ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Barbados have been topped West Indies Underneath-15 champions on Wednesday after a strong all-round present from Jahidi Hinds enabled them to beat a damaging spell from Windward Islands captain Earsinho Fontaine and gallop to a 192-run win.
Hinds gathered the highest rating of 84 from 105 balls, together with 5 fours and three sixes. He was one among three batsmen who bought half-centuries for the Barbadians of their complete of 297 all out in 49.2 overs after they selected to bat of their fifth and closing spherical match at Bethesda.
Fellow opener and Barbados captain Damarko Wiggins supported with 62 off 69 balls that included 5 fours and three sixes, and fellow left-hander Justin Parris made 58 from 61 balls earlier than Fontaine carved up the underside half of their aspect’s batting to finish with 5 for 18 from 4.2 overs and was one among two bowlers that completed the match with a chart-topping 11 wickets.
In reply, Jorden Charles bought 32 and was the one Windwards batsman who reached 20 earlier than they have been dismissed for 105 in 26.2 overs.
Javed Worrell was probably the most profitable Barbadian bowler, taking three for 17 from 5 overs, whereas Kelani Clarke and Hinds took two wickets apiece to assist full the demolition of the Windwards’ batting, which completed fourth within the match on 9 factors.
It was the Barbadians’ fourth win in a row after their opening match towards Guyana was washed out with no ball bowled. They topped the six-team desk with 22 factors—1.2 greater than the second-placed Guyanese.
“After final 12 months’s efficiency, I believe a variety of exhausting work and a variety of planning went into our preparations,” Barbados coach Roddy Estwick stated.
“We had rather more time to arrange, and the boys have been very coachable. As soon as younger gamers are coachable, able to pay attention, and work exhausting, they are going to have an opportunity to achieve success, and I’m completely satisfied for them.
“The general efficiency was fairly pleasing. I assumed it was a staff efficiency, however probably the most pleasing factor is that I made some tactical tweaks, and the boys purchased into it.”
The tweak that paid probably the most dividends was convincing Wiggins, the match’s main scorer with 291 runs at a mean of 72.75, to open the batting.
Estwick stated the left-hander had batted within the center order in two earlier tournaments with little impression, however he felt he might provide extra to the staff on the prime.
“I felt this 12 months, having checked out his opening, and it actually paid off, and he purchased into the thought as effectively,” he stated. “Whenever you plan one thing like that, and it comes off, it really works; it’s very pleasing.”
Elsewhere, Parmeshwar Ram’s tidy all-round efficiency helped to spur Guyana to a 147-run win towards hosts Leeward Islands at Liberta and second place.
Ram, opening the bat, led the best way with 60 off 83 balls, together with 5 fours. He was one among two batsmen who bought half-centuries within the Guyana complete of 258 for eight after they have been put in to bat.
Emmanuel Lewis scored 60 off 55 balls, together with 5 fours and three sixes, and Adrian Hetmyer, nephew of West Indies left-handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer, scored 48.
Ram returned to open the bowling and was one among 4 Guyanese bowlers who grabbed two wickets earlier than the Leewards have been bowled out for 111 in 35.4 overs, ending fifth within the match on 7.8 overs.
A miserly but penetrative spell from left-arm pacer Aarion Mohammed arrange Trinidad & Tobago, final 12 months’s champions, for an eight-wicket win towards Jamaica on the Coolidge Cricket Floor.
Mohammed took 4 wickets for 17 from his allotted 10 overs and completed the match with 11 wickets. After they determined to bat, the Jamaicans have been bowled out for 101 in 38.1 overs.
Demario Corridor led Jamaica with a relentless, even 50 off 104 balls earlier than pacer Aiden Owen collected his scalp and ended with three for 14 from 8.1 overs. On the identical time, T&T captain Zane Maraj added two wickets along with his off-spin.
Maraj adopted up with a prime rating of 32 not out, and Zakariyya Mohammed was not out on 29. T&T reached their goal in 19 overs flat and completed third within the standings with 13.6 factors, whereas Jamaica ended backside of the desk on 5.2.
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