WICB Regional 4-day final...Brathwaite, Simmons slam centuries as T&T trail by 119 runs with 6 wickets intact

WICB Regional 4-day final…Brathwaite, Simmons slam centuries as T&T trail by 119 runs with 6 wickets intact

May 11, 2013 Sports

Opener Kraigg Brathwaite stroked a fine century but Trinidad and Tobago were fighting back at the end of the second day yesterday in the final of the West Indies Cricket Board Regional 4-day tournament at the Kensington oval.
Barbados began the day on 144-2 with Brathwaite on 49 and Jevon Searles on zero. Brathwaite played Imran Khan to cover for a single to bring up his half century; his innings lasted for 191 minutes and came off 151 balls with four fours. He and Searles carried the score to 169 before Searles was leg before to Shannon Gabriel for 10 as he played across a well pitched up delivery. Jonathan Carter then joined Brathwaite and the pair brought up the Bajans two

Kraigg Brathwaite drives Imran Khan during his century (WICB)

hundred in 67.5 overs.
The duo continued to frustrate the opposition with sensible batting before Carter after seemingly well set for a half century was yorked by Gabriel for 47. Marlon Richards then had Kevin Stoute caught behind for 6 at 257. Brathwaite, who was dropped on 96 off Gabriel, turned a delivery from Richards to midwicket for a single to reach his century which contained nine fours and came off 260 balls in 352 minutes.
Richards then accounted for Shane Dowrich (6) and Nurse (7) before Brathwaite and Sulieman Benn saw their team to three hundred in 93.5 overs. Richards struck once again when he had Benn taken by Rayad Emrit for 13 at 313. Brathwaite was then bowled off the inside edge by Imran Khan for 122 (420 mins, 303 balls, 9×4) with the score at 329-9. Kemar Roach and Miguel Cummins then added 40 for the last wicket stand before Cummins was dismissed for 18 as Barbados were bowled out for 369 in 110 overs; Roach was left unbeaten on 29.
Richards was the pick of the bowlers for the visitors with 4-55 off 21 overs, while Khan took 2-84 off 23 overs and Gabriel 2-99 off 23 overs; Hosein and Simmons had 1 each.
Trailing by 221 runs, Trinidad and Tobago batting a second time lost Barath (02), Yannick Carriah (02) and Jason Mohamed (00) to leave the score at 54-3. Simmons however took the attack to the Bajans and reached his fifty (6×4, 4x4off 20 balls) in 38 minutes before Hosein was caught and bowled by Benn for 8 at 87-4.
Ramdin joined Simmons and steadied the ship somewhat, Simmons, who was severe on anything short, cut Ashley Nurse through square cover to bring up his century in 91 minutes off 53 balls; his knock included ten fours and six sixes. However bad light stopped play with Trinidad and Tobago on 140-4 with Simmons on 111 and Ramdin on 13. Cummins has so far taken 3-41 and Benn 1-53. The game continues today with Trinidad and Tobago trailing by 119 runs with 6 wickets in hand.
Scores: T&T 110; Barbados 369
T&T 140/4.