Cottle, McCollin impress with bat before rain ruins BCA Under-17 one-day trial
Bridgetown, Barbados, June 27 – (www.barbadoscricket.org) – Reveira Cottle and Akeem McCollin impressed with the bat as rain allowed only 28 overs in a BCA Under-17 one-day trial match at Weymouth today.
Wicketkeeper/batsman Cottle of St. Leonard’s Boys’ made 55 not out off 75 balls with five fours and one six and Foundation all-rounder McCollin was unbeaten on 42 off 41 deliveries including two fours and one six in a total of 127 for three after the Damani Roach X1 won the toss against Preston Clarke X1.
Cottle and McCollin featured in a partnership of 83 before rain swept across the ground, resulting in an abandonment of play.
The match was in preparation for the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-17 Tournament in Trinidad, August 10 to September 2, featuring 50-over and two-day competitions.
SCORECARD
DAMANI ROACH X1
Kyle Jordan c Currency-Barnett b Gittens 7 (7 balls, 1×4)
Kevion Newton lbw b Sameuls 0 (3 balls)
+Reveira Cottle not out 55 (75 balls, 5×4, 1×6)
Joshua Branch lbw b Clarke 12 (43 balls)
Akeem McCollin not out 42 (41 balls, 2×4, 1×6)
Extras (b1, w9, nb1) 11
TOTAL (3 wks, 28 overs) 127
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Newton, 1 ov), 2-9 (Jordan, 1.4), 3-44 (Branch, 15.2).
Did not bat: Xaundre Baptiste, *Damani Roach, Shaquan Belle, Alexander Browne, David Callender, Khomari Griffith, Raashon Hackett.
Bowling: Ramero Samuels 4-1-13-1 (w1), R’jai Gittens 3-0-12-1 (w4, nb1), Rashad Gill 4-0-20-0 (w1), Kyron King 5-1-20-0 (w1), Preston Clarke 3-0-4-1, Joshua Jones 3-1-9-0, Zishan Motara 3-1-19-0, Akobi Crichlow-Byer 3-0-29-0 (2).
Preston Clarke X1 – *Preston Clarke, Raedon Bellamy, Zachary Carter, Akobi Crichlow-Byer, Edwin Currency-Barnett, Rashad Gill, R’jai Gittens, Micah Greenidge, Joshua Jones, Kyron King, +Jadan Mapp, Ramero Samuels, Zishan Motara.
Toss: Roach X1.
Umpires: Vincent Bullen, Earl Collymore.
Scorer: Amelia Crick.