 28 to Monday, March 3

Windward Islands beat Barbados by 9 wickets – Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia

Jamaica beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Sabina Park, Jamaica

Saturday, March 1 to Tuesday, March 4

Leeward Islands beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 72 runs – Warner Park, St. Kitts

ROUND 2

Friday, March 7 to Monday, March 10

Trinidad & Tobago beat Windward Islands by 186 runs – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad

Guyana lost to Barbados by 136 runs – Guyana National Stadium, Guyana

Leeward Islands lost to Jamaica by 3 wickets – Warner Park

ROUND 3

Thursday, March 13 to Sunday, March 16

Guyana drew with Windward Islands – Guyana National Stadium

Friday, March 14 to Monday, March 17

Combined Campuses & Colleges drew with Barbados – Three Ws Oval, Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago beat Leeward Islands by an innings and 107 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

ROUND 4

Friday, March 21 to Monday, March 24

Combined Campuses & Colleges beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Three Ws Oval

Jamaica lost to Windward Islands by 3 wickets – Sabina Park

Barbados beat Trinidad & Tobago by an innings and 60 runs – Kensington Oval, Barbados

ROUND 5

Friday, March 28 to Monday, March 31

Jamaica lost to Barbados by 245 runs – Sabina Park

Trinidad & Tobago beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 10 wickets – Queen’s Park Oval

Windward Islands beat Leeward Islands by 197 runs – Queen’s Park, Grenada

ROUND 6

Friday, April 4 to Monday, April 7

Trinidad & Tobago beat Jamaica by 145 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

Windward Islands lost to Combined Campuses & Colleges by 82 runs – Arnos Vale Multiplex, St. Vincent

Leeward Islands beat Guyana by 5 wickets – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua

ROUND 7

Friday, April 11 to Monday, April 14

Guyana drew with Trinidad & Tobago – Guyana National Stadium

Leeward Islands lost to Barbados by an innings and 49 runs – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground

Combined Campuses & Colleges lost to Jamaica by 59 runs – Three Ws Oval

REMAINING MATCHES

(All scheduled start times are local times; NOTE–Jamaica is 1 hour behind the Eastern Caribbean)

Semi-finals

Saturday, April 19 to Tuesday, April 22

Semi-final 1: Barbados vs Jamaica – Kensington Oval (10 a.m. daily)

Semi-final 2: Trinidad & Tobago vs Windward Islands – Queen’s Park Oval (10 a.m. daily)

THE FINAL

Friday, April 25 to Monday, April 28

Winner Semi-final 1 vs Winner Semi-final 2 – To be hosted by higher placed team from the preliminary round 

NOTES

Follow “live” Twitter updates here: https://twitter.com/WindiesRegional

Match reports and other tournament details available here: www.windiescricket.com

Photographs from selected matches – for editorial use only – will be available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/windiescricket/

Video streaming

To view Barbados vs Jamaica, click here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchone

To view T&T vs Windwards, click here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchtwo

WICB Media Release.

WICB Media Release.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Both webcasts of the semi-finals in the Regional 4-Day Tournament, starting on Saturday, will benefit from enhanced video production.

Viewers around the World will be able to enjoy multi-camera coverage of the matches on the West Indies Cricket Board’s website, www.windiescricket.com.

“We’re very excited about this initiative,” said WICB Marketing & Communications Manager Imran Khan.

“This will certainly enhance the online webcasts significantly from the single-camera operation which we have employed during the preliminary rounds and in previous years.

“We will now have multi-camera productions from Barbados and Trinidad respectively, and we trust that fans will log on and enjoy the coverage and share the information with their friends and colleagues.”

Khan said viewers of the match between Barbados and Jamaica will also have the additional feature of replays and built-in graphics.

The webcasts will also have commentary with the “live” ball-by-ball radio feed from the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation accompanying the coverage of the match in Barbados, while a small team of presenters, including West Indies fast bowling legend Colin Croft, has been assembled for the coverage of the match in Trinidad.

“We are also grateful for the support towards this initiative from the two host territorial boards, the Barbados Cricket Association and the T&T Cricket Board without whose assistance this could not have been achieved,” said Khan.

He said the WICB is also planning to have enhanced webcasts of the Final, which starts next Friday at a venue to be determined, depending on the outcome of this weekend’s matches.

The WICB will continue its “live” online text updates on its social media platforms – www.facebook.com/windiescricket and www.twitter.com/windiesregional.

OFFICIAL POINTS STANDINGS

(After the seventh round)

Abbreviations: Pts-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, D-drawn, T-tied, NR-no result, Bat-batting points, Bowl-bowling points

* Barbados have been crowned the Regional 4-Day league champions, retaining the title they won last year, and will receive the WICB President’s Trophy. It is Barbados’ 22nd regional first-class title.

** Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Windward Islands and Jamaica have qualified for the semi-finals (see match schedule below) and will contest the Regional 4-Day Final Challenge for the Headley/Weekes Trophy.

PENDING MILESTONES

Kraigg Brathwaite has scored 1,998 runs and requires 2 to score 2,000 for Barbados in the Regional 4-Day Tournament

Darren Bravo of Trinidad & Tobago has scored 3,948 runs and requires 52 to score 4,000 in his overall first-class career

Shane Dowrich of Barbados has scored 988 runs and requires 12 to score 1,000 in his first-class career

Kirk Edwards of Barbados has scored 3,934 runs and requires 66 to score 4,000 in his first-class career

Tamar Lambert has scored 3,852 runs and requires 148 runs to score 4,000 for Jamaica in the Regional 4-Day Tournament.

Marlon Samuels has scored 1,925 runs and requires 75 to score 2,000 for Jamaica in the Regional 4-Day Tournament

Lendl Simmons of Trinidad & Tobago has scored 4,885 runs and requires 115 to score 5,000 in his first-class career

RESULTS OF MATCHES

ROUND 1

Friday, February 28 to Monday, March 3

Windward Islands beat Barbados by 9 wickets – Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia

Jamaica beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Sabina Park, Jamaica

Saturday, March 1 to Tuesday, March 4

Leeward Islands beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 72 runs – Warner Park, St. Kitts

ROUND 2

Friday, March 7 to Monday, March 10

Trinidad & Tobago beat Windward Islands by 186 runs – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad

Guyana lost to Barbados by 136 runs – Guyana National Stadium, Guyana

Leeward Islands lost to Jamaica by 3 wickets – Warner Park

ROUND 3

Thursday, March 13 to Sunday, March 16

Guyana drew with Windward Islands – Guyana National Stadium

Friday, March 14 to Monday, March 17

Combined Campuses & Colleges drew with Barbados – Three Ws Oval, Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago beat Leeward Islands by an innings and 107 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

ROUND 4

Friday, March 21 to Monday, March 24

Combined Campuses & Colleges beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Three Ws Oval

Jamaica lost to Windward Islands by 3 wickets – Sabina Park

Barbados beat Trinidad & Tobago by an innings and 60 runs – Kensington Oval, Barbados

ROUND 5

Friday, March 28 to Monday, March 31

Jamaica lost to Barbados by 245 runs – Sabina Park

Trinidad & Tobago beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 10 wickets – Queen’s Park Oval

Windward Islands beat Leeward Islands by 197 runs – Queen’s Park, Grenada

ROUND 6

Friday, April 4 to Monday, April 7

Trinidad & Tobago beat Jamaica by 145 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

Windward Islands lost to Combined Campuses & Colleges by 82 runs – Arnos Vale Multiplex, St. Vincent

Leeward Islands beat Guyana by 5 wickets – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua

ROUND 7

Friday, April 11 to Monday, April 14

Guyana drew with Trinidad & Tobago – Guyana National Stadium

Leeward Islands lost to Barbados by an innings and 49 runs – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground

Combined Campuses & Colleges lost to Jamaica by 59 runs – Three Ws Oval

REMAINING MATCHES

(All scheduled start times are local times; NOTE–Jamaica is 1 hour behind the Eastern Caribbean)

Semi-finals

Saturday, April 19 to Tuesday, April 22

Semi-final 1: Barbados vs Jamaica – Kensington Oval (10 a.m. daily)

Semi-final 2: Trinidad & Tobago vs Windward Islands – Queen’s Park Oval (10 a.m. daily)

THE FINAL

Friday, April 25 to Monday, April 28

Winner Semi-final 1 vs Winner Semi-final 2 – To be hosted by higher placed team from the preliminary round 

NOTES

Follow “live” Twitter updates here: https://twitter.com/WindiesRegional

Match reports and other tournament details available here: www.windiescricket.com

Photographs from selected matches – for editorial use only – will be available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/windiescricket/

Video streaming

To view Barbados vs Jamaica, click here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchone

To view T&T vs Windwards, click here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchtwo

WICB Media Release.

WICB Media Release.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Combined Campuses & Colleges may have failed to make the semi-finals of the Regional 4-Day Tournament, but they produced the top batsman, bowler and fielder following the preliminary rounds.

Shacaya Thomas, Ryan Austin and Kyle Corbin headed the respective lists after the first seven rounds of the Tournament.

Thomas, a pugnacious, 25-year-old opener from St. Catherine in Jamaica, finished with an aggregate of 548 from 12 innings in six matches at an average of 45.66.

He struck two hundreds, including his maiden of 176 against Guyana in the fourth round on “home soil” at the Three Ws Oval in Barbados.

Austin, the vibrant, 32-year-old off-spinner, born in Trinidad and raised in Barbados, collected 33 wickets from 258.4 overs in six matches at a miserly 17.57 runs apiece.

