Kyle Hope century underlines WI’s dominance

DERBY, England, CMC – Stroke-maker Kyle Hope struck his second first class hundred as West Indies dominated the opening day of their day/night tour game against Derbyshire here Friday. The right-hander notched 105, headlining an excellent batting effort by the Caribbean side which saw then end the day at the Derbyshire County Ground on an impressive 340 for three. Left-handed opener Kieran Powell carved out 92 to run in to form while Shai Hope (69 not out) and Roston Chase (62 not out) fashioned unbeaten halfcenturies, to reinforce their side’s dominance.

Playing in their final tour game before the opening Test starting next Thursday at Edgbaston, the Windies batsmen made the most of the outing.

Opener Kraigg Brathwaite’s lean run continued, however, when he was lbw to fast bowler Tom Milnes in the day’s fourth over for three but Hope and Powell then took the attack to the hosts as the Windies reached 138 for one at the interval.

Hope, whose previous from has been patchy, struck 15 fours off 167 deliveries, putting on 153 for the second wicket with Powell who faced a mere 97 balls and counted 13 fours.

When Powell fell, Shai Extras (lb3, nb6) TOTAL (3 wkts, 86 overs) To bat: J Blackwood, +S Dowrich, *J Holder, K Roach, A Joseph, S Gabriel. Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-159, 3-231. Bowling: Taylor 15-3-68-0, Milnes 18-2-69-1, Taylor 10-1-40-0, Palladino 13-1-44-1, Cork 13-2-53-0, Sonczak 16-1-60-1, MacDonell 1-0-3-0. DERBYSHIRE – Tony Palladino (captain), Charlie MacDonell, Ben Slater, Thomas Wood, Calum Brodrick, Harvey Hosein, Tom Milnes, Greg Cork, Tom Taylor, Matthew Sonczak, James Taylor. Toss: West Indies. Umpires: B Debenham, R Evans. Hope joined his older many outings on tour, in an brother to add a further 72 unbroken 109-run partnership for the third wicket and with Shai Hope. Shai, keep West Indies on top. who has been in fine touch,

Kyle Hope eventually produced a patient knock perished, bowled by leftarm which lasted 172 balls and spinner Matt Sonczak, included nine fours while paving the way for the inform Chase, in contrast, needed Chase to punch his just 74 balls for his innings third half-century in as and struck nine fours.