2003 BCA FIRST DIVISION REVIEW

SERIES 2, JUNE 14, 15

Fidel Edwards grabs 13 for 64 but YMPC lose to Maple

Shirley Clarke hits century for Carlton

FAST BOWLER Fidel Edwards of Caribbean Lumber YMPC hauled in 13 wickets for 64 runs but was still on the losing end against Mount Gay Maple, and there was a century for United Carlton opener Shirley Clarke in Round 2 of the BCA Division 1 championship.

Maple, who triumphed by 37 runs on home turf at Trents, were joined in the winners’ row by Super Centre Spartan, who hit back with a six-wicket success after surrendering first innings against BCL.

First innings points were obtained by Cable & Wireless, Carlton, Banks, ICB Empire and Police over BDFSP, BNB St. Catherine, CHIC Combined Schools, ESA Field Pickwick and Harris Paints Wanderers.

AT TRENTS: IT is not often that a bowler takes 13 wickets and then faces the agony of his side being beaten. But that was the case for the talented Fidel Edwards, who bowled his heart out on an easy-paced pitch.

The 21-year-old Edwards, who played only one first-class match for Barbados in 2002 and who subsequently attended the Shell Cricket Academy in Grenada where he was highly praised by its director Dr. Rudi Webster, was well rewarded for his consistently good line and length. Eleven of his victims were either bowled or leg before wicket with eight falling through the latter route.

With a slinging round-arm action, Edwards took six for 36 off 18 overs in the first innings as Maple were bowled out for 126.

Dwight Bowen’s 36 was the topscore. Khalid Springer (24) and Ricardo Waldron (19) were the other double-figure contributors.

Maple then hit back to reduce YMPC to 63 for five by the close and sustained the pressure to bowl them out for 118 as Shane Ramsey picked up three for 12. Ryan O’Neale scored 27.

It was a close battle in the making when Maple were fired out for 129 in the second innings. Jefferson Gibbons scored 30, Springer 24 and Waldron 21.

Edwards’ seven for 28 came from 10.5 overs.

Set 138 to win in 31 overs, YMPC were given a fairly solid start by openers Adrian Jones (34) and Jason Codrington (22) but once they were parted, wickets fell steadily and they crashed to 99 all out in 25.5 overs.

Andre Evelyn, a tall, slim pacer, who formerly played for Empire, took four for 25, while Ramsey again made his presence felt with three for 12.

AT QUEEN’S PARK: A combination of pace and spin helped Spartan to victory against a side now taken for granted.

Sent in on a firm pitch following a 45-minute late start, the BCL recovered from six for two to total 236. The fightback was first led by captain and opener Dave Clarke and the talented Kamal Turney in a third wicket partnership of 111.

Turney hit 63 and Clarke 56. Kevin Patterson, batting at No. 9, opened his shoulders in plundering four sixes and three fours in 44. Andrew Glasgow made 26.

Seamer Philip Browne, back from his studies at the St. Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad, took four for 19.

Spartan slipped from 73 for one to 188 for nine declared as captain Dave Marshall recognised that time was vital and fancied his team’s chances of full points.

Corey Yearwood scored 48, Rohan Nurse 30, Dion Lovell 23 and Aaron Barker, 22 not out. Off-spinner Clarke showed his all-round ability by taking four for 42.

BCL managed only 55 in the second innings, surviving 20.5 overs with Conrad Drakes (17) the topscorer. Left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn snatched four for 14 and fast bowler Hattian Graham, three for eight.

Spartan achieved their target of 104 in 17.2 overs. Kevin Stoute, who opened with Wayne Blackman, led the way with 31. Blackman (24), Nurse (22 not out) and Benn (20) all helped in the chase.

AT BLACK ROCK: Shirley Clarke and Kurt Wilkinson, both with first-class experience, were the architects of a Carlton first innings total of 312 for five declared after St. Catherine opted to field first.

The pair featured in a third wicket stand of 181, having come together with the score 63 for two. Both fell to left-arm spinner Derick Bishop, the new St. Catherine captain who formerly represented Combined Schools.

Wilkinson made 83 in three hours off 136 balls. He struck 13 boundaries before he was well caught at slip by former national under-19 captain Kenroy Williams as he essayed a cut.

Clarke, who made 109, lost his wicket 15 minutes later to a catch at midwicket. The former captain of Barbados and West Indies under-19 teams was at the crease for four hours, 24 minutes. He faced 199 deliveries and hit 12 fours and two sixes.

Bruce Chandler contributed an unbeaten 42 and Dale Richards got 35 as Bishop finished with three for 74.

St. Catherine made a spirited response by the close in reaching 64 for one with left-hander Rico Weekes on 34.

Weekes went on to topscore with 63, hitting six fours and three sixes in St. Catherine’s reply of 253. Williams made 41 and Bishop 27.

Spinners Dane Currency (three for 13) and captain Marlon Graham (three for 76) were in the forefront of Carlton’s cause but another spinner, Ryan Austin, was expensive as his two wickets cost 115 runs.

