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WICB Regional 4 day semi-finals…Nurse, Benn bowl Barbados to innings victory over Windwards
– Rain stops play at Sabina Park
Controlled spin bowling by Ashley Nurse and Sulieman Benn gave Barbados an innings and 101 runs victory over Windward Islands at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica, while rain stopped play between Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica at Sabina Park in Jamaica in the West Indies Cricket Board Regional 4 day semi-finals yesterday.
In reply to Barbados first innings total of 212, Windwards resumed on their overnight score of 27-3 and were bowled out for 44 at Warner Park.
Ashley Nurse bagged 14 wickets for Barbados (WICB)
They lost Andre Fletcher who recommenced on 01 caught behind for 5 at 37-4. Gary Mathurin who resumed the day on 04 only managed 01 to his overnight score before he fell with out addition to the total. Ashley Nurse then accounted for Liam Sebastian for a duck as Windwards fell into further trouble at 38-6, it then became 38-7 when Nurse had Lyndon James caught and bowled without scoring. Keddy Lesporis was then leg before to Sulieman Benn for 01 as Windwards lost 3 wickets without addition to the score and were soon bowled out for 44 in less than an hour play. Nurse bagged 7-10 and Benn 3-13.
Trailing by 168 Windwards were asked to follow on and their weakness against spin bowling was again exposed as they were skittled for 67.
Benn struck early when he sent back Tyrone Theopille (00) without a run on the board. The Islanders continued to lose wickets at regular intervals and were all out just after lunch on the second day. Nurse was again the main destroyer with 7-30, while Benn had 3-35. Nurse finished the game with figures of 14 for 39.
Summary Scores:
BARBADOS 212 (Jonathan Carter 116, Kemar Roach 24; Shane Shillingford 34-4-81-6, Liam Sebastien 2-47)
WINDWARD ISLANDS 44 (Ashley Nurse 7-10, Sulieman Benn 3-15) and 67 (Andre Fletcher 27; Ashley Nurse 7-30, Sulieman Benn 3-35)
At Sabina Park, In pursuit of Jamaica’s 247 for first innings points, Trinidad resumed on 17-1 with Lendl Simmons on 09 and Yannick Carriah on 5. They progressed to 73 before Carriah was removed by Odean Brown for 26. Left arm Nikita Miller then trapped Steven Katwaroo (02) leg before as Trinidad and Tobago slipped to 86-3.
Simmons however continued to play his shots and soon brought up his fifty from 116 balls in 175 minutes with seven fours. The visitors then lost Jason Mohamed (00) who had his stumps knocked back by Andrew Richardson at 94-4 before Miller uprooted the stumps of Denesh Ramdin for 08 at 118-5. Simmons and Akeal Hosein added 27 for the sixth wicket before Simmons was leg before to Miller for 79.
Play was then halted with Trinidad and Tobago on 162-6 with Hosein on 24 and Imran Khan on 6. Miller has so far taken 4-33, while Brown and Richardson have 1 each.
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