BELFAST, Eire, CMC – A boundary-studded, unbeaten half-century from former West Indies Below-19 captain Ackeem Auguste was the spotlight for the Cricket West Indies Academy towards hosts Rising Eire earlier than rain intervened of their first-class match on Thursday.
The 20-year-old left-hander from St Lucia struck 11 fours in 70 not out from 91 balls in somewhat beneath two hours on the crease, and the Caribbean aspect have been 148 for 3 of their second innings – nonetheless trailing by 93 – when adversarial climate introduced an early shut on the third day of the four-day match at Stormont.
Kadeem Alleyne supported with 38 and shared 84 for the primary wicket with Auguste earlier than he was run out when confusion introduced them to the identical crease. Nonetheless, not one of the different CWI Academy batters that got here to the crease might spark on a day when solely 37.5 overs have been doable.
The guests wanted lower than an hour to wrap up the Rising Eire innings and dismissed them for 441 to concede a 241-run, first-innings lead.
Nyeem Younger ended with two for 55 from 15 overs, and Antiguan paceman Kelvin Pitman completed with two for 65 from 18.5 overs and shared the final three wickets after the Irish began the day on 397 for seven.
Younger, who captained the workforce within the previous One-day, 50 overs-a-side matches and the primary four-day match, made the breakthrough when Fionn Hand fell for 79 on account of a exceptional reflex catch from Alleyne within the gully, ending a 65-run, eighth wicket stand with Liam McCarthy, the final man out for 30.
CWI Academy reached 108 for 2 at lunch after Alleyne was run out, and Andy McBrine bowled West Indies Below-19 wicketkeeper-batsman Jewel Andrew for 13 within the penultimate over earlier than the interval.
After lunch, CWI Academy captain Teddy Bishop was lbw to left-arm spinner and first-innings wrecker-in-chief Matthew Humphreys for 9 – however solely 5 minutes later, the rain stopped the motion for the rest of the day.
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