Carlton were 78 for one in the second innings, Clarke scoring 37 and Rommel King 28 not out.

AT WILDEY: Cable & Wireless raced to a 90-run first innings lead with four wickets standing by the close of the opening day but then found a defiant BDFSP for the rest of the match.

Off-spinner Anthony Morris and leg-spinner Ryan Layne shared seven wickets as BDFSP were bowled out for 136 after they were put in. Morris took four for 25 and Layne three for 44.

Pacer Corey Edwards, batting at No. 9, was topscorer with 38 not out, opener Shane Mayers made 28 and Dadrian Forde 22.

The home side recovered from 21 for three to close on 226 for six off only 36 overs. A revival was first led by captain Courtney Browne and Brian Johnson, who added 86 for the fourth wicket. Later Carl Chapman and Morris featured in an unbroken stand of 61.

Browne made 61 off 69 balls with seven fours and two sixes and Johnson counted the same number of boundaries in 60 which came off only 39 deliveries. Morris scored 40 not out and Chapman was unbeaten on 23.

Having declared at their overnight score, Cable & Wireless managed to take the first three BDFSP second innings wickets with 21 runs still needed to erase the deficit but the level-headed Norman Willoughby (58) and Forde (31) steadied the innings with a fourth wicket partnership of 57.

Skipper Stephen Howell helped in the fightback by scoring 42 and even though the last five wickets fell for 47 runs, a total of 252 meant that Cable & Wireless would have to chase 163 for victory. Fast bowler Gordon Maxwell took three for 52.

In the end, Cable & Wireless were 104 for seven following a second wicket stand of 50 between Ron Bates (32) and Layne (29). Edwards grabbed four for 38.

AT DEIGHTON GRIFFITH, KINGSLAND: BANKS’ hopes of gaining full points were thwarted by Martin Nurse, who hit a half-century in each innings.

Banks, who were sent in, scored 275 despite slipping from 103 for one to 160 for seven. Middle order batsman Adrian Watson led the way with 48 and Anderson Sealy hit 44 towards the end as the last two wickets added 93.

Other contributions of note came from Richard Carter (39), Gregory Alleyne (32), Wayne Reuben (30) and David Sealy (23).

Captain Nurse easily dominated an opening stand of 109 with Renaldo Parris as he hammered 83 with six fours and three sixes. Parris made 37. Both were dismissed by left-arm spinner Anderson Sealy, who with his captain Winston Reid equally shared the wickets as the Schools reached 143 for six by stumps.

The Schools went on to score 204 with Nicolai Charles unbeaten on 27. Sealy finished with four for 49 and Reid four for 70.

Needing quick runs, Banks used Barry Callender as an opener and he responded with 51 in a total of 140 for seven declared. Javon Searles took four for 47.

Requiring 212 for victory, the Schools were again given a solid start of 78 by Nurse (58) and Renaldo Parris (23) before co-incidentally holding on at 143 for six off 47 overs. Omar Phillips got 27 not out.

Anderson Sealy again took four wickets while conceding 62 runs.

AT KENSINGTON OVAL: AN unbeaten 91 by Jason Parris, aided by three dropped catches, helped Empire to 293 all out in the entire first day’s play after Pickwick had enjoyed the better of the early sessions.

Put in on an easy-paced pitch, Empire were shaky at 104 for six before Parris, who batted at No. 8 instead of his regular opening position, joined the reliable Shawn Graham in consolidating.

The pair added 91 with Graham hitting 76, which included six fours and a six.

Parris, dropped twice before 20 and then on 72, struck seven fours and a six. He was at the crease for 171 minutes and faced 169 balls.

There was further frustration for Pickwick as Parris and Ian Perryman, who scored 31 from 30 balls, put on for the ninth wicket.

Off-spinner Ryan Hurley was easily the best of the bowlers with four for 88 off 37 overs.

Pickwick responded with 210 all out as Alcindo Holder took four for 45 and Ian Perryman three for 41.

Anthony Hurley scored 60 at No.3 and captain Rondelle Yearwood contributed 38 not out towards the end.

Empire were 82 for one in the second innings with Parris scoring 40 in a first wicket stand of 71 with Jason Haynes (31 not out).

AT WEYMOUTH ‘A’: SPINNERS Sadiq Hill and Jimmy Small each snapped up three wickets to help Police gain first innings lead over Wanderers.

Starting the final day on 73 for two in pursuit of 226 for the lead, Wanderers fell for 188. Ian Bradshaw topscored with 42 not out and Avery Greene got 40, adding just five to his overnight score.

Hill took three for 34 and Small three for 49.

Police’s 225 for eight declared after they were put in was built around Brian Corbin’s 73 which included seven boundaries and 54 containing six fours from Stanton Proverbs. The pair put on 70 for the third wicket. Edison Rock later contributed 29.

Having settled for batting practice in the second innings, Police ended on 163 for six. Opener Stephenson Herbert made 54, Corbin 46 and Dwayne Yearwood 27.