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President’s X1 vs Australia 3-Day match …Chandrika (74) misses out on maiden ton; Marsh’s unbeaten 118 rally Aussies to 205-6
At the end of the penultimate day of Australia’s only match before they face the West Indies in a two-Test series which starts next week Wednesday in Dominica, the tourists reached 205-6 in reply to the formidable 382 made by the President’s X1 on a flat track at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua yesterday.
Rajendra Chandrika cuts during his 74 against Australia
Australia were spearheaded by a responsible unbeaten 118 from 31-year-old Shaun Marsh, who shared in a 109-run third wicket stand with Adam Voges (50) but the President’s X1 bowlers fought back in the final session which ended with them enjoying a 177-run lead going into today’s final day. Carlos Braithwaite and Jomel Warrican have so far picked up two wickets for the President’s X1.
By Lunch yesterday the visitors, who last toured here for a three-Test series in 2012, were 22-1 after Cummins had Chris Rogers (2) with just six runs on the board and by Tea they had progressed to 131-2 with Shaun Marsh on 62 and Voges on 50.
The only wicket to fall in the post Lunch session was Skipper Michael Clarke (15) who top-edged a hook off Braithwaite to gully at 25-2 just after the interval. Marsh and Voges extended their partnership to 109 during the final session before left-arm spinner Warrican trapped Voges
Shaun Marsh drives to reach his century in Antigua yesterday.
LBW for 52 at 166-3.
Mitchell Marsh joined his younger brother and the siblings carried the score to 174-4 before Mitchell (8) was caught behind off Braithwaite. Marsh reached his ton by off-driving Cummins for his 11th four after clearing the rope on three occasions.
His 14th First-Class hundred took 231 minutes and 181 balls. Brad Haddin and Peter Nevill departed just before the close as the Aussies slipped to 203-6. Peter Siddle was the other not out batsman yesterday.
Opting to bat first in the three-day encounter, the President’s X1 were led by half-centuries from Rajendra Chandrika (74), Shane Dowrich (78), Roston Chase (76), Jason Mohamed (55) and Braithwaite (50*) as the home side posted 288-5 by the end of the opening day but lost their last five wickets for 94 runs yesterday as five Aussie bowlers had two wickets each.
After Tyrone Theophile (4) was removed at 18-1 by Josh Hazelwood, who quickly dismissed Skipper Leon Johnson for a duck, two runs later. Chandrika and Dowrich added 103 for the fourth wicket with enterprising batting before the 25-year-old Guyanese opener once again failed to convert on a sound platform to a three-figure score as he fell 26 runs short of his first First-Class hundred.
His seventh at this level lasted 183 minutes, 132 balls and was decorated with 11 fours as his consistent run in First-Class cricket for 2015, continued. Dowrich, Chase and Mohamed all wasted excellent starts, while Braithwaite was left stranded on an even 50 when last man Miguel Cummings (6) was caught off spinner Nathan Lyon.
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