During the Regional Four-Day competition in the Caribbean it has been shown that the batsmen in the region have difficulties in achieving a high scoring rate. The competition has shown that the batting falls apart easily and the past high esteem of West Indies batsmen is not being maintained.
Most of the players who should be making significant contributions in their batting have been failing frequently. Kirk Edwards, Darren Bravo and Marlon Samuels have not scored many runs and their poor scoring may affect the West Indies’ efforts in the test matches.
Adrian Barath returned from his injury and scored a century for Trinidad and Tobago against Guyana.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has shown his top class as usual and Barbados opener Kraig Brathwaite is still to show that he is in top form. In the start of the test series against Australia in the West Indies, the local batsmen will have to perform very well for their team to have any chances of success.
Jamaica Defeats Guyana Inside
Three Days
Nikita Miller and Odean Brown guided Jamaica to a 133-run win over Guyana at the Sabina Park ground in Jamaica in the semi-final.
Miller who was named man-of-the-match picked up match figures of 7 for 44 and leg spinner Odean Brown in the second innings picked up 3 for 32.
Jamaica scored 196 and 189, and Guyana 126 and 126. Devendra Bishoo picked up 5 for 62 and Veersammy Permaul 3 for 51 for Guyana.
Barbados Defeats Trinidad and Tobago
in Semi-finals
Sulieman Benn got match figures of 9 for 63 as Barbados defeated Trinidad and Tobago at the Queen’s Park Oval. Raviram Paul returned for Trinidad and Tobago and picked up 4 for 55 return from injury Jamaica will face Barbados in the Regional Four-Day Final.
Jamaica has been playing some superb cricket this year and for the past four seasons also.
