Alick Athanaze and Joshua Da Silva offered a promising preview of their type with unbeaten half-centuries in the course of the West Indies’ opening match on their England tour, which resulted in a draw towards the First-Class Counties Choose XI on Friday.
Athanaze, scoring 66 not out, and Da Silva, with an unbeaten 51, led the West Indies to declare their second innings at 196 for 5 in the course of the rescheduled tea break on the rain-affected closing day of the three-day match on the Kent County Cricket Floor.
The Counties Choose XI, set an inconceivable goal of 163 to win within the closing session, and reached 30 for 2 earlier than stumps had been drawn. Uncapped pacer Jeremiah Louis, filling in for the injured Kemar Roach, made an influence by getting opener Harry Singh caught behind for a 12-ball duck. Johann Layne, from the Cricket West Indies Academy squad, additionally took a wicket, catching Jamal Richards behind for six, earlier than each groups agreed to finish the match.
Stable preparation regardless of climate challenges
“Barring a little bit of opposed climate, we have now managed to get quite a lot of stable cricket performed during the last three days, so we’re usually pleased with what has occurred on the tour to date,” West Indies assistant coach Jimmy Adams instructed CWI Media. “What we’d have wished to get from the time spent out within the center, we have now gotten. The climate has been variety to us, we all know that it might get just a little bit tough [in England], however all in all, we’re very pleased with what the climate has allowed and the services we have now been given, and what the blokes have been capable of produce.”
The West Indies squad now heads to London to proceed their preparations for the primary Take a look at towards hosts England, beginning Wednesday at Lord’s. Adams emphasised the significance of this observe in unfamiliar situations, particularly for the batsmen.
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“I feel it can be crucial that they [the batsmen] get as a lot ‘stay’ observe as they’ll in situations that quite a lot of them are usually not acquainted with,” Adams added. “I might say that no matter anyplace they’ve travelled outdoors of the Caribbean, quite a lot of them haven’t toured England earlier than – some have – however quite a lot of the batters haven’t, so [this tour match] was a possibility for them to get as acquainted with situations as attainable earlier than they run into the worldwide opposition, and I feel they’ve carried out it fairly properly.”
Match highlights
Earlier within the day, Athanaze and Da Silva shared an unbroken 91-run partnership for the sixth wicket after rain-delayed play, with the guests resuming from their in a single day rating of 57 for 2. Opener Mikyle Louis contributed 28 runs however was one in all three wickets to fall inside half an hour when play resumed after a 2 1/2-hour climate delay, leaving the West Indies at 105 for 5.
Athanaze’s resistance spanned two-and-a-half hours on the crease, that includes 11 fours from 99 balls. Da Silva supported with six fours from 69 balls over an hour and a half. Athanaze reached his half-century off 62 balls by clipping pacer Jamal Richards by means of backward sq. leg for a single.
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The second Take a look at of the collection begins on July 18 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, adopted by the third Take a look at on July 26 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