During the season, the lanky Austin became the third bowler to capture 300 wickets in the R4D behind retired Guyanese leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo and fellow off-spinner Shane Shillingford from Windward Islands.

Corbin gave evidence throughout the season that he has one of the safest pairs of hands, grabbing 22 catches, many of them thanks to Austin close to the wicket.

The top wicketkeeper during the preliminary rounds was Windwards’ Lindon James. He had 25 dismissals, comprising 22 catches and three stumpings.

TOP PERFORMANCES IN THE REGIONAL 4-DAY TOURNAMENT

Following are the top performers in the Regional 4-Day Tournament at the end of the preliminary competition.

Batting tabulated under: M-matches, I-innings, NO-not outs, R-runs, HS-highest score, AVG-average, 100s, 50s

Bowling tabulated under:  M-matches, O-overs, R-runs, W-wickets, BB-best bowling, AVG-average, 5w-five wickets or more in an innings, 10w-10 wickets or more in a match

Wicketkeeping tabulated under: CT-catches, ST-stumpings

Territory abbreviations in brackets: BAR-Barbados, CCC-Combined Campuses & Colleges, GUY-Guyana, JAM-Jamaica, LWD-Leeward Islands, T&T-Trinidad & Tobago, WWD-Windward Islands

OFFICIAL POINTS STANDINGS

(After the seventh round)

Abbreviations: Pts-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, D-drawn, T-tied, NR-no result, Bat-batting points, Bowl-bowling points

* Barbados have been crowned the Regional 4-Day league champions, retaining the title they won last year, and will receive the WICB President’s Trophy. It is Barbados’ 22nd regional first-class title.

** Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Windward Islands and Jamaica have qualified for the semi-finals (see match schedule below) and will contest the Regional 4-Day Final Challenge for the Headley/Weekes Trophy

RESULTS OF MATCHES

ROUND 1

Friday, February 28 to Monday, March 3

Windward Islands beat Barbados by 9 wickets – Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia

Jamaica beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Sabina Park, Jamaica

Saturday, March 1 to Tuesday, March 4

Leeward Islands beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 72 runs – Warner Park, St. Kitts

ROUND 2

Friday, March 7 to Monday, March 10

Trinidad & Tobago beat Windward Islands by 186 runs – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad

Guyana lost to Barbados by 136 runs – Guyana National Stadium, Guyana

Leeward Islands lost to Jamaica by 3 wickets – Warner Park

ROUND 3

Thursday, March 13 to Sunday, March 16

Guyana drew with Windward Islands – Guyana National Stadium

Friday, March 14 to Monday, March 17

Combined Campuses & Colleges drew with Barbados – Three Ws Oval, Barbados

Trinidad & Tobago beat Leeward Islands by an innings and 107 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

ROUND 4

Friday, March 21 to Monday, March 24

Combined Campuses & Colleges beat Guyana by 7 wickets – Three Ws Oval

Jamaica lost to Windward Islands by 3 wickets – Sabina Park

Barbados beat Trinidad & Tobago by an innings and 60 runs – Kensington Oval, Barbados

ROUND 5

Friday, March 28 to Monday, March 31

Jamaica lost to Barbados by 245 runs – Sabina Park

Trinidad & Tobago beat Combined Campuses & Colleges by 10 wickets – Queen’s Park Oval

Windward Islands beat Leeward Islands by 197 runs – Queen’s Park, Grenada

ROUND 6

Friday, April 4 to Monday, April 7

Trinidad & Tobago beat Jamaica by 145 runs – Queen’s Park Oval

Windward Islands lost to Combined Campuses & Colleges by 82 runs – Arnos Vale Multiplex, St. Vincent

Leeward Islands beat Guyana by 5 wickets – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua

ROUND 7

Friday, April 11 to Monday, April 14

Guyana drew with Trinidad & Tobago – Guyana National Stadium

Leeward Islands lost to Barbados by an innings and 49 runs – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground

Combined Campuses & Colleges lost to Jamaica by 59 runs – Three Ws Oval

REMAINING MATCHES

(All scheduled start times are local times; NOTE–Jamaica is 1 hour behind the Eastern Caribbean)

Semi-finals

Saturday, April 19 to Tuesday, April 22

Semi-final 1: Barbados vs Jamaica – Kensington Oval (10 a.m. daily)

Semi-final 2: Trinidad & Tobago vs Windward Islands – Queen’s Park Oval (10 a.m. daily)

THE FINAL

Friday, April 25 to Monday, April 28

Winner Semi-final 1 vs Winner Semi-final 2 – To be hosted by higher placed team from the preliminary round 

NOTES

Follow “live” Twitter updates here: https://twitter.com/WindiesRegional

Match reports and other tournament details available here: www.windiescricket.com

Photographs from selected matches – for editorial use only – will be available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/windiescricket/

Video streaming

To view Barbados vs Jamaica, click here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchone

To view T&T vs Windwards, click here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wimatchtwo

WICB Media Release.

