King, McCaskie miss out on centuries
——Headley-Weekes Tri-Series
minute. Adding to the rout in the 27th minute was Daniel Wilson. For the loser, Leonardo Thomas
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies white-ball star Brandon King and rookie opener Zachary McCaskie agonisingly missed out on hundreds as Team Weekes dominated the opening day of the second match of the Headley-Weekes TriSeries here yesterday.
In addition to King’s 92 and McKaskie’s 93, Jahmar Hamilton (57) and Kevin Sinclair (52 not out) weighed in with half-centuries to help propel their side to an already imposing 365 for seven against West Indies Academy at Coolidge Cricket Ground.
Fast bowler McKenny Clarke was especially impressive, the 19-yearold claiming three for 89, including two wickets in the first session which caused a temporary wobble.
King, who has played 22 OneDay Internationals and 35 T20 Internationals but is featuring in his first first-class match in nearly a year, brought his natural attacking flair with 11 fours and two sixes off 148 balls in nearly 2-¾ hours.
“I am very happy to be playing red ball cricket [again]. It’s been a little while,” said the 28-year-old who has played 32 first class matches.
“It was great fun batting out there. It was an opportunity to not have any time restrictions and just be out there and enjoy it. It was fun up until the point I got out.”
It was McCaskie who did the initial heavy lifting for his side after they were asked to bat, putting on 55 for the first wicket with Test left-hander Tagenarine Chanderpaul (25) and then combining with King in a decisive 136-run fourth wicket partnership. netted in the 15th minute. Meanwhile, Albouystown dismissed Sophia 3-0. Joshua The 26-year-old McCaskie, in only his sixth first class outing, counted 13 fours and a six in an innings lasting 147 balls in nearly 3¼ hours.
He lost Chanderpaul, lbw missing a forward defensive push at captain and seamer Nyeem Young (2-75) and then watched as Clarke knocked over Keacy Carty for 12 and captain Alick Athanaze without scoring in successive overs, to leave the innings wobbling on 82 for three.
Carty edged a big drive at a wide ball and was taken behind while the in-form Athanaze was also caught at the wicket, gloving a leg-side pull off the second ball he faced.
On 123 for three at lunch with McCaskie on 42 and King on 32, Team Weekes controlled the second session, adding 128 runs and losing the wicket of McCaskie – squeezing a loose drive to point off part-time off-spinner Kirk McKenzie.
King also endured disappointment when in sight of his fourth first class hundred. Unbeaten at tea on 90 with his side on 251 for four, the righthander perished in the third over following the resumption, bottom-edging a rash pull at Clarke, for wicketkeeper Tevin Imlach to complete a straightforward catch.
Any hopes WI Academy had of making further inroads were dashed, however, as Hamilton and Sinclair combined in a 74-run, sixth wicket stand to push the total beyond the 300 mark.
Hamilton, on 16 at tea, struck eight fours and a six off 100 balls
Samuels bagged a double in the third and 24th minute whilst Dwayne James found the back of while Sinclair has so far faced 82 deliveries and belted seven fours and two sixes. the net in the 30th minute.
On the other hand, Vengy overcame Alexander Village 3-1. Salas Joiber recorded a double in the 28th and 30th minute, while Carlos Escobar scored in the 27th minute. For the loser, Christopher Williams netted in the 25th minute.
The event continues tomorrow at the same venue with another round of matches. The winner of the tournament will pocket $1,000,000 and the championship trophy, while the second, third, and fourthplace finishers will receive $500,000, $200,000, and $100,000 respectively. On the individual side, the Most Valuable Player of the event will receive a motorcycle.
Complete Results
Game-1 Albouystown-3 vs Sophia0
Joshua Samuels-3rd and 24th
Dwayne James-30th
TEAM WEEKES 1st Innings
T Chanderpaul lbw b Young Z McCaskie c Auguste b McKenzie K Carty c wkp Imlach b Clarke *A Athanaze c wkp Imlach b Clarke B King c Imlach b Clarke +J Hamilton c Clarke b Young K Sinclair not out
D Drakes c wkp Imlach b Wickham V Permaul not out
Extras (b2, lb3, w1, nb15)
TOTAL (7 wkts, 90 overs)
To bat: J McAlister, N Smith. 25 93 12 0 92 57 52 13 0 21 365
Alexander
Vengy-3
Vengy scorers
Salas Joiber-28th and 30th Carlos Escobar-27th Alexander scorer Christopher Williams-25th
Game-3
Bent Street-14 vs Avocado Ballers-1
Bent scorers
Adrian Aaron-5th, 6th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, and 29th
Pernell Schultz-19th, 22nd, and 28th
Clive Nobrega-7th, 9th, and 29th
Daniel Wilson-27th Avocado scorer
Leonardo Thomas-15th
Game-4
Back Circle-6 vs Kitty/Campbellville-1 Back Circle scorers Jermaine Beckles-10th, 11th, and 23rd
Stephon Cooler -17th Simeon Moore-21st Selwyn Williams-24th Kitty/Campbellville scorer Deon Alfred-13th
Village-1 vs
Fall of wickets: 1-55, 2-82, 3-83, 4-218, 5-257, 6-331, 7-354.
Bowling: Clarke 14-1-89-3 (nb14), Pitman 4-0-29-0, Young 22-5-75-2 (nb1), Bishop 20-7-76-0, Nedd 22-22-8-39-0, Wickham 6-1-34-1, McKenzie 2-0-18-1.
WI ACADEMY – N Young (captain), K McKenzie, K Simmons, K Anderson, +T Imlach, K Wickham, J Bishop, A Nedd, K Pitman, M Clarke, A Auguste.
Toss: WI Academy.
Umpires: N Duguid L Reifer.