Allrounder Yannick Ottley belted an unbeaten 74 off 58 balls for the Jason Mohammed XI during an abandoned national trial match against the Rayad Emrit XI at the National Cricket Centre in Couva yesterday. After being sent in to bat, the Mohammed XI piled on 165 for four in its 20 overs. Having been reduced to 67 for three in the 11th over, they were boosted by a productive fourth wicket stand between Ottley and his captain (32 off 21), who added 70 off just 43 balls. The innings gained further momentum when Navin Stewart chipped in with an unbeaten 20 off eight balls towards the close. Medium pacer Emrit and spinner Khary Pierre were the top bowlers for the Emrit XI, each taking 4-0-26-1. The match had to be abandoned at the halfway stage as rain showers halted play.
Jason Mohammed XI 165-4 (20)(Yannick Ottley 74 n.o. (58), Jason Mohammed 32 (21), Navin Stewart 20 n.o. (8), Rayad Emrit 4-0-26-1, Khary Pierre 4-0-26-1, Ancil Bhagan 4-0-20-0) vs Rayad Emrit XI. Match abandoned due to rain.