Trinidad Express article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - Jamaica will attempt to thwart rampant Barbados’ charge towards yet another title, when they two teams meet in the semi-final of the Headley/Weekes Trophy here today.

More importantly, the Jamaicans will look to salvage their Regional first class season which saw them uncharacteristically finish fourth in the WICB President’s Trophy, and secure their spot in the final four of the Headley/Weekes Trophy only in the last preliminary round of matches last week.

They started the competition strongly, winning their first two matches but then capitulated to lose three in a row and find themselves in fifth spot in the standings, and in danger of missing out on the semi-finals. Jamaica captain Tamar Lambert said their victory in the last round over Combined Campuses and Colleges, however, had given his side good impetus going into the semi-final at Kensington Oval.

When the two sides met during the regular season, it was Barbados who prevailed, with a convincing 245-run victory at Sabina Park. Lambert admits Jamaica’s batting has let them down this season. Carlton Baugh has been their leading batsman with 367 runs at average of 45 and though Nkrumah Bonner (326) and opener John Campbell (319) have both scored over 300 runs, they have averaged less than 28.

Barbados, meanwhile, will be looking to add the Headley/Weekes Trophy to their impressive collection this season. They opened the year by capturing the Regional Super50 and followed up last week by winning the WICB President’s Trophy. The hosts lost their opening game of the series to Windward Islands but then played unbeaten and captain Kraigg Brathwaite likes his side’s form heading into the semi-finals.

SQUADS:

BARBADOS (from): Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Omar Phillips, Kevin Stoute.

JAMAICA (from): Tamar Lambert (captain), Carlton Baugh Jr, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, Brian Buchanan, John Campbell, Dave Bernard Jr, Sheldon Cottrell, Damion Jacobs, Andre McCarthy, Nikita Miller, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor.

First Published In The Trinidad Express.

Jamaica Observer article.

Kingston, Jamaica - Jamaica will be on the hunt for revenge when they clash with League champions Barbados at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown in the semifinal of the Regional Four- Day tournament today.

In the other semi-final, Trinidad & Tobago host Windward Islands at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain.

Play in both semi-final games is scheduled to begin at 9:00 am Jamaica time. Jamaica, who were defeated embarrassingly at home to Barbados during a three-game losing skid in the preliminary stage, ended fourth in the league standings with 59 points.

Last year’s winners Barbados took the 2013-14 President’s Trophy after finishing top of the league standings with 82 points, followed by Trinidad & Tobago (80) and Windward Islands (65).

The Combined Campuses and Colleges finished fifth with 49 points, ahead of Leeward Islands (42) and last-placed Guyana (29). Jamaica’s left-arm orthodox slow bowler Nikita Miller, who was delighted after a dramatic win over the Combined Campuses that propelled the team into the semis, told the that the aim is to avenge the loss to Barbados.

“We are playing against Barbados and they are tough opponents.

They have beaten us so far this season at home. We are looking to make amends and put in a good show against them,” said Miller, while adding that improvement is expected from a faltering batting unit. Miller noted the resilience shown against the Combined Campuses — a team that has never beaten Jamaica outright in a Four-day game.

According to Miller, Jamaica, the most successful Four-Day team of the last decade, just “couldn’t afford” to miss out on the semi-final. After winning the President’s Trophy and retaining the tag of regional title-holder, the marauding Barbados team is regarded by many to be the favourite among the top four to now land the Headley/Weekes Trophy.

Barbados head coach Hendy Springer lauded his team for exhibiting professionalism and commitment, but said “the focus is to look to win the game” against Jamaica. “We will treat them with respect, but we will look to play some strong cricket,” Springer continued. The Headley/Weekes Trophy is named in honour of West Indies batting legends George Headley and Sir Everton Weekes.

Squads

Jamaica — Tamar Lambert (capt), John Campbell, Nkrumah Bonner, Jermaine Blackwood, Marlon Samuels, Andre McCarthy, Carlton Baugh, Damion Jacobs, Nikita Miller, Jerome Taylor, Sheldon Cotterell, David Bernard Jnr, Brian Buchanan.

Barbados — Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Omar Phillips, Kevin Stoute.

First Published In The Jamaica Observer.

WATCH LIVE: Barbados v Jamaica (Day 1)

Live streaming video by Ustream

Barbados, winning the toss and batting against Jamaica, reached 186/6 at Tea on the opening day of the Headley/Weekes Trophy semi-final at Kensington Oval here Saturday.

Scores:

Barbados 186/6 (Shane Dowrich 40 not out, Omar Phillips 33, Shai Hope 28, Ashley Nurse 25 not out; Damion Jacobs 3-58).

