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West Indies Championship 4-Day Tournament (2020)

This second wicket partnership between Devon Smith and Kaveem Hodge well and truly is taking the Windwards to a position of comfort.

They lead Guyana by 16 runs. And just over two sessions remaining for the end of the match. They've lost first innings points. I don't see them accelerating the score to set Guyana a target. No declaration coming.
 
I once thought that this TT side was a powerhouse batting outfit...but they are falling like flies against pace. They crumbled to 77 in their second innings

Keon Harding's bowling lead Barbados to a big win(299 runs) over TT.

Match figures of 27.5-9-76-10

This win will see Barbados extending their lead at the top of the table.
 
i'll be disappointed if Barbados don't win it all this year, sorry SCC
I don't disagree with you. They have played well. Even with a captain who is struggling with the bat. They have good players who plays the format well. Bowlers are some of the best in the region. Taking 20 in a match enhances your chances of winning.

Five years in a row champs. I am proud of that for the Jaguars. This year, we haven't been up to par with the bat as previous years. It'd be a tough task chasing Barbados for the top spot. There are 5 more rounds to go. Anything can happen
 
Points standings after 5 rounds:

Barbados Pride - 84.2
Guyana Jaguars -60.8
Jamaica Scorpions -57.4
Windwards Volcanoes -50
T&T Red -46.6
Leewards Hurricanes-32.6

Doesn't look like we have a runaway winner yet. Guyana might catch up. Scorpions been playing some good cricket ever since Pete Salmon joined them. Red Force been on the decline. They can't handle pace bowling. Leewards are not the same team ever since Rahkeem made his test debut. Windwards are on the up after that batting display against the Jaguars.
 
At the halfway stage in the tournament...guess who is the leading run-scorer?


Code:
Player	          Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
DS Smith	   5      9	1	458	147*	57.25	1041	43.99	1	2	0	45	2
(Windward Islands)
J Blackwood	5	10	0	385	98	38.50	749	51.40	0	4	1	40	2
(Jamaica)
KR Mayers	5	9	1	377	106	47.12	496	76.00	1	4	0	40	9
(Barbados)
CD Barnwell	5	8	0	372	107	46.50	554	67.14	1	2	0	43	7
(Guyana)
KOA Powell	5	9	0	358	99	39.77	632	56.64	0	3	0	42	3
(Leeward Islands)
KAR Hodge	5	9	1	356	100*	44.50	841	42.33	1	3	0	41	0
(Windward Islands)
S Moseley	5	9	1	353	155*	44.12	883	39.97	1	1	1	34	1
(Barbados)
LR Johnson	5	8	1	325	189*	46.42	702	46.29	1	1	1	38	1
(Guyana)
NE Bonner	4	8	4	316	100*	79.00	623	50.72	1	2	1	27	5
(Jamaica)
P Palmer	4	8	2	313	116*	52.16	679	46.09	1	2	0	32	1
(Jamaica)
 
And the bowling:


Code:
Player 	          Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
V Permaul	5	10	194.2	58	401	30	6/50	10/89	13.36	2.06	38.8	1	1
(Guyana)
CK Holder	5	10	125.5	22	394	24	6/47	11/92	16.41	3.13	31.4	2	1
(Barbados)
AJ Hosein	5	9	217.4	63	498	24	6/62	8/94	20.75	2.28	54.4	1	0
(Trinidad & Tobago)
KJ Harding	5	10	124.3	19	429	23	5/19	10/76	18.65	3.44	32.4	2	1
(Barbados)
N Smith	        5	10	122.0	19	461	19	6/55	8/96	24.26	3.77	38.5	2	0
(Guyana)
NA Gordon	4	8	101.1	14	325	17	6/45	8/73	19.11	3.21	35.7	2	0
(Jamaica)
PAS McSween	5	7	132.2	28	420	16	5/102	5/102	26.25	3.17	49.6	1	0
(Windward Islands)
S Berridge	5	8	122.0	32	421	16	5/22	9/61	26.31	3.45	45.7	1	0
(Leeward Islands)
BNL Charles	5	9	159.0	33	448	16	5/87	7/145	28.00	2.81	59.6	1	0
(Trinidad & Tobago)
PM Harty	5	9	179.3	28	491	16	4/43	5/123	30.68	2.73	67.3	0	0
(Jamaica)
A spinner leads the list, yes, but look at the names that are fast bowlers: Holder, Harding, Smith, Berridge, Gordon, McSween.

