By Royston Alkins
Guyanese Trevon Griffith Wednesday last stroked a century in the Jamaica Scorpions only practice match ahead of the resumption of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Regional four-day championships.
Griffith playing for Paul Palmer’s XI in the three-day encounter against Chadwick Walton’s XI at the Chedwin Park ground, Spanish Town, Jamaica, stroked 143 from 205 balls in an innings decorated with 14 fours and two sixes. His knock was the highlight of Palmer’s XI who were dismissed for 374. Shacaya Thomas (53) and Danza Hyatt (61) supported Griffith.
Left-arm wrist spinner Dennis Bulli took 9 for 131 from 38 overs, bowling for Walton’s XI, who in reply, reached 309 for 6 up to press time with Walton hitting 169, after his 121 for the UWI Vice Chancellor’s XI against England, last week. He got support from West Indies Test Batsman, Jermaine Blackwood who made 56.
Griffith, when asked if he was confident of being selected for the Scorpions team for the resumption of the Regional four-day competition, via a telephone interview with Stabroek Sports said: “I’m always confident but I wasn’t in the squad for the Regional Super50 so it might be a bit difficult to get back in straight away. But I’m performing and I’m hopeful. At the end of the day, the selectors have to do their job and I have to do mine,” added the left-hander who is one of the JCA overseas-based contracted players, in the WICB franchise system.
Griffith will face his countrymen in Kingston from March 10-13, 2017, if selected in the Jamaica squad for the resumption of the four-day competition.