Toss: Barbados won the toss and elected to bat

Barbados XI: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Fidel Edwards, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Omar Phillips, Kevin Stoute

On The Bench: Kirk Edwards, Roston Chase, (emergency fielder Shem Holder)

Jamaica XI: Tamar Lambert (captain), Carlton Baugh Jr, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, John Campbell, Dave Bernard Jr, Sheldon Cottrell, Damion Jacobs, Andre McCarthy, Nikita Miller, Jerome Taylor

On The Bench: Marlon Samuels, Brian Buchanan, (emergency fielder Linton Buchanan)

Umpires: Peter Nero, Joel Wilson

Match Referee: Mervyn Jones

Reserve Umpire: Jonathan Blades

Live online text updates

=====================================================

WATCH LIVE: T&T v Windward Islands (Day 1)

Live streaming video by Ustream

Windward Islands, sent in to bat by Trinidad and Tobago, were 202/5 at Tea on the opening day of their semi-final for the Headley/Weekes Trophy at Queen’s Park Oval here Saturday.

Scores:

Windward Islands 202/5 (Romel Currency 53 not out, Sunil Ambris 44, Keddy Lesporis 39, Tyrone Theophile 30, Liam Sebastien 25 not out; Shannon Gabriel 2-35).

Toss: Trinidad & Tobago won the toss and elected to bat

Trinidad & Tobago XI: Denesh Ramdin (captain), Darren Bravo, Rayad Emrit, Shannon Gabriel, Akeal Hosein, Ricky Jaipaul, Imran Khan, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Marlon Richards, Lendl Simmons

On The Bench: Adrian Barath, Ancil Bhagan

Windward Islands XI: Liam Sebastien (captain), Sunil Ambris, Johnson Charles, Romel Currency, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Mervin Matthew, Nelon Pascal, Kenroy Peters, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile

On The Bench: Shane Shillingford, Miles Bascombe

Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite, Nigel Duguid

Match Referee: Hayden Bruce 

Reserve Umpire: Kellman Kowlessar

Live online text updates

By CMC.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Dwayne Smith’s boundary-studded half century was in vain as Chennai Super Kings went down by six wickets to Kings XI Punjab on Good Friday here.

Opting to bat first at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, CSK piled up a daunting 205 for four off their 20 overs, with Smith stroking 66 off 43 balls.

The Barbados and West Indies right-hander counted six fours and three sixes, and posted 123 for the first wicket with New Zealander Brendon McCullum, who struck 67 off 45 balls with four fours and five sixes.

Smith, in his first season for CSK following his move from Mumbai Indians, batted well into the 17th over to provide stability to the innings, before mis-hitting seamer Lakshmipathy Balaji to George Bailey at cover to depart.

His efforts, however, were overshadowed by Glenn Maxwell who smashed 95 from 43 balls with 15 fours and two sixes, to lead a successful Kings XI run chase.

CSK were still in with chance when they reduced Kings XI to 52 for three in the sixth over but Maxwell combined with South African David Miller – whose unbeaten 54 came from 37 balls – in a 115-run, fourth wicket stand, to erase any notions of defeat.

By CMC.

By CMC.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach escaped serious injury following a car accident here early Saturday, the Barbados Today online newspaper has reported.

The 25-year-old crashed his BMW sedan after losing control in slippery conditions at Wanstead Drive, just outside the city.

According to Barbados Today, the car flipped several times before landing in the 3Ws Park, approximately half-mile from the 3Ws Oval. Roach sustained a head wound but appeared coherent as he was taken by ambulance from the scene.

Hours afterward, he took to online social network, Twitter, to indicate he was well, though not directly referencing the accident.

Roach has played 23 Tests and 61 One-Day Internationals but has not suited up for West Indies in nearly a year because of injury.

By CMC.

Bridgetown, Barbados, CMC – Jamaica defied a half-century from Shane Dowrich to grab an early advantage over Barbados in their Headley/Weekes Trophy semi-final on Saturday here.

Left-arm fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell grabbed three for 28 from 8.3 overs, leg-spinner Damion Jacobs bagged three for 58 from 21 overs and Dave Bernard Jr took two for 32 from nine overs, as the Barbadians were dismissed for 245 in their first innings about an hour after tea on the opening day at Kensington Oval.

Dowrich hit the top score of an unbeaten 69, Ashley Nurse supported with 45, Omar Phillips made 33 and Shai Hope got 28, but the home team failed to make proper use of ideal conditions at Kensington Oval after they chose to bat.

At the close, John Campbell was not out on 25 and Damion Jacobs was yet to score, as the Jamaicans reached 52 for one.

The visitors lost opener Nkrumah Bonner lbw to off-spinner Ashley Nurse for 26, sweeping across the line to a well-pitched delivery, after putting on 51 for the first wicket with the left-handed Campbell.