Nicholson Gordon is a towering figure. Something like Ian Bishop, he causes problems for the batsmen with the extra bounce he gets off the wicket. Just needs to be more on target though. Nial Smith hasn't done much in the last two matches. Guyana might want to give him a rest for the next round match.
 
News from the Jamaica Scorpions camp:

John Campbell and Peat Salmon have been banned from bowling.

Salmon made his debut against the Jaguars a few rounds ago and immediately made an impact, leading the way with the ball to defeat Guyana. His action looked questionable.


Good that CWI are weeding these guys out. Hope he works on the action.
I don't care much about John Campbell's bowling.
 

GoodAreasShane

Cricketer Of The Year
So good to see actual proper quicks up on the wickets list.

Remember a few seasons back where Kevin Stoute with his 120k nothings was the only seamer high on the wickets list. Nobody can possibly say that is good for cricket.

Campbell's bowling is no great loss. Looked barely more than part time anyway
 
So good to see actual proper quicks up on the wickets list.

Remember a few seasons back where Kevin Stoute with his 120k nothings was the only seamer high on the wickets list. Nobody can possibly say that is good for cricket.

Campbell's bowling is no great loss. Looked barely more than part time anyway
I feel that this is a result of the points a team can get from pace bowling.

We clearly need a much deserved renaissance of pace bowling in the West Indies.

Ignoring all the pacers from 2000-2019
 

GoodAreasShane

Cricketer Of The Year
I think it helps that these younger guys will be coming into a setup that has some decent experience and skill in the bowling. Someone like Roach for example has plenty to offer in terms of knowledge and guidance, a benefit he didn't really have when bursting into the scene as a young tearaway way back around 2008-2009

Things are looking up for Caribbean fast bowling. Just a shame the batting picture looks rather less encouraging
 
I think it helps that these younger guys will be coming into a setup that has some decent experience and skill in the bowling. Someone like Roach for example has plenty to offer in terms of knowledge and guidance, a benefit he didn't really have when bursting into the scene as a young tearaway way back around 2008-2009

Things are looking up for Caribbean fast bowling. Just a shame the batting picture looks rather less encouraging
I think that's been one of the reasons for Barbados' success. They have the most balaced team in the tournament....good pace bowling triplet. It's just great watching them bowling in tandem...

Roach-Harding-Holder
 

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Roach-Gabriel-Joseph-Holder-Cornwall is a good attack in home conditions. They probably need these guys to step up a bit more away from home. Gabriel is decent in his enforcer role but they could use an upgrade there.
 

Beamer

International Vice-Captain
Roach-Gabriel-Joseph-Holder-Cornwall is a good attack in home conditions. They probably need these guys to step up a bit more away from home. Gabriel is decent in his enforcer role but they could use an upgrade there.
Cornwall will make a massive (forgive the pun) difference overseas as he offers control and threat. We haven't had a spin bowler like that for a long long time. That will allow the pacers to do their thing.

I agree that Gabriel is the weak link at the moment, which is a sign of how far our bowling attack has come in the last 2 years. Chemar Holder is definitely ready for a chance with his decent pace and accuracy. I have my eye on Keon Harding or Nial Smith for the enforcer role (both are very quick) but neither of them are quite ready yet. Oshane Thomas could do it if he gets fit and learns how to bowl more than 4 overs.
 

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