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Chase, Dowrich rescue President’ X1 against Australia
A responsible 100-run fifth wicket stand between Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich who both scored their second fifty in the game, rescued the President’s X1 from a precarious 41-4 on the third and final day of their practice match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua ended in a draw yesterday.
Umpire Nigel Duguid admires Royston Chase as he punches one for four in Antigua yesterday.
Chase made 55 before he retired while Dowrich scored an unbeaten 53 as Josh Hazelwood put in a good showing on a flat North Sound track with 3-4 from four overs in an incisive opening burst.
The home side were in deep trouble at 25-3 after Rajendra Chandrika, Skipper Leon Johnson and Sharmarh Brooks were all sent packing for ducks by Hazelwood.
Scores: President’s X1 (382 & 161-4), Australia (250)
Australia resumed the final day on 205-6 with Shaun Marsh unbeaten on 118. The visitors lost their Skipper without addition to the score and despite an undefeated rearguard 31 from Josh Hazelwood, were dismissed on the stroke of Lunch. Carlos Braithwaite (3-39), Jomel Warrican (3-93) and Marquino Mindely (2-42) did the damage with the ball for the home team.
After the interval the President’s X1 started their second innings in horrendous fashion when Guyana opener Chandrika, who made a fluent 74 in the first innings, sliced Hazelwood to gully before he had scored to leave the home team on 5-1.
Tyrone Theophile looked positive and stroked a couple of boundaries but with the score on 13, Johnson severely hurt his chances of being added to the 12 named for the first Test in Dominica by playing across a pitched up delivery and was trapped LBW by Hazelwood for his second duck in the match. Hazelwood then sent Brooks packing for the third consecutive duck in the innings to leave the hosts wobbling on the ropes at 25-3.
When Theophile, who hit six fours in 26, was clean bowled by Peter Siddle the scoreboard read 41-4 but Royson Chase, who stroked 76 in the first innings and Wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich, who made 78 in the first innings, joined for forces to stage ‘operation rebuild’ and by Tea had taken their team to 89-4 with both batsmen on 25.
After Tea, Chase reached his second 50 of the match when he drove Fawad Ahmed to the extra cover boundary for his sixth four off his 96th ball. With his score on 55, Bajan Chase who also bowls off-spin retired, prompting speculation off a possible call-up for the West Indies Test squad.
His partnership with Dowrich was worth 100 runs and effectively batted the young West Indians out of danger. Dowrich soon brought up his second fifty in the contest when he rocked back and cut Ahmed behind point for his fifth boundary off his 122nd ball just before the close.
The contest was then called off with Dowrich and Jason Mohamed (11*) at the crease.
Australia, who last toured the West Indies in 2012 when they won the three-Test series 2-0, plays the West Indies in a two-Test series from Wednesday in Dominica. The second and final Test is fixed for Jamaica.
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