Earlier, Barbados started steadily, but they were setback when their captain Kraigg Brathwaite was lbw to Bernard for 15.

A second-wicket stand of 53 between Phillips and Hope repaired the damage until the left-handed Phillips was caught at backward square leg off Jacobs from a sweep inside the last half-hour before lunch which arrived with Barbados 85 for two.

After the interval, Barbados lost their way through a combination of carelessness from their batsmen and thoughtful cricket from Jamaica.

Hope was run out in the fourth over after the interval going for a quick single, Jonathan Carter was caught at forward short leg off Jacobs essaying a slog sweep thanks to an amazing catch from close fielder Bonner, Kevin Stoute was lbw to Jacobs for 11 and Carlos Brathwaite was run out going for a quick single, as the Barbadians slumped to 134 for six.

Nurse joined Dowrich and they carried Barbados to 186 for six at tea and brought some respectability to their side’s batting after the break, when they completed a half-century stand.

Dowrich reached his 50 from 90 balls when he clipped a delivery from fast bowler Jerome Taylor through backward square leg for a single and Nurse had visions of reaching the same landmark before he was bowled by Cottrell, when a ball heading down the leg-side ricocheted from his pads onto the stumps.

There was little or no resistance from the rest of the Barbados batting, as they lost their last four wickets for 10 runs in the space of 15 minutes, earning just one batting point and conceding three to the Jamaicans.

Under tournament rules, the side that either wins or accumulates the most points in the semi-final will qualify for the Final of the Tournament which has now been re-scheduled to start next Saturday, April 26.

Barbados made one change to their line-up from the previous match, when they brought fast-medium bowler Miguel Cummins in to replace West Indies batsman Kirk Edwards, who has been sidelined with a groin strain.

Jamaica similarly made one change, swapping veteran all-rounder Bernard for West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels, who has a hamstring injury.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary Scores:

Barbados 1st Innings: 245 All Out (77.3 Overs). Shane Dowrich+ 69, Ashley Nurse 45, Omar Phillips 33, Shai Hope 28; Damion Jacobs 21-8-58-3, Sheldon Cottrell 8.3-1-28-3, Dave Bernard 9-2-32-2, Nikita Miller 27-6-56-0.

Jamaica 1st Innings: 52/1 (12 Overs). Nkrumah Bonner 26, John Campbell 25*, Damion Jacobs 0*; Ashley Nurse 4-1-8-1, Carlos Brathwaite 2-0-2-0, Sulieman Benn 2-1-6-0, Miguel Cummins 2-0-15-0.

Stumps, Day 1

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Barbados 1st Innings

Kraigg Brathwaite*LBW Bernard 15

O Phillips c Blackwood b Jacobs 33

S Hope run out Blackwood 28

J Carter c Bonner b Jacobs 15

K Stoute LBW Jacobs 11

S Dowrich+ not out 69

Carlos Brathwaite run out McCarthy 4

A Nurse b Cottrell 45

S Benn c Lambert b Bernard 8

Fidel Edwards c Bernard b Cottrell 0

M Cummins hit wkt Cottrell 0

Total: 245 All Out (77.3 Overs)

Extras: (b11, w3, nb3) 17

Fall of Wickets: 1-29, 2-82, 3-92, 4-105, 5-128, 6-134, 7-235, 8-244, 9-245, 10-245.

Jamaica 1st Innings Bowling: J Taylor 11-0-50-0, S Cottrell 8.3-1-28-3, D Bernard 9-2-32-2, D Jacobs 21-8-58-3, N Miller 27-6-56-0, J Campbell 1-0-10-0.

Jamaica 1st Innings

N Bonner LBW Nurse 26

J Campbell not out 25

D Jacobs not out 0

Total: 52/1 (12 Overs)

Extras (lb1) 1

Still to Bat: J Blackwood, T Lambert*, A McCarthy, C Baugh Jr+, D Bernard, N Miller, J Taylor, S Cottrell.

Fall of Wicket: 1-51.

Barbados 1st Innings Bowling: Fidel Edwards 2-0-20-0, M Cummins 2-0-15-0, A Nurse 4-1-8-1, Carlos Brathwaite 2-0-2-0, S Benn 2-1-6-0.

State of Match: Jamaica trail Barbados by 193 runs in their 1st Innings

Toss: Barbados won the toss and elected to bat

Points-to-date: Barbados 1 (1 batting point) | Jamaica 3 (3 bowling points)

Umpires: Peter Nero, Joel Wilson

Match Referee: Mervyn Jones

Reserve Umpire: Jonathan Blades

WATCH LIVE: Barbados v Jamaica (Day 1, Day 2)

Live streaming video by Ustream

Jamaica, replying to Barbados’ 245, were 117/4 in their first innings at Lunch on the second day of the Headley/Weekes Trophy semi-final at Kensington Oval here Sunday.

