Cato’s 90 lifts Volcanoes
T. Chanderpaul c Palmer b Bulli 14 R. Chandrika c wk Morrison b Green 25 C. Hemraj c Garvey b Sewell 60 *L. Johnson b Sewell 20 B. Yadram b Bulli 0 +A. Bramble c Fudadin b Dawes 62 K. Paul c wk Morrison b Green 12 S. Rutherford b Sewell 45 R. Shepherd not out 18 V. Permaul not out 0 Extras (b1, w1) 2 Total (8 wkts, 90 overs) 258 Fall of wickets: 1-38, 2-51, 3-96, 4-101, 5133, 6-150, 7-233, 8-251 Bowling: Dawes 13-6-32-1; Green 18-160-2 (w1); Sewell 28-9-69-3; Bulli 17.4-245-2; Palmer 1-0-7-0; Allen 12-0-41-0; Fudadin 0.2-0-3-0 SCORPIONS: G. Garvey, T. Griffith, A. Fudadin, B. King, *P. Palmer, F. Allen, +R. Morrison, D. Bulli, D. Sewell, D. Green, J. Dawes Toss: Jaguars Umpires: N. Duguid, D. Ramdhanie (Trinidad & Tobago) Match referee: C. Stuart A spectator shelters from the rain on the first day of the third Test between Windies A and Sri Lanka A at Sabina Park yesterday. The opening day was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to wet conditions caused by rain. ST GEORGE, Grenada (CMC): ROLAND CATO failed to reach his maiden first-class hundred, as he led Windward Islands Volcanoes’ batting before Leeward Islands Hurricanes fought back with a cluster of late wickets in the Regional 4-Day Championship yesterday.
The former Windwards Under-19 captain hit 90 to anchor the Volcanoes to 220 for seven in their first innings at the close on the first day of the first round match at the National Cricket Stadium.
Cato struck five fours and one six from 154 balls and shared two successive century stands that were at the heart of the home team’s batting.
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He shared 50 with discarded West Indies batsman Kirk Edwards for the third wicket, and followed up with a 105-run stand with Kavem Hodge for the fourth wicket before they were dismissed within four balls of each other.
Familiarity bred success for Mervyn Matthew, the former Volcanoes fastmedium bowler, as he was the pick of the Hurricanes’ bowlers with 3-22 from 15 overs.
Volcanoes suffered an early setback when Devon Smith was caught behind of Jeremiah Louis for 16 inside the first hour.
Just when it appeared that they were inching to lunch without further loss, new Volcanoes captain Tyrone Theophile was run out for 23.
After lunch, Matthew struck when he trapped Edwards leg before wicket for 35, but Cato and Hodge brought stability to the innings, ensuring the Volcanoes did not lose another wicket before tea.