Despite dropping captain of the Leeward Islands team Rakeem Cornwall before he reached his half century, the Windward Islands still made inroads to hold a slight advantage after the first day of their West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Under-19 Three-day match at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, yesterday. Cornwall stamped his authority at one end but had to watch as wickets fell on the other end before bad light stopped play at 17:54 hours with his team on 158-6 after 61 overs. Twenty-nine overs were lost due to early morning showers causing the third round matchup to commence at 14:00 hours.
Leeward Islands won the toss and opted to bat.
Cornwall’s innings was a mixture of aggression