Scores:

Barbados 245 (Shane Dowrich 69 not out, Ashley Nurse 45, Omar Phillips 33, Shai Hope 28, Ashley Nurse 25 not out; Sheldon Cottrell 3-28, Damion Jacobs 3-58, Dave Bernard 2-32).

Jamaica 117/4 (Jermaine Blackwood 37 not out, John Campbell 31, Nkrumah Bonner 23; Ashley Nurse 2-8, Sulieman Benn 2-37).

Toss: Barbados won the toss and elected to bat

Barbados XI: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Fidel Edwards, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Omar Phillips, Kevin Stoute

On The Bench: Kirk Edwards, Roston Chase, (emergency fielder Shem Holder)

Jamaica XI: Tamar Lambert (captain), Carlton Baugh Jr, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, John Campbell, Dave Bernard Jr, Sheldon Cottrell, Damion Jacobs, Andre McCarthy, Nikita Miller, Jerome Taylor

On The Bench: Marlon Samuels, Brian Buchanan, (emergency fielder Linton Buchanan)

Umpires: Peter Nero, Joel Wilson

Match Referee: Mervyn Jones

Reserve Umpire: Jonathan Blades

Live online text updates

=====================================================

WATCH LIVE: T&T v Windward Islands (Day 1, Day 2)

Live streaming video by Ustream

Trinidad and Tobago, responding to Windward Islands’ 248 all out, reached 81 for four in their first innings at lunch on the second day of their semi-final for the Headley/Weekes Trophy at Queen’s Park Oval here Sunday.

Lunch was extended until 12:30 pm because of a lengthy rain break during the session.

Scores:

Windward Islands 248 (Romel Currency 68, Liam Sebastien 40 not out, Sunil Ambris 44, Keddy Lesporis 39, Tyrone Theophile 30; Imran Khan 4-59, Ricky Jaipaul 2-34, Shannon Gabriel 2-35).

T&T 81/4 (Evin Lewis 27 not out; Delorn Johnson 2-27).

Toss: Trinidad & Tobago won the toss and elected to bat

Trinidad & Tobago XI: Denesh Ramdin (captain), Darren Bravo, Rayad Emrit, Shannon Gabriel, Akeal Hosein, Ricky Jaipaul, Imran Khan, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Marlon Richards, Lendl Simmons

On The Bench: Adrian Barath, Ancil Bhagan

Windward Islands XI: Liam Sebastien (captain), Sunil Ambris, Johnson Charles, Romel Currency, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Mervin Matthew, Nelon Pascal, Kenroy Peters, Devon Smith, Tyrone Theophile

On The Bench: Shane Shillingford, Miles Bascombe

Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite, Nigel Duguid

Match Referee: Hayden Bruce 

Reserve Umpire: Kellman Kowlessar

Live online text updates

Bridgetown, Barbados, CMC – Jamaica captain Tamar Lambert ripped up the form book and gathered his third first-class hundred to fortify his side’s position against Barbados in their Headley/Weekes semi-final here Sunday.

Lambert shrugged off his patchy form this season to hit the top score of 121 to be the rock upon which his side built a first innings total of 302 on the second day of the match at Kensington Oval, for a lead of 57.

Click Here For Day 1 Report.

The 33-year-old Lambert reached his hundred from 164 balls, when he slog/swept a delivery from beanpole left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn over mid-wicket for the third of his four sixes.

He put on 114 for the seventh wicket with Dave Bernard Jr that took the steam out of the Barbadians and restored stability to their innings, after they slumped to 140 for six in the first hour after lunch.

Bernard supported with 42, Jermaine Blackwood made 37, John Campbell got 31, and night-watchman Damion Jacobs added 21.

Benn was the pick of the Barbados bowlers with five for 102 from 35 overs, off-spinner Ashley Nurse captured two for 47 from 16 overs and Fidel Edwards took two for 58 from 12 overs.

Batting again in their second innings, Barbados reached 18 for one, with Kraigg Brathwaite not out on seven and Shai Hope unbeaten on five.

Left-arm pacer Sheldon Cottrell gave the Jamaicans a further boost, when he had left-handed opener Omar Phillips caught behind for two.

Earlier, Jamaica, starting the day on 52 for one, were dismissed about half-hour before the close, following a pivotal hundred from Lambert that also included a dozen fours from 173 balls in 220 minutes.

Left-handed opener Campbell, who was not out on 25 overnight, was lbw to Benn for 31, essaying a sweep in the first half-hour of the day.

Jacobs frustrated the Barbadians for close to an hour before he was caught at silly-point, leaving Jamaica 98 for three.

Jamaica stumbled to 117 for four at lunch, when Andre McCarthy was caught at mid-wicket off Nurse for a duck just before the players left the field.

After the interval, Jermaine Blackwood was adjudged caught at silly point off Benn for 37, with television replays suggesting the ball had struck the turf first.

