KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica Scorpions captain Paul Palmer completed his maiden first-class hundred, but he was upstaged by newcomer Odean Smith, whose sensational, boundary-studded half-century put their side in an impregnable position against Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in the Regional 4-Day Championship yesterday.
Palmer became the second century-maker for his side, gathering a resolute 136, to follow John Campbell’s 156 on the previous day, but it was Smith that captured the headlines, as the Scorpions were bowled out for 535, replying to the Red Force’s first innings total of 243, around an hour before the scheduled close on the third day of their sixth-round match at Sabina Park.
Smith, a former West Indies Under-19 World Cup-winning fast bowler, smashed one four along with an incredible seven sixes in 54 from just 27 balls in just under half-hour to dominate the last two stands of the innings and further frustrate the visitors.
