ROSEAU, CMC:
WEST INDIES B pacer Jason Bennett sent back four Windward Islands batsmen to leave the game evenly poised on the third day of their sixth-round Carib Beer 2003 Cricket Series match at the Botanical Gardens yesterday.
At stumps, Windward Islands were 97 for four wickets in their second innings, after securing a first innings lead of 65 runs -- a lead of 162.
They had earlier bowled West Indies B out for 273 in their first innings.
The 20 year old Bennett first sent back Rommell Currency (16), who chopped a ball into his stumps, after he and Devon Smith (49) had mustered 46 for the first wicket.
Four runs later Bennett, who bowled 13 overs unchanged, trapped Liam Sebastien (0) leg before wicket.
The fast medium bowler, who hails from Barbados, then induced an edge from the in-form Smith which was taken by wicket-keeper Carlton Baugh.
Smith's 49 from 80 balls included eight fours as he batted for 114 minutes.
John Eugene (10) became Bennett's fourth victim as he too was trapped LBW.
Kenroy Martin, yet to score, joined first innings century-maker Junior Murray (12) and the two saw the innings to close.
Bennett's four wickets came from 13 overs and he conceded 25 runs.
Earlier West Indies B, resuming on 194 for five wickets, carried on to reach 273 all out, as Narsingh Deonarine (77) added three to his overnight score.
SCOREBOARD
Windwards 1st innings 338
West Indies B 1st innings
(overnight 194 for 5)
N.Deonarine c Smith b Jackson 77
+C.Baugh c&b Peters 49
J.Bennett c Jackson b Thomas 12
L.Ingram not out 29
A.Richardson c Sebastien b Butler 5
R.Thomas c wkp Murray b Butler 2
Extras (b1, lb5, nb13) 19
TOTAL (all out 122 overs) 273
Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-20, 3-146, 4-146, 5-146, 6-200, 7-237, 8-251,
9-267.
Bowling: Thomas 22-5-58-2, Butler 17-3-35-3, Peters 10-1-28-1, Lewis
19-5-41-0, Jackson 37-11-92-4, Martin 4-2-2-0, Eugene 9-3-8-0, Sebastien
4-2-3-0.
Windward Islands 2nd innings:
R.Currency b Bennett 16
D.Smith c wkp Baugh b Bennett 49
L.Sebastien lbw Bennett 0
J.Eugene lbw Bennett 10
+J.Murray not out 12
K.Martin not out 0
Extras (b4, lb2, w4) 10
TOTAL (for 4 wickets) 97
Fall of wickets: 1-46, 2-50, 3-75, 4-95.
Bowling: Richardson 5-1-12-0, Thomas 6-1-12-0, Bennett 13-5-25-4, Ingram
12-0-42-0
Umpires Billy Doctrove, Cecil Fletcher.
Toss: Windwards
