Sebastien’s career-best hands Windwards huge win
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Captain Liam Sebastien produced career-best figures to spin Windward Islands to a comprehensive 197-run win over Leeward Islands with a day to spare in their fifth-round, Regional Four-Day match here Sunday.
The right-arm off-spinner captured seven for 49 as the Leewards, set an improbable 360 for victory, slumped to 162 all out at the National Stadium.
Only Test batsman and captain Kieran Powell showed any grit with a top-score of 54, while Tonito Wilett scored 41.
Powell and Javier Liburd (10) put on 57 for the first wicket, but when Sebastien removed Liburd, the next nine wickets fell for 105 runs.
Sebastien also accounted for Powell, after the West Indies left-hander had pounded 11 boundaries in a breezy 92-ball innings.
Willett also tried making a fightt of it, hammering five fours off 74 balls before he was ninth out with defeat beckoning.
Earlier, Devon Smith added just one to his overnight 76 as the Windwards, resuming from 135 for three, were dismissed for 238.
Keddy Lesporis, unbeaten on seven at the start, slammed 42 from 50 balls with six boundaries.
Leg-spinner Anthony Martin claimed five for 58, while seamer Gavin Tonge picked up three for 55.
The Windwards walked away with 17 points for their efforts, while the Leewards collected just three.
Scoreboard
WINDWARDS 1st Innings 292
LEEWARDS 1st Innings 171-9 decl.
WINDWARDS 2nd Innings
(overnight 135 for three)
D Smith c Saunders b Martin 77
T Theophille c wkp Thomas b Tonge 27
S Ambris b Willett 7
K Peters c Powell b Leonard 12
K Lesporis c wkp Thomas b Tonge 42
R Currency c wkp Thomas b Martin 9
+L James c wkp Thomas b Tonge 8
S Shillingford st Thomas b Martin 3
*L Sebastien not out 5
M Matthew c Powell b Martin 17
N Pascal b Martin 16
Extras (b4, lb8, w2, nb1) 15
TOTAL (all out, 68.1 overs) 238
Fall of wickets: 1-83, 2-103, 3-127, 4-143, 5-184, 6-192, 7-194, 8-196, 9-214, 10-238.
Bowling: Tonge 15-5-55-3, Martin 25.1-4-58-5, Walters 6-0-39-0, Leonard 15-1-46-1, Powell 2-0-8-0, Willett 5-0-20-1.
LEEWARDS 2nd Innings (target: 359 runs)
*K Powell lbw b Sebastien 54
J Liburd c Smith b Sebastien 10
O Peters lbw b Sebastien 2
+D Thomas c Theophille b Smith 6
T Willett c wkp James b Peters 41
A Saunders lbw b Sebastien 17
J Hamilton c Lesporis b Sebastien 5
Y Leonard lbw b Sebastien 0
G Tonge c wkp James b Peters 13
A Martin c Theophille b Sebastien 1
K Walters not out 7
J Hamilton injured out 0
Extras (lb5, w1) 6
TOTAL (all out, 55.3 overs) 162
Fall of wickets: 1-57, 2-61, 3-70, 4-82, 5-115, 6-129, 7-131, 8-147, 9-154, 10-162
Bowling: Pascal 4-0-22-0, Matthew 5-1-12-0, Peters 9-0-45-2, Sebastien 22.3-3-49-7, Shillingford 8.2-4-6-0, Smith 6.4-1-23-1.
Result: Windwards won by 197 runs.
Points: Windwards 17, Leewards 5.
Toss: Windwards.
Umpires: P Nero, L Abraham.
