Warrican grabs 6-78 as Barbados beat Jamaica by 10 wickets

Bridgetown, Barbados, February 18 – (www.barbadoscricket.org) – Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican snatched six for 78 including four for 35 in a dramatic last session to help spur Barbados Pride to victory by 10 wickets over Jamaica Scorpions on the fourth and final day of the second round regional first-class match at Kensington Oval.

Facing a first innings deficit of 193, Jamaica had battled to 174 for four at tea with hopes of a draw.

But as was the case in the first innings when they collapsed, the lower order caved in. The last six wickets tumbled for 59 runs in 13.4 overs to be all out for 233.

Jermaine Blackwood topscored with 61 in 178 minutes off 132 balls including four boundaries.

Requiring 41 to win in 20 overs, defending champions Barbados took 9.4 overs with the match ending at 4:41 p.m.

Shayne Moseley scored 34 not out off 35 balls including seven boundaries, while captain Kraigg Brathwaite was unbeaten on seven following his career-best 276 in the first innings, which earned him the Player Of The Match award.

From an overnight 56 for one, Jamaica lost captain and first innings century-maker John Campbell for 16 in the day’s second over. Pushing forward, he edged off-spinner Chaim Holder to slip in Jonathan Carter after adding one.

Blackwood, who resumed on 24, and fellow Test player Nkrumah Bonner then settled down and mixed solid defence with a few attacking strokes.

When 32, Bonner was dropped at first slip by Brathwaite off medium-pacer Carter shortly before rain came at 11:20 a.m. and forced an early lunch with the score 112 for two.

Warrican broke the partnership, which was worth 72 when he had a defensive Bonner caught at slip by Carter for 37.

Four overs later, Warrican also removed Blackwood to a catch at forward short-leg by Shamarh Brooks from a tentative stroke.

Jamaica’s collapse started in the second ball after tea when Alwyn Williams was leg before wicket by off-spinner Brathwaite for 17 after putting on 40 with fellow left-hander Paul Palmer.

In the next over, wicketkeeper Romaine Morris was bowled by Warrican for nought.

Jamie Merchant opted to attack as he added 37 with Palmer, who next fell, well caught at long-on by Raymon Reifer off Warrican for 33.

Holder soon bowled Marquino Mindley and Warrican had Nicholson Gordon caught at short-leg by Brooks – both failing to score.

Warrican ended the innings by having Merchant leg before wicket after an entertaining knock of 47 off 40 balls with two fours and four sixes.

The win kept Barbados at the top of the Points Table on 42 with the Championship slated for a two-month break.

Points: Barbados Pride 42, Trinidad & Tobago Red Force 38.6, Leeward Islands Hurricanes 24.6, Guyana Harpy Eagles 21.4, Windward Islands Volcanoes 10.8, Jamaica Scorpions 8.8.

SCORECARD

JAMAICA SCORPIONS IST INNINGS

*John Campbell c Harding b Reifer                                      127     (228 balls, 381 mins, 12×4, 1×6)

Leroy Lugg c Harding b Warrican                                          39    (41 balls, 62 mins, 4×4, 3×6)

Jermaine Blackwood c Warrican b Springer                         1     (24 balls, 27 mins)

Nkrumah Bonner c Warrican b Carter                                   49    (117 balls, 124 mins, 6×4, 1×6)

Paul Palmer b Reifer                                                                   76     (114 balls, 133 mins, 9×4, 2×6)

Alwyn Williams c Moseley b Reifer                                            2     (5 balls, 8 mins)

+Romaine Morris b Simmonds                                                   0    (11 balls, 12 mins)

Jamie Merchant b Reifer                                                           12    (16 balls, 40 mins, 1×4)

Marquino Mindley c Harding b Reifer                                       9    (18 balls, 18 mins, 1×4)

Nicholson Gordon not out                                                          0     (3 balls, 15 mins)

Patrick Harty c Carter b Reifer                                                   0     (1 ball, 2 mins)

Extras (b4, lb1, w4, nb4)                                                              13

TOTAL (all out, 95.4 overs)                                                        328

Fall of wickets: 1-71 (Lugg, 12.5 ov), 2-77 (Blackwood, 19.5), 3-168 (Bonner, 52.1), 4-301 (Palmer, 83.4), 5-303 (Williams, 85.3), 6-304 (Morris, 88.3), 7-310 (Campbell, 89.5), 8-323 (Mindley, 93.3), 9-328 (Merchant, 95.3), 10-328 (Harty, 95.4)

Bowling: Keon Harding 13-0-61-0 (w2), Ramon Simmonds 16-4-62-1 (w2, nb2), Jomel Warrican 18-5-57-1 (nb1), Shamar Springer 16-4-44-1 (nb1), Raymon Reifer 13.4-4-23-6, Chaim Holder 12-0-54-0, Jonathan Carter 5-2-7-1, Kraigg Brathwaite 2-0-15-0.

