Cricket Web 'A' vs West Indies 'A' - National Cricket Centre
2nd "Test" - Day 1 - Webbers take 3 in an hour
Just over an hour of play was available on the opening day as a soggy series continued in the Caribbean. But Cricket Web 'A' made the best of that time and took three key wickets to leave their hosts in tatters at an early stumps. Martin West was the chief destroyer with 2 of the wickets, but he should have been matched by Bryce Cunningham but for a dropped catch by Rob Bowen at slip. The man charged with the responsibility as nightwatchman, Amit Jaggernauth survived to go to stumps with his captain, Daren Ganga.
West Indies 'A' 1st innings 25-3 (15 overs)
D Ganga 8*, A Barath 8, A Jaggernauth 4*
MP West 2-15
Day 2 - Baugh and Richardson win day for WIndies
A crucial innings of 100 unbeaten by Carlton Baugh jr. rescued West Indies 'A' from a desperate situation to a reasonable score of 229. The diminutive wicketkeeper-batsman was unusually reserved and valued his wicket impressively in leading the recovery. He arrived at the crease at 70-6 and the dismissal of nightwatchman Amit Jaggernauth. Unlike his more esteemed colleagues, Jaggernauth stuck in nicely for 23 runs. The final 4 wickets went on to cost 159 runs and Baugh did an excellent job shepherding the tail in the afternoon, after he lost the company of Brendan Nash (32) before lunch.
The revelation of the tour, Martin West picked up 5 wickets in the innings, while Bryce Cunningham supported with 3 for 62. Still it was an apparently disheartened Webber side that left the field after the frustrating WI 'A' recovery. At the same time Baugh walked off to the lusty applause of a full house in celebration of his achievement.
Little sooner than CW 'A' began their innings that they were in trouble. Before the end of the 5th over, both openers were back in the pavilion for single digit scores. Stephen Young was under pressure to keep his cool and was joined by Tarick Weber in the nightwatchman role, with over an hour remaining to be played. Just 20 minutes into the final hour, Young perished to a loose drive, a ball after he had been dropped in the slips attempting the same shot. He was furious with himself, and rightly so, and stormed off for 17. Jamee Gray arrived and played a thunderous cover drive before CW 'A' went in for the night on 46-3.
West Indies 'A' 1st innings 229 all out (94 overs)
CS Baugh 100*, BP Nash 32, A Jaggernauth/NO Miller 23
MP West 5-44, BC Cunningham 3-62
Cricket Web 'A' 1st innings 46-3 (19 overs)
S Young 17, TV Weber 13*, JR Gray 9*
AP Richardson 2-15
Cricket Web 'A' trail West Indies 'A' by 183 runs with 7 first innings wickets in hand.