The Jamaicans were on the ropes, when Lambert, on 20, was dropped by Benn, but Carlton Baugh Jr  (10) was run out, backing up too far when the ball ricocheted from the hands of the bowler.

Bernard came to the crease and with Lambert they resurrected their side’s chances in keeping with the religious holiday being celebrated around the world on the day, with a steady partnership that carried their side to 217 for six at tea.

After the break, they put the Jamaicans in the lead before Bernard was lbw to Edwards, triggering another period of instability that left the visitors wobbling on 264 for nine.

But Lambert farmed the strike in a last-wicket stand of 38 with Cottrell to reach his milestone and earn his side a three valuable batting points, taking their aggregate for the match so far to six, two more than the home team.

Under tournament rules, the side that either wins or accumulates the most points in the semi-final will qualify for the Final of the Tournament which has now been re-scheduled to start next Saturday, April 26.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary Scores:

Barbados 1st Innings: 245 All Out (77.3 Overs). Shane Dowrich+ 69, Ashley Nurse 45, Omar Phillips 33, Shai Hope 28; Damion Jacobs 21-8-58-3, Sheldon Cottrell 8.3-1-28-3, Dave Bernard 9-2-32-2, Nikita Miller 27-6-56-0.

Jamaica 1st Innings: 302 All Out (93 Overs). Tamar Lambert* 121, Dave Bernard Jr 42, Jermaine Blackwood 37, John Campbell 31; Sulieman Benn 35-13-102-5, Ashley Nurse 16-4-47-2, Fidel Edwards 12-0-58-2, Carlos Brathwaite 14-4-31-0.

Barbados 1st Innings: 18/1 (7 Overs). Kraigg Brathwaite* 7*, Shai Hope 5*, Omar Phillips 2; Sheldon Cottrell 3-0-7-1, Jerome Taylor 3-0-5-0, Nikita Miller 1-0-2-0.

Stumps, Day 2

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Barbados 1st Innings

Kraigg Brathwaite*LBW Bernard 15

O Phillips c Blackwood b Jacobs 33

S Hope run out Blackwood 28

J Carter c Bonner b Jacobs 15

K Stoute LBW Jacobs 11

S Dowrich+ not out 69

Carlos Brathwaite run out McCarthy 4

A Nurse b Cottrell 45

S Benn c Lambert b Bernard 8

Fidel Edwards c Bernard b Cottrell 0

M Cummins hit wkt Cottrell 0

Total: 245 All Out (77.3 Overs)

Extras: (b11, w3, nb3) 17

Fall of Wickets: 1-29, 2-82, 3-92, 4-105, 5-128, 6-134, 7-235, 8-244, 9-245, 10-245.

Jamaica 1st Innings Bowling: J Taylor 11-0-50-0, S Cottrell 8.3-1-28-3, D Bernard 9-2-32-2, D Jacobs 21-8-58-3, N Miller 27-6-56-0, J Campbell 1-0-10-0.

Jamaica 1st Innings

N Bonner LBW Nurse 26

J Campbell LBW Benn 31

D Jacobs c Phillips b Benn 21

J.Blackwood c Phillips b Benn 37

A McCarthy c Kraigg Brathwaite b Nurse 0

T Lambert* c Carlos Brathwaite b Benn 121

C Baugh Jr+ run out Benn 10

D Bernard LBW Fidel Edwards 42

N Miller c Carter b Benn 0

J Taylor c Dowrich b Fidel Edwards 0

S Cottrell not out 5

Total: 302 All Out (93 Overs)

Extras: (lb6, nb2) 8

Fall of Wickets: 1-51, 2-67, 3-98, 4-113, 5-125, 6-140, 7-254, 8-255, 9-264, 10-302.

Barbados 1st Innings Bowling: Fidel Edwards 12-0-58-2, M Cummins 7-0-33-0, A Nurse 16-4-47-2, Carlos Brathwaite 14-4-31-0, S Benn 35-13-102-5, J Carter 9-1-25-0.

Barbados 2nd Innings (Trail; 57)

Kraigg Brathwaite not out 7

O Phillips c Baugh Jr b Cottrell 2

S Hope not out 5

Total: 18/1 (7 Overs)

Extras (b4) 4

Fall of Wicket: 1-10.

Jamaica 2nd Innings Bowling: J Taylor 3-0-5-0, S Cottrell 3-0-7-1, N Miller 1-0-2-0.

State of Match: Barbados trail Jamaica by 39 runs in their 2nd Innings

Toss: Barbados won the toss and elected to bat

Points-to-date: Barbados 4 (1 batting point + 3 bowling points) | Jamaica 6 (3 bowling points + 3 batting points)

Umpires: Peter Nero, Joel Wilson

Match Referee: Mervyn Jones

Reserve Umpire: Jonathan Blades