Delays force no-result between Pride, Hurricanes; Powell, McCarthy lead Jamaica to opening win
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A career-best spell from Leeward Islands Hurricanes fast-medium bowler Jeremiah Louis against hosts Barbados Pride grabbed the headlines in the opening round of Group “B” matches in the WINDIES Super50 Cup on Thursday here.
Louis’ delight however, was ruined by a lighting failure and wet conditions caused by rain that forced a no-result in the feature match of group play.
Earlier in the day, unbeaten half-centuries from Rovman Powell and Andre McCarthy carried Jamaica Scorpions to a comfortable, seven-wicket victory over joint-hosts Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners.
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At Kensington Oval: Louis ripped the heart out of the Pride batting with 5-33 from eight overs, as the home team were restricted to 181 for nine from their allocation of 50 overs, after they chose to bat.
Louis poached three early wickets that left the home team in strife on 28 for four after eight overs before top-scorer Kevin Stoute featured in successive half-century stands to take the Pride to a respectable total.
Stoute struck two fours and one six in 66 from 107 balls and put on 83 for the fifth wicket with Brooks, whose 53 from 86 balls included just three boundaries.
Former WINDIES Under-19 World Cup-winning all-rounder Shamar Springer came to the crease and added 58 for the sixth wicket with Stoute before Louis and left-arm fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell returned to share four wickets and snuff the life out of a late flourish from the hosts.
A mechanical failure of one of the lighting posts prompted a lengthy delay and the Hurricanes were left to chase a revised target of 140 from 29 overs.
They lost opener Montcin Hodge caught at extra cover for 15 off Marquino Mindley, the former Scorpions pacer, before a stoppage for rain brought the match to a final halt with the visitors on 37 for one off 8.5 overs.
At Three Ws Oval: Powell slammed two fours and six sixes in an unbeaten 79 off 63 balls and Player-of-the-Match McCarthy hit four fours and three sixes in 72 not out off 69 balls to lead the Scorpions’ successful chase of a target of 220.
The pair shared 135 – unbroken – for the fourth wicket to take the visitors over the threshold with 92 balls remaining.
The Marooners had earlier limped to 219 for eight from their 50 overs, needing a 72-run stand between Yannick Ottley, whose 43 was the top score, and Keron Cottoy with 40 to help them cross the 200-run mark.
Scorpions’ captain Nikita Miller was the pick of his side’s bowlers, collecting 3-35 from nine overs.
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MATCH SCHEDULE
GROUP “A”
(in Trinidad)
- Matches starting at 2 pm; Webcast available on www.windiescricket.com
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Wed, Oct 3 | WINDIES “B” beat Canada by 10 runs | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Fri, Oct 5 | Volcanoes vs Canada | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Sun, Oct 7 | Jaguars vs WINDIES “B” | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Tue, Oct 9 | Jaguars vs Canada | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Thu, Oct 11 | Volcanoes vs Jaguars | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Sat, Oct 13 | Red Force vs Jaguars | Brian Lara Cricket Academy (11:30 am start) |
| Mon, Oct 15 | Volcanoes vs WINDIES “B” | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Wed, Oct 17 | Red Force vs Volcanoes | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
| Fri, Oct 19 | Red Force vs WINDIES “B” | Brian Lara Cricket Academy (11:30 am start) |
| Sun, Oct 21 | Guyana vs WINDIES “B” | Brian Lara Cricket Academy |
- Matches starting at 2 pm; Webcast available on www.windiescricket.com
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Wed, Oct 3 | Red Force beat Volcanoes by 75 runs | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Fri, Oct 5 | Red Force vs Jaguars | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Sun, Oct 7 | Red Force vs Canada | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Tue, Oct 9 | WINDIES “B” vs Jaguars | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Thu, Oct 11 | Red Force vs WINDIES “B” | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Sat, Oct 13 | Volcanoes vs Canada | Queen’s Park Oval (11:30 am start) |
| Mon, Oct 15 | Jaguars vs Canada | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Wed, Oct 17 | Canada vs WINDIES “B” | Queen’s Park Oval |
| Fri, Oct 19 | Volcanoes vs Jaguars | Queen’s Park Oval (11:30 am start) |
| Sun, Oct 21 | Red Force vs Canada | Queen’s Park Oval |
GROUP “B”
(in Barbados)
- Matches starting at 9 am; Webcast available on www.windiescricket.com
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Thu, Oct 4 | Marooners lost to Scorpions by 7 wickets | Three Ws Oval |
| Sat, Oct 6 | United States vs Marooners | Three Ws Oval |
| Mon, Oct 8 | Hurricanes vs Maroons | Three Ws Oval |
| Wed, Oct 10 | Pride vs Marooners | Three Ws Oval |
| Fri, Oct 12 | Hurricanes vs Scorpions | Three Ws Oval |
| Sun, Oct 14 | Marooners vs Scorpions | Three Ws Oval |
| Tue, Oct 16 | Pride vs United States | Three Ws Oval |
| Thu, Oct 18 | Hurricanes vs United States | Three Ws Oval |
| Sat, Oct 20 | Marooners vs United States | Windward Cricket Ground |
| Mon, Oct 22 | Scorpions vs United States | Three Ws Oval |
- Matches starting at 2 pm, except where indicated in brackets; Televised on ESPN Caribbean
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Thu, Oct 4 | Pride vs Hurricanes, no result | Kensington Oval |
| Sat, Oct 6 | Pride vs Scorpions | Kensington Oval |
| Mon, Oct 8 | Scorpions vs United States | Kensington Oval |
| Wed, Oct 10 | Hurricanes vs United States | Kensington Oval |
| Fri, Oct 12 | Pride vs United States | Kensington Oval |
| Sun, Oct 14 | Pride vs Hurricanes | Kensington Oval (11:30 am start) |
| Tue, Oct 16 | Hurricanes vs Scorpions | Kensington Oval |
| Thu, Oct 18 | Pride vs Marooners | Kensington Oval |
| Sat, Oct 20 | Pride vs Scorpions | Kensington Oval (11:30 am start) |
| Mon, Oct 22 | Hurricanes vs Marooners | Kensington Oval |
THE FINALS
(in Barbados)
- Matches starting at 2 pm, except where indicated in brackets; Televised on ESPN Caribbean
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| Thu, Oct 25 | SEMI-FINAL #1 – 1st Group “A” vs 2nd Group “B” | Kensington Oval |
| Fri, Oct 26 | SEMI-FINAL #2 – 1st Group “B” vs 2nd Group “A” | Kensington Oval |
| Sun, Oct 28 | GRAND FINAL – WINNER SF1 vs WINNER SF2 | Kensington Oval (11:30 am start) |
NOTES
- Visit the CWI website, www.windiescricket.com, for series and ticket information, “live” scoring and video highlights of matches
-CWI
