COOLIDGE, Antigua, CMC – Kevin Wickham’s unbeaten hundred and Joshua Bishop’s four-wicket haul mixed to inflict Rising Eire with a heavy 432-run defeat inside three days right here Monday.
Properly positioned on 176 for 4 of their second innings in a single day, Cricket West Indies Academy piled up 321 for eight declared, with Wickham carving out an outstanding unbeaten 105 off 108 deliveries – his double first-class hundred.
Set a mammoth 579 runs for victory, the guests collapsed in a heap for 143 all out, Bishop claiming 4 for 36 along with his left-arm spin to complete with match figures of eight for 54.
Liam McCarthy struck a high rating of 35 not out from 32 balls with a half-dozen fours at quantity 9, whereas opener Stephen Doheny obtained 23, however they have been the one two to go 20.
The victory gave CWI Academy a clear sweep of the two-match first-class sequence performed at Coolidge Cricket Floor.
Resuming the day on 17, Wickham dominated the Rising Eire bowling, hanging a half-dozen fours and 5 sixes.
He reached his fifty off 74 deliveries with a sweetly-timed six over long-on off left-arm spinner Mike Frost (2-136) earlier than mentioning three figures off 105 deliveries with a streaky boundary to a wonderful third man off seamer Tom Mayes (5-75), who picked up one other five-wicket haul to finish with match figures of ten for 139.
Alongside the best way, Wickham placed on 78 for the sixth wicket with captain Nyeem Younger (32) and an additional 50 for the eighth wicket with McKenny Clarke (22).
Starting their second innings after lunch, Rising Eire discovered themselves instantly in strife when James McCollum perished to the third ball for 2, nicking a defensive prod at Clarke behind after being dropped the earlier supply.
Clarke, who completed with two for 16, additionally knocked over Cade Carmichael for 14 at 22 for 2, the right-hander slapping a protracted hop to cowl.
When Tim Hector drove at seamer Kelvin Pittman and edged excessive to second slip with out scoring, Rising Eire was tottering on 36 for 3 and by no means recovered.
Together with his facet teetering on the brink on 108 for 9, McCarthy ensured the tail wagged in a 35-run final wicket stand with Matthew Foster (2) earlier than quick bowler Isai Thorne put the latter out of his distress.
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