Morton cracks

another century

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) — Runako Morton cracked his second century of the season and helped place the Leeward Islands in command against the Windward Islands on the second day of their Busta Cup match at AO Shirley grounds yesterday.

Morton scored 103 and shared in a 173-run second-wicket stand with Alex Adams (71) that powered the Leewards to 343-7 in response to the Windwards’ first innings 233.

Ridley Jacobs (55) and Anthony Lake (13) are the not batsmen, with their team already 110 runs ahead.

Adams and Morton, whose outstanding early season form earned him a West Indies call to Sharjah after injury to Marlon Samuels, both secured half-centuries as the Leewards moved freely from their overnight 47-1.

SCOREBOARD

Windwards 1st innings 233

( Murray 70; Lake 3-52):

Leewards 1st innings (overnight 47-1):

*S Williams b Thomas 16

A Adams c&b Jackson 71

R Morton c Casimir b Shillingford 103

S Joseph c Casimir b Shillingford 1

T Willett c wkp Murray b Jackson 46

I Tittle c wkp Murray b Jackson 10

+R Jacobs not out 55

O Banks c Sylvester b Peters 0

A Lake not out 13

Extras (b6, lb10, nb11, w1) 28

TOTAL (for 7 wickets) 343

Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-192, 3-193, 4-208, 5-225, 6-310, 7-317.

Bowling: Thomas 9-2-41-2 (1w); Butler 9-3-34-0; Jackson 37-6-102-3; Peters 14-1-36-1 (1nb); Lewis 9-1-49-0 (10nb); Shillingford 30-8-65-2.

Bajans cruising to 1st innings honours

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados, paced by Philo Wallace’s 81 and an unfinished 109-run second-wicket stand between captain, Sherwin Campbell, and Kurt Wilkinson, were cruising towards first innings honours over Bangladesh “A” at the close of their fifth-round match at Kensington Oval.

Barbados, replying to the touring team’s 293 all out, were 244-1 at stumps, with Campbell on 95 and Wilkinson on 52.

After wrapping up the Bangladesh “A” innings in the morning, aggressive Wallace and the more watchful Campbell gave Barbados a sound start and went to lunch at 38 without loss, the alliance blossoming after the break for a century opening stand.

Wallace cracked a thunderous 100-ball 81 with nine fours and two sixes, before he was caught at the mid-wicket boundary by Alamgir Kabir when pulling a short ball from off-spinner, Naimur Rahman.

SCOREBOARD

Bangladesh “A” 1st innings

(overnight 263-6):

H Sarkar b Collymore 12

E Hoque c Clarke b Collins 0

M Hoque c wkp Browne b Bradshaw 83

N Rahman c Campbell b Bradshaw 21

*A Khan c Austin b Bradshaw 68

T Imran c Campbell b Bradshaw 4

M Rahman c Wallace b Collins 24

+A Hossain not out 32

M Hossain b Collins 1

A Kabir b Collins 10

T Khan c wkp Browne b Collins 7

Extras (b4, lb6, nb21) 31

TOTAL (all out ^ 106.2 overs) 293

Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-14, 3-65, 4-188, 5-207, 6-220, 7-263, 8-265, 9-283.

Bowling: Collins 27.2-8-56-5 (1nb); Collymore 21-4-59-1 (6nb); Bradshaw 24-1-89-4 (14nb); Hinds 12-5-21-0; Austin 19-3-51-0; Clarke 3-1-7-0.

Barbados 1st innings

P Wallace c Kabir b Naimur Rahman 81

*S Campbell not out 95

K Wilkinson not out 52

Extras (b1, lb7, nb7, w1) 16

TOTAL (for 1 wicket) 244

Fall of wicket: 1-135.

Bowling: T Khan 11-1-50-0 (1w), Kabir 12-1-51-0 (6nb); M Rahman 11-1-34-0; N Rahman 18-3-49-1; Mosaddek Hossain 19-2-52-0.

Chanderpaul, Haniff put team in

driver’s seat

BERBICE, Guyana (CMC) — Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Azeemul Haniff stroked half-centuries and placed Guyana in an excellent position for first innings points against Trinidad and Tobago on the second day of their Busta Cup fifth round match at Albion yesterday.

Guyana, replying to the visitors, 230 all out, closed on 193 for three, with Haniff not out on 63 and captain, Carl Hooper on 16.

Chanderpaul posted 76 for his 42nd first-class half century, and the Guyanese are 38 runs away from the first innings lead with seven wickets in hand entering the third day today.

From an overnight position of 207-8, T&T added just 23 more runs before their innings folded.

Mukesh Persad (1) was run-out from silly mid-off by Sewnarine Chattergoon, failing to recover his ground from the close in throw at 211 for nine, and Reon King with his first ball of the day had Ravi Rampaul (10) caught behind by wicketkeeper, Azib Haniff.

SCOREBOARD

T&T first innings (overnight 207-8):

I Jan b Hooper 28

D Bravo lbw Darlington 64

D James b Nagamootoo 46

L Roberts lbw Darlington 0

*R Smith c Chattergoon b McGarrell 36

S Badree lbw Nagamootoo 0

+K Mason b Nagamootoo 17

D Mohamed c Chattergoon b McGarrell 3

R Rampaul c wkp Azib Haniff b King 10

M Persad run out 1

M Black not out 13

Extras (lb11, nb1) 12

TOTAL (all out ^ 110.1 overs) 230

Fall of wickets: 1-57, 2-135, 3-135, 4-151, 5-161, 6-197, 7-204, 8-205, 9-211.

Bowling: King 19.1-6-55-1 (1nb); Darlington 16-7-32-2; Nagamootoo 35-11-54-3; McGarrell 27-8-51-2; Hooper 13-4-27-1.

Guyana 1st innings

Az Haniff not out 63

S Chattergoon lbw Rampaul 2

N Deonarine run out 24

S Chanderpaul lbw Mohamed 76

*C Hooper not out 16

Extras (lb1, w1, nb10) 12

TOTAL (for 3 wickets) 193

Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-47, 3-165.

Bowling: Black 18-4-36-0 (2nb, 1w); Rampaul 22-11-33-1 (6nb); Bravo 7-1-21-0; Persad 27-7-49-0 (2nb); Badree 7-0-27-0; Jan 3-1-3-0; Mohamed

8-0-23-1.