Inconsistent batting by Barbados Pride at crucial stages during the Cricket West Indies CG United Super50 Cup tournament in Trinidad proved their undoing in the semi-finals as they lost by 155 runs to the Leeward Islands Hurricanes yesterday.
Chasing 291 to win at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Barbados were bundled out for 135 in 30.2 overs.
All-rounder Roston Chase hit the top-score of 35 off 36 balls with three fours and one six at No.6.
Pacer and captain Alzarri Joseph took three for 30 off five overs and left-arm spinner Daniel Doram, three for 33 off 10 overs.
Lifted by three half-centuries, the Leeward Islands made 290 all out in 49.4 overs after winning the toss. Player-of-the-Match Jahmar Hamilton scored 76 off 61 balls including six fours and four sixes, the in-form Barbadian Justin Greaves 63 (76 balls, 5 fours) and Hayden Walsh 57 (45 balls, 1 four and five sixes).
Off-spinner Kemar Smith grabbed a career-best five for 43 off 10 overs in his fifth List A match.
The Leeward Islands must be commended for their showing leading into the final against favourites Trinidad & Tobago tomorrow.
And Greaves has warmed many hearts with his consistent form, which has led to him boasting of the most runs in the tournament (391) at an average of 97.75. In the preliminary phase, he also stood out against Barbados with an unbeaten 95 as Leeward Islands won by four wickets.
One of the major disappointments for Barbados was West Indies Test captain and opener Kraigg Brathwaite, who managed only 107 runs in six innings (Ave: 17.83).
Much more was expected as well from captain Shai Hope, who is also the West Indies One-Day International skipper and another international, Shamarh Brooks.
Hope was the top run scorer for Barbados (219 runs), including two half-centuries (Ave: 36.50) and Brooks 199, also with two fifties (Ave: 28.42).
All-rounder Kyle Mayers and Zachary McCaskie each hit a century and were the top two in the averages.
All-format international player Mayers finished with 188 runs (Ave: 47.00) and McCaskie 160 (Ave: 40.00).
Chase, another international all-rounder, scored 166 (Ave: 27.66).
Barbados’ problems were compounded by the fact that three of their all-rounders – Roshon Primus, Raymon Reifer and Smith – did not make any significant contributions. Primus scored 61 runs (Ave: 15.25), Reifer 34 (Ave: 11.33) and Smith 18 (Ave: 4.50).
The other Barbados batting statistics were: Akeem Jordan 54 (Ave: 27.00); Jomel Warrican 50 (Ave: 25.00); Dominic Drakes 60 (Ave: 15.00); Javed Leacock 5 (Ave: 5.00) and Jair McAllister 1 (Ave: 0.50).
Off-spinner Chase was the top wicket-taker with 16 scalps (Ave: 21.18; Econ: 4.77).
The other figures in order of wickets were: Smith 9 (Ave: 19.88; Econ: 4.47); Drakes 9 (Ave: 26.77; Econ: 4.60); Leacock 8 (Ave: 24.37; Econ: 6.19); McAllister 5 (Ave: 25.00; Econ: 5.00); Reifer 5 (Ave: 36.60; Econ: 5.22); Primus 3 (Ave: 19.33; Econ: 5.11); Warrican 3 (Ave: 66.00: Econ: 3.86); Mayers 2 (Ave: 60.50; Econ: 5.04); Jordan 1 (Ave: 155.00; Econ: 7.04).
Fielding: Hope 10 catches; Primus 7; Jordan 5; Chase, Brooks 4; Brathwaite, Drakes, McCaskie 3; Smith, Leacock, McAllister 2; Mayers, Reifer 1.
Summarised scores of Barbados’ matches:
October 20: v Jamaica Scorpions at Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground. Barbados won by 47 runs.
Barbados 258-6 (50 overs) (Shamarh Brooks 69 – 89 balls, 3 fours, 1 six; Shai Hope 65 – 76 balls, 4 fours, 1 six; Kraigg Brathwaite 45, Dominic Drakes 40 not out, Roston Chase 10, Akeem Jordan 10 not out; Shalome Parnell 2-33, Nicholson Gordon 2-41).
Jamaica 211 all out (44.3 overs) (Chadwick Walton 94 – 112 balls, 6 fours, 6 sixes; Jeavor Royal 44, Jermaine Blackwood 30; Javed Leacock 4-43, Dominic Drakes 2-14, Roston Chase 2-37).
Player Of The Match: Javed Leacock.
October 23: v West Indies Academy at Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground. No result.
West Indies Academy 141-6 (381 overs) (Nyeem Young 67 not out – 89 balls, 2 fours, 4 sixes; Kevin Wickham 43; Dominic Drakes 2-10, Jair McAllister 2-15).
October 25: v Windward Islands Volcanoes at Brian Lara Cricket Academy. Barbados won by 8 wickets (DLS method).
