Hosein spinsT&T to victory over Windwards

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein had a match haul of 11 for 67 to steer Trinidad and Tobago to a comprehensive 186-run victory over Windward Islands in their second round Regional Four-Day Championship at the Queen’s Park Oval yesterday.

Chasing 310 for victory, the Windwards were bowled out for 124 with Hosein bagging 5 for 34, Imran Khan 3 for 16 and Shannon Gabriel 2-19.

It was Hosein’s second five-wicket haul in the match as he snarled 6 for 33 in the Windwards’ first innings total of 122.

It was another valiant effort by West Indies opener Devon Smith who topscored with 55 for the Windward Islands. Only three other batsmen – Alston Bobb (14), Nelon Pascal (11) and Dalton Polius (10) – reached double figures.

Akeal Hosein
Akeal Hosein

When Smith was removed for the seventh wicket, Trinidad & Tobago was closing in on victory as only 21 runs were added for the remaining three wickets.

Resuming from an overnight 127 for 7 and a lead of 227 runs, Trinidad & Tobago were bowled out for 210 in their second innings.

Darren Bravo, added only 12 to his overnight 57 and Yannic Cariah fell one short of a half century. Khan (25) and Marlon Richards (21) provided useful batting support.

Kenroy Peters (3-37), Nelon Pascal (3-40) and Delorn Johnson (2-24) picked up key wickets for the Windwards.

T&T relied on their first innings hero Hosein and claimed the victory and maximum points after 42.1 overs, as Windwards crashed for paltry 124 runs.

Summarised Scores

Trinidad & Tobago 222 (Jason Mohammed 73, Adrian Barath 39, Rayad Emrit 28, Yannic Cariah 24, Steven Katwaroo 20; Delorn Johnson 5-48, Alston Bobb 4-53, Nelon Pascal 127) & 210 (Darren Bravo 69, Yannic Cariah 49, Imran Khan 25, Marlon Richards 21; Kenroy Peters 3-37, Nelon Pascal 3-40, Delorn Johnson 2-24)

Windward Islands 122 (Devon Smith 48, Lindon James 22, Tyrone Theophille 17; Akeal Hosein 6-33, Jason Mohammed 2-17, Rayad Emrit 1-27) & 124 (Devon Smith 55, Alston Bobb 14, Nelon Pascal 11; Akeal Hosein 5-34, Imran Khan 3-16, Shannon Gabriel 2-19).

Scoreboard

T&T 1st Innings 222

WINDWARDS 1st Innings 122

T&T 2nd Innings

(overnight 127-7)

Adrian Barath c L James b N Pascal                                           6

Evin Lewis lbw b D Johnson                                                         0

Darren Bravo c T Theophille b K Peters                                    69

Jason Mohammed lbw b D Johnson                                           6

Steven Katwaroo+ b L Sebastien                                                  2

Imran khan lbw b K Peters                                                           25

Akeal Hosein lbw b K Peters                                                          0

Rayad Emrit* lbw b N Pascal                                                        18

Yannic Cariah c R Currency b A Bobb                                        49

Marlon Richards c T Theophille b N Pascal                             21

Shannon Gabriel not out                                                                0

Extras (1b 8lb 1w 4nb)                                                                   14

Total 210 all out

Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-8, 3-28, 4-32, 5-59, 6-59, 7-106, 8-167, 9-209, 10-210

Bowling: Nelon Pascal 14-1-40-3, Delorn Johnson 11-6-24-2, Alston Bobb 13-4-31-1, Liam Sebastien 21-7-54-1, Kenroy Peters 13-4-37-3, Dalton Polius 7-2-15-0

WINDWARDS 2nd Innings 124

Devon Smith c A Barath b I khan                                 55

Tyron Theophille b S Gabriel                                         8

Dalton Polius c Y Cariah b S Gabriel                           10

Keddy Lesporis c D Bravo b A Hosein                           9

Romel Currency lbw b A Hosein                                     2

Liam Sebastien* b A Hosein                                           0

Lindon James+ c J Mohammed b A Hosein               5

Alston Bobb c A Barath b I khan                                   14

Kenroy Peters not out                                                       7

Delorn Johnson c Y Cariah b A Hosein                         0

Nelon Pascal b I khan                                                     11

Extras (2lb 1w)                                                                  3

Total 124 all out

Fall of wickets: 1-22, 2-47, 3-64, 4-68, 5-70, 6-80, 7-101, 8-112, 9-113, 10-124

Bowling: Shannon Gabriel 8-4-19-2, Marlon Richards 3-0-13-0, Rayad Emrit 5-1-14-0, Akeal Hosein 10-1-34-5, Jason Mohammed 7-3-16-0, Yannic Cariah 4-0-10-0, Imran khan 5.1-2-16-3

Position: T&T won by 186 runs.

Points: T&T 19, Windwards 6

Umpires: D Ramdhanie D Mills.