BRIDGETOWN, CMC:TRINIDAD AND Tobago (T&T) had victory over Barbados, and their first regional first-class title in 21 years in sight after three days of
their Carib Beer Series match yesterday.
Chasing 412 runs to win, Barbados were 112 for six in their second innings when bad light stopped play six overs early at the Carlton Sports Club.
Victory would draw T&T level with Barbados on 36 points, and unless Guyana can defeat Windward Islands in Grenada to force a three-way tie, the Trinis would finally be able to get the monkey off their backs.
Dave Mohammed snared three wickets for 21 runs from 10 overs in the 50 minutes before the umpires picked bails, Mervyn Dillon collected two early scalps, and Amit Jaggernauth added another to put the Barbadians on the back-foot.
Ryan Hinds' 32, Dale Richards' 31, and Wayne Blackman's 25 have been Barbados' best efforts with the bat.
T&T, leading by 92 runs on first innings, had been dismissed for 319 in their second innings about 45 minutes after the lunch interval.
SECOND FIRST-CLASS HUNDRED
Opening batsman Lendl Simmons hit his second first-class hundred of 115 to top score for the visitors, T&T captain Daren Ganga retired hurt for 59, and batting superstar scored 47 at better than a run-a-ball.
Fidel Edwards was the most successful Barbados bowler with four for 56 from 11 overs, and Ryan Austin took three for 64 from 14.2 overs of off-spin.
Barbados though, appeared to be making a fight of it, when Richards batted for almost an hour to share 41 for the first wicket.
Dillon however, made the breakthrough when he had Richards adjudged lbw for 31 playing across a full length delivery, and in his next over added the scalp of Kurt Wilkinson brilliantly caught at mid-off by a flying Richard Kelly for a duck.
Barbados captain Ryan Hinds came to the wicket and with Blackman carried Barbados to 41 for two at tea.
The two consolidated Barbados' position with a partnership of 45 for the third wicket, after rain delayed the resumption after the break by almost half an hour.
IN GRENADA: The Windward Islands reached 148 for two, a lead of 61 against Guyana at the Tanteen Recreational Oval yesterday.
SCORES: Windwards 189 (Liam Sebastien 64, Junior Murray 33; Mahendra Nagamootoo 5-41, Rayon Griffith 2-17, Narsingh Deonarine 2-20) & 148-2 (Devon Smith 63, Craig Emmanuel 26, Hyron Shallow 34 not out, Alvin LaFuille 19 not out ).
Guyana 276 (Ramnaresh Sarwan 108, Rayon Griffith 35, Narsingh Deonarine 30; Kenroy Peters 4-43, Rawle Lewis 3-81, Jean Paul 2-41)
Trinidad 1st Innings 259
Barbados 1st Innings 167
Trinidad 2nd Innings
(overnight 145 for one)
L. Simmons c Bradshaw bHinds 115
D. Bravo c wk Browne b Austin 50
D. Ganga retired hurt 59
B. Lara c Austin b Nurse 47
+D. Ramdin c wkpr Browne b Edwards 1
I. Khan c Hinds b Austin 8
R. Kelly b Edwards 8
R. Emrit c Wilkinson b Austin 9
M. Dillon b Edwards 0
D. Mohammed lbw b Edwards 0
A. Jaggernauth not out 0
Extras (b6, lb4, w2, nb10) 22
Total (all out) 319
Fall of wickets: 1-93, 2-215, 3-287, 4-288, 5-304, 6-306, 7-313, 8-313.
Bowling: Edwards 11-1-56-4 (nb6); Bradshaw 14-4-49-0 (nb1);Hinds 12-0-64-1; Austin 14.2-1-64-3; Nurse 9-0-63-1 (w2); Wilkinson 3-0-13-0 (nb1).
Barabados 2nd Innings
D. Richards lbw b Dillon 31
W. Blackman lbw b Mohammed 25
K. Wilkinson c Kelly b Dillon 0
R. Hinds lbw b Mohammed 32
F. Reifer not out 14
A. Holder c (sub) S. Ganga b Mohammed 8
+P. Browne c wk Ramdin b Jaggernauth 0
I. Bradshaw not out 0
Extras (lb1, nb1) 2
Total (6 wkts) 112
Fall of wickets: 1-41, 2-41, 3-86, 4-95, 5-105, 6-106.
Bowling: Kelly 4-1-25-0; Dillon 10-3-28-2; Emrit 7-5-5-0; Bravo 5-0-25-0 (nb1); Mohammed 10-4-21-3; Jaggernauth 6-2-7-1.
Position: Barbados trail by 300 runs with four second innings wickets standing.
Umpires: E. Nicholls, T. Franklyn.