Windward Islands 241-8 (50 overs) (Johnson Charles 59 – 48 balls, 7 fours, 3 sixes; Jeremy Solozano 40, Kavem Hodge 34, Larry Edward 32, Shamar Springer 23 not out, Alick Athanaze 22, Sunil Ambris 13; Jomel Warrican 2-24, Roston Chase 2-29).
Barbados 148-2 (14.5/21 overs) (Kyle Mayers 107 – 52 balls, 9 fours, 9 sixes; Shai Hope 29 not out).
Player Of The Match: Kyle Mayers.
October 29: v Guyana Harpy Eagles at Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground. Guyana won by 56 runs.
Guyana 202 all out (46.3 overs) (Sherfane Rutherford 74 – 70 balls, 4 fours, 4 sixes; Kemol Savory 35, Shimron Hetmyer 19, Kevlon Anderson 16; Javed Leacock 3-30, Raymon Reifer 3-38).
Barbados 146 all out (39.5 overs) (Kyle Mayers 64 – 63 balls, 9 fours, 1 six; Roston Chase 25, Kraigg Brathwaite 17, Jomel Warrican 11 not out; Gudakesh Motie 5-17, Kevin Sinclair 3-30).
Player Of The Match: Sherfane Rutherford.
October 31: v Combined Campuses & Colleges at Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground. Barbados won by 48 runs.
Barbados 314-7 (50 overs) (Zachary McCaskie 131 – 116 balls, 13 fours, 4 sixes; Shamarh Brooks 65 – 67 balls, 4 fours, 2 sixes; Shai Hope 33, Kraigg Brathwaite 32, Roshon Primus 22, Raymon Reifer 11 not out; Jediah Blades 2-55, Anhijai Mansingh 2-75).
Combined Campuses & Colleges 266 all out (45.2 overs) (Shane Dowrich 86 – 84 balls, 5 fours, 3 sixes; Jordan Johnson 50 – 45 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes; Demario Richards 41, Kadeem Alleyne 22, Romario Greaves 13, Johann Jeremiah 10; Roston Chase 3-56, Dominic Drakes 2-31, Roshon Primus 2-38).
Player Of The Match: Zachary McCaskie.
November 2: v Leeward Islands Hurricanes at Brian Lara Cricket Academy. Leeward Islands won by 4 wickets (DLS method).
Barbados 196 all out (41.2/42 overs) (Shai Hope 55 – 76 balls, 4 fours, 1 six; Roston Chase 45, Roshon Primus 28, Jomel Warrican 16, Kemar Smith 12; Alzarri Joseph 3-34, Hayden Walsh 3-43, Oshane Thomas 2-35).
Leeward Islands 192-6 (40.1/42 overs; target 192) (Justin Greaves 95 not out – 120 balls, 9 fours, 1 six; Terrence Warde 22, Haydn Walsh 21 not out, Keacy Carty 18, Jahmar Hamilton 10; Roston Chase 4-34).
Player Of The Match: Justin Greaves.
November 5: v Trinidad & Tobago Red Force at Brian Lara Cricket Academy. Trinidad & Tobago won by 78 runs.
Trinidad & Tobago 293-6 (50 overs) (Darren Bravo 139 not out – 113 balls, 9 fours, 7 sixes; Kjorn Ottley 36, Tion Webster 28, Nicholas Pooran 18, Yannic Cariah 18, Jason Mohammed 14, Terrance Hinds 13 not out, Akeal Hosein 10; Roston Chase 3-50, Kemar Smith 2-46).
Barbados 215 all out (47.2 overs) (Roston Chase 48, Akeem Jordan 40, Shamarh Brooks 33, Zachary McCaskie 19, Jomel Warrican 19 not out, Shai Hope 18, Kyle Mayers 12; Sunil Narine 4-13, Akeal Hosein 3-31).
Player Of The Match: Darren Bravo.
November 9 (Semi-final): v Leeward Islands Hurricanes at Brian Lara Cricket Academy. Leeward Islands won by 155 runs.
Leeward Islands 290 all out (49.4 overs) (Jahmar Hamilton 76 – 61 balls, 6 fours, 4 sixes; Justin Greaves 63 – 76 balls, 5 fours; Hayden Walsh 57 – 45 balls, 1 four, 5 sixes; Keacy Carty 32, Kieran Powell 28, Rahkeem Cornwall 16; Kemar Smith 5-43, Dominic Drakes 2-48, Raymon Reifer 2-72).
Barbados 135 all out (30.2 overs) (Roston Chase 35, Shai Hope 19, Raymon Reifer 14, Shamarh Brooks 13, Kraigg Brathwaite 11, Roshon Primus 10; Alzarri Joseph 3-30, Daniel Doram 3-33, Haydn Walsh 2-13, Kofi James 2-36).
Player Of The Match: Jahmar Hamilton.
Keith Holder is a veteran,
award-winning freelance sports journalist, who has been covering local, regional and International cricket since 1980 as a writer and commentator. He has compiled statistics on the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) Division 1 (rebranded Elite in 2012) Championship for over four decades and provides statistics and stories for the BCA website (www.barbadoscricket.org).
Email: Keithfholder@gmail.com