BARBADOS PRIDE 1st INNINGS

*Kraigg Brathwaite b Harty                                                      276      (407 balls, 604 mins, 18×4)

Shayne Moseley c Campbell b Mindley                                    4       (12 balls, 11 mins, 1×4)

Shamarh Brooks c Campbell b Harty                                      39      (94 balls, 128 mins, 4×4)

Raymon Reifer lbw b Merchant                                                 71      (162 balls, 203 mins, 10×4, 1×6)

Jonathan Carter lbw b Harty                                                    68     (164 balls, 177 mins, 3×4, 2×6)

+Shane Dowrich c (sub) b Harty                                                26     (43 balls, 58 mins, 1×6)

Shamar Springer c Campbell b Harty                                        2       (6 balls, 11 mins)

Keon Harding lbw b Gordon                                                         0       (2 balls, 3 mins)

Chaim Holder not out                                                                     7      (7 balls, 14 mins)

Jomel Warrican not out                                                                 5      (5 balls, 7 mins, 1×4)

Extras (b7, lb4, w4, nb8)                                                                23

TOTAL (8 wks declared, 149 overs)                                             521

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Moseley, 2.5 ov), 2-107 (Brooks, 35.3), 3-273 (Reifer, 86.1), 4-415 (Carter, 127.5), 5-488 (Dowrich, 143.1), 6-501 (Springer, 145.5), 7-502 (Harding, 146.2), 8-510 (Brathwaite, 147.4).

Did not bat: Ramon Simmonds.

Bowling: Marquino Mindley 9-1-35-1 (nb3), Nicholson Gordon 30-0-137-1 (w3, nb1), Alwyn Williams 18-3-47-0 (w1), Jamie Merchant 43-3-124-1, Patrick Harty 35-5-111-5, Nkrumah Bonner 11-1-45-0 (nb4), Jermaine Blackwood 1-0-3-0.

JAMAICA SCORPIONS 2ND INNINGS (overnight 56-1)

*John Campbell c Carter b Holder                                          16       (56 balls, 71 mins, 2×4)

Leroy Lugg c Holder b Reifer                                                     10       (25 balls, 25 mins, 1×6)

Jermaine Blackwood c Brooks b Warrican                            61       (132 balls, 178 mins, 4×4)

Nkrumah Bonner c Carter b Warrican                                    37       (97 balls, 115 mins, 3×4)

Paul Palmer c Reifer b Warrican                                              33     (84 balls, 120 mins, 3×4)

Alwyn Williams lbw b Brathwaite                                             17     (64 balls, 75 mins, 1×4)

+Romaine Morris b Warrican                                                     0      (6 balls, 5 mins)

Jamie Merchant lbw b Warrican                                             47      (40 balls, 47 mins, 2×4, 4×6)

Marquino Mindley b Holder                                                        0      (10 balls 10 mins)

Nicholson Gordon c Brooks b Warrican                                   0     (2 balls, 3 mins)

Patrick Harty not out                                                                   0     (5 balls, 8 mins)

Extras (b4, lb3, nb5)                                                                    12

TOTAL (all out, 86 overs)                                                          233

Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Lugg, 6.2 ov), 2-59 (Campbell, 18.3), 3-131 (Bonner, 48.1), 4-134 (Blackwood. 52.1), 5-174 (Williams, 72.2), 6-175 (Morris, 73.4), 7-212 (Palmer, 80), 8-219 (Mindley, 83), 9-220 (Gordon, 83.3), 10-233 (Merchant, 86).

Bowling: Raymon Reifer 4-2-6-1 (nb2), Jomel Warrican 30-7-78-6 (nb1), Shamar Springer 3-1-15-0, Chaim Holder 26-3-85-2, Ramon Simmonds 4-0-10-0 (nb1), Keon Harding 4-0-13-0 (nb1), Jonathan Carter 11-7-10-0, Kraigg Brathwaite 4-1-9-1.

BARBADOS PRIDE 2ND INNINGS

*Kraigg Brathwaite not out                                                         7     (23 balls, 34 mins)

Shayne Moseley not out                                                             34     (35 balls, 34 mins, 7×4)

Extras (b1)                                                                                         1

TOTAL (without loss, 9.4 overs)                                                   42

Bowling: Nicholson Gordon 3-1-8-0, Jamie Merchant 4.4-0-31-0, Patrick Harty 2-1-2-0.

Toss: Jamaica Scorpions.

Result: Barbados Pride won by 10 wickets.

Points: Barbados Pride 21, Jamaica Scorpions 4.4.

Player Of The Match: Kraigg Brathwaite.

Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite, Jonathan Blades. Reserve: Ryan Willoughby.

Match referee: Stephen Proverbs.