West Indies’ Joshua Da Silva hits a 4 from the bowling of England’s Jack Leach throughout day three of their third Check cricket match on the Nationwide Cricket Stadium in St. George, Grenada, Saturday, March 26, 2022.
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Alick Athanaze and Joshua Da Silva warmed up with unbeaten half-centuries for West Indies earlier than the opening match on their tour of England towards the First-Class Counties Choose XI led to a draw.
Athanaze was not out on 66 and Da Silva was not out on 51 when West Indies declared their second innings on 196 for 5 on the ultimate day of the three-day match on the Kent County Cricket Floor.
The Counties Choose XI have been 30 for 2 of their second innings when stumps have been drawn within the match after they needed to goal 163 to win within the last session of play.
Uncapped pacer Jeremiah Louis, who changed injured Kemar Roach within the West Indies squad for the tour, then received opener Harry Singh caught behind for a 12-ball duck, and Johann Layne, received Jamal Richards caught behind for six earlier than the 2 groups determined it was futile to proceed.
“Barring a little bit of hostile climate, we’ve got managed to get a number of strong cricket performed during the last three days, so we’re typically proud of what has occurred on the tour to this point,” West Indies Assistant Coach, Jimmy Adams instructed CWI Media.
“What we might have needed to get from the time spent out within the center, we’ve got gotten. The climate has been variety to us, we all know that it may get just a little bit tough [in England], however all in all, we’re very proud of what the climate has allowed and the services we’ve got been given, and what the blokes have been in a position to produce.”
“I believe it is necessary that they [the batsmen] get as a lot ‘stay’ observe as they’ll in situations that a number of them should not conversant in,” Adams added.
“I might say that regardless of anyplace they’ve traveled exterior of the Caribbean, a number of them haven’t toured England earlier than — some have — however a number of the batters haven’t, so [this tour match] was a chance for them to get as acquainted with situations as potential earlier than they run into the worldwide opposition, and I believe they’ve executed it fairly nicely.”
Earlier, Athanaze and Da Silva shared 91 for the sixth wicket with the guests set to proceed from their in a single day complete of 57 for two.
Opener Mikyle Louis made 28 and was one in all three wickets that fell within the span of half-hour and so they have been 105 for 5e.
However Athanaze led the resistance for the Caribbean facet belting 11 fours from 99 balls, and Da Silva smashing half-dozen fours from 69 balls in an hour-and-a-half.
Athanaze reached his 50 from 62 balls. Da Silva arrived on the landmark from 68 balls when he pulled off-spinner Farham Ahmed, youthful brother of England teenaged leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed, for his last boundary earlier than the declaration got here in the course of the rescheduled tea break.
