Carter, Harding lift Barbados to a 4-wicket win over Leeward Islands
Bridgetown, Barbados, February 12 – (www.barbadoscricket.org) – Spurred by an unbroken seventh-wicket partnership of 67 between Jonathan Carter and Keon Harding, Barbados Pride beat Leeward Islands Hurricanes by four wickets on the fourth and final day of the first round regional first-class match at Kensington Oval.
Chasing 195 to win in 66 overs, the defending champions were under pressure on 128 for six in the 37th over before the experienced Carter, with excellent support from fast bowler Harding, buckled down to reach the target in 54.2 overs.
Left-hander Carter, 34, who made his first-class debut 14 years ago, coincidentally against the Leeward Islands, mixed solid defence with well-timed strokes in hitting the topscore of 71 not out.
He batted for three hours, faced 131 balls and struck five fours and two sixes.
Along with match figures of three for 23 including two for nine in the first innings, and four catches in the second innings, Carter was named Player Of The Match.
Harding, who has been working diligently on his batting in the nets, made 23 not out off 57 deliveries in 86 minutes with three fours.
Carter and Harding came together at a critical stage after fast bowler Jeremiah Louis, in an inspired spell from the Joel Garner end, prised out first innings batting heroes Shane Dowrich and Shamar Springer in successive overs and was actually on a hat-trick.
Both were bowled middle stump – Dowrich for four off the last ball of the 35th over and Springer off the first ball of the 37th.
Effectively, it meant that Barbados had lost four wickets for 28 runs with the collapse starting in the very first ball after tea when Louis forced Raymon Reifer to edge a regulation catch to wicketkeeper Jahmar Hamilton.
Left-hander Reifer made 45 off 73 balls in 100 minutes with five boundaries.
He added 58 for the second wicket with captain Kraigg Brathwaite, who scored 29 before he was bowled by off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall as he hit across.
After Reifer’s dismissal, Justin Greaves, pushing forward, was leg before wicket by Cornwall for six.
Louis had removed Shayne Moseley for three as early as the third over, caught at second slip by Kieran Powell.
Amidst growing tension during the Carter-Harding partnership, Carter was dropped on 53 at slip by substitute Kofi James off Cornwall with 22 runs still required for victory.
Louis took four for 50 off 14 overs while Cornwall had two for 69 off 24 overs.
Earlier, the Leeward Islands were bowled out for 346 in their second innings after resuming on 294 for seven.
With rain allowing only 18 overs in the first session, they moved to 339 for nine at lunch.
Ramon Simmonds, the 20-year-old left-arm fast bowler in his debut match, accounted for captain Hamilton and Colin Archibald in the space of three deliveries.
Hamilton was bowled, playing on after adding seven to his overnight 40, while left-hander Archibald was caught at second slip by Carter for nought.
Louis showed his all-round ability by scoring 44 after starting the day on 14 before he was caught at slip by Carter off left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican.
Simmonds impressed with four for 64 off 21 overs and a match tally of five for 86.
SCORECARD
LEEWARD ISLANDS HURRICANES 1ST INNINGS
Montcin Hodge c wk Dowrich b Harding 7 (32 balls, 42mins)
Kieran Powell c Holder b Harding 43 (76 balls, 121 mins, 8×4)
Keacy Carty lbw b Warrican 20 (41 balls, 74 mins, 3×4)
Devon Thomas c Simmonds b Carter 58 (77 balls, 92 mins, 6×4, 3×6)
Amir Jangoo c Brathwaite b Harding 0 (15 balls, 16 mins)
*+Jahmar Hamilton b Greaves 29 (44 balls, 87 mins, 6×4)
Rahkeem Cornwall c Simmonds b Carter 0 (2 balls, 2 mins)
Terrence Warde not out 6 (18 balls, 34 mins, 1×4)
Colin Archibald lbw b Simmonds 3 (15 balls, 13 mins)
Nino Henry c Reifer b Harding 1 (5 balls, 6 mins)
Extras (lb2, nb3) 5
TOTAL (9 wks declared, 53.3 overs) 172
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Hodge, 9.2 ov), 2-72 (Carty, 24.1), 3-76 (Powell, 25.2), 4-89 (Jangoo, 29.4), 5-161 (Thomas, 45.2), 6-161 (Cornwall, 45.4), 7-167 (Hamilton, 48.4), 8-171 (Archibald, 52.2), 9-172 (Henry, 53.3).
Did not bat: Jeremiah Louis.
Bowling: Chemar Holder 10-0-41-0, Keon Harding 11.3-3-42-4 (nb2), Justin Greaves 9-5-21-1, Ramon Simmonds 6-0-22-1, Raymon Reifer 3-0-9-0, Jomel Warrican 5-2-13-1 (nb1), Shamar Springer 3-0-13-0, Jonathan Carter 6-2-9-2.
