Leewards rout Jamaica on day one

Jul 27, 2014 Sports

By Zaheer Mohamed
Led by steady bowling from skipper Jeremiah Louis (3-18), Shaquille Martina (3-28)

Abijai Mansingh hits through the offside.

and Colin Archibald (2-24) Leeward Islands bowled out Jamaica for 117 in 38.4 overs when their second round game of the Regional U-19 3-Day tournament got under way yesterday.
Romaine Morris (29), Abijai Mansingh (22) and Mark Parchment (21) were the only batsmen that offered any resistance as the Jamaicans were bowled out in the final session at Demerara Cricket Club.
When play finally got going at 13:30hrs due rain, Leeward Islands showed that their decision to insert the Jamaicans on a moist pitch was the correct one when Jeremiah Louis bowled Leroy Lugg (05) in the eight over. Ramone Francis (09) flashed at left arm pacer Archibald and was taken in the slips before Odean Mc Catty (07) was trapped LBW to off spinner Shaquille Martina leaving the score at 26-3. Parchment and Morris led the Jamaicans fight back with a fourth wicket stand of 51. Parchment took boundaries off Archibald while Morris got off the mark with an exquisite off drive for four off Martina.
The left handed Morris, who wasted little time is dispatching the bad balls, then struck Martina for a maximum and drove him through the covers. But just as when he seemed set for a huge score, he nicked one behind from Louis. Louis then uprooted the stumps of Parchment leaving the Jamaicans tottering at 83-5.
Mansingh played with a straight bat and added 33 for the sixth wicket with Ramaal Lewis (07), but threw his wicket away, hitting a full toss from Martina to mid wicket. The rest of the batting failed to offer support as Therone Bussee and Mrinal Wadwha backed up with a wicket apiece.
In reply Leewards were 5-0 after facing four overs when bad light stop play at 17:37hrs with West and Powell on two each.

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