BARBADOS PRIDE IST INNINGS
*Kraigg Brathwaite c wk Hamilton b Thomas 29 (122 balls, 164 mins, 5×4)
Shayne Moseley c Powell b Archibald 13 (71 balls, 106 mins, 2×4)
Raymon Reifer c wk Hamilton b Archibald 23 (78 balls, 111 mins, 2×4)
Jonathan Carter c Hodge b Cornwall 25 (43 balls, 46 mins, 3×4, 1×6)
Justin Greaves c Cornwall b Archibald 7 (17 balls, 27 mins, 1×4)
+Shane Dowrich c Powell b Warde 86 (154 balls, 254 mins, 9×4)
Shamar Springer c Carty b Cornwall 91 (181 balls, 209 mins, 7×4, 3×6)
Keon Harding c Hodge b Cornwall 0 (1 ball, 2 mins)
Jomel Warrican b Cornwall 2 (12 balls, 12 mins)
Chemar Holder b Warde 22 (11 balls, 16 mins, 3×6)
Ramon Simmonds not out 0 (2 balls, 10 mins)
Extras (b2, lb9, w3, nb12) 26
TOTAL (all out, 113.2 overs) 324
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Moseley, 25.2 ov), 2-61 (Brathwaite, 37.3), 3-104 (Carter, 50), 4-110 (Reifer, 52.1), 5-124 (Greaves, 56.2), 6-299 (Springer, 106.1), 7-299 (Harding, 106.2), 8-301 (Warrican, 110.1), 9-303 (Dowrich, 111.4), 10-324 (Holder, 113.2)
Bowling: Colin Archibald 20-6-47-3 (w3), Nino Henry 9-2-14-0 (nb3), Devon Thomas 19-5-52-1 (nb3), Rahkeem Cornwall 33-8-99-4, Jeremiah Louis 16-2-51-0 (nb6), Terrence Warde 14.2-4-42-2, Keacy Carty 2-0-8-0.
LEEWARD ISLANDS HURRICANES 2ND INNINGS (overnight 294-7)
Montcin Hodge c wk Dowrich b Simmonds 5 (31 balls, 41 mins, 1×4)
Kieran Powell c Carter b Simmonds 27 (49 balls, 85 mins, 4×4)
Keacy Carty lbw b Brathwaite 55 (134 balls, 176 mins, 4×4)
Devon Thomas c wk Dowrich b Harding 112 (140 balls, 194 mins, 17×4)
Amir Jangoo c Carter b Brathwaite 1 (3 balls, 3 mins)
*+Jahmar Hamilton b Simmonds 47 (116 balls, 207 mins, 5×4)
Rahkeem Cornwall c Reifer b Harding 10 (12 balls, 13 mins, 1×4)
Terrence Warde lbw b Carter 12 (50 balls, 63 mins, 2×4)
Jeremiah Louis c Carter b Warrican 44 (99 balls, 130 mins, 6×4)
Colin Archibald c Carter b Simmonds 0 (3 balls, 2 mins)
Nino Henry not out 12 (31 balls, 55 mins)
Extras (b2, lb5, w2, nb12) 21
TOTAL (all out, 109.2 overs) 346
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Hodge, 8.3 ov), 2-55 (Powell, 16.5), 3-183 (Carty, 50.2), 4-185 (Jangoo, 51), 5-225 (Thomas, 65.1), 6-239 (Cornwall, 67.5), 7-273 (Warde, 81.4), 8-312 (Hamilton, 96.1), 9-312 (Archibald, 96.4), 10-346 (Louis 109.2).
Bowling: Chemar Holder 16-4-58-0 (nb6), Keon Harding 20-3-69-2 (w2), Ramon Simmonds 21-3-64-4, Shamar Springer 1-0-11-0, Jonathan Carter 4-0-14-1, Jomel Warrican 28.2-9-55-1 (nb5), Raymon Reifer 3-0-23-0 (nb1), Justin Greaves 11-1-38-0, Kraigg Brathwaite 5-1-7-2.
BARBADOS PRIDE 2ND INNINGS
Kraigg Brathwaite b Cornwall 29 (44 balls, 66 mins, 3×4)
Shayne Moseley c Powell b Louis 3 (6 balls, 11 mins)
Raymon Reifer c wk Hamilton b Louis 45 (73 balls, 100 mins, 5×4)
Jonathan Carter not out 71 (131 balls, 179 mins, 5×4, 2×6)
Justin Greaves lbw b Cornwall 6 (20 balls, 30 mins)
Shane Dowrich b Louis 4 (3 balls, 7 mins, 1×4)
Shamar Springer b Louis 0 (1 ball, 5 mins)
Keon Harding not out 23 (57 balls, 86 mins, 3×4)
Extras (lb4, w1, nb9) 14
TOTAL (6 wks, 54.2 overs) 195
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Moseley, 2.2 ov), 2-64 (Brathwaite, 13.5), 3-100 (Reifer, 26.4), 4-118 (Greaves, 33.5), 5-128 (Dowrich, 35), 6-128 (Springer, 36.1).
Bowling: Jeremiah Louis 14-2-50-4 (w1, nb5), Colin Archibald 10-1-51-0 (nb4), Rahkeem Cornwall 24-1-69-2, Terrence Warde 6.2-0-21-0.
Toss: Barbados Pride.
Result: Barbados Pride won by 4 wickets.
Points: Barbados Pride 21, Leeward Islands Hurricanes 3.6.
Player Of The Match: Jonathan Carter.
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite, Jonathan Blades. Reserve: Leslie Reifer.
Match referee: Stephen Proverbs.