Debutant Katwaroo leads rescue mission for T&T

BASSETERRE—Debutant Stephen Katwaroo was leading a rescue mission for T&T against Leeward Islands at the close of play on the first day of their regional four-day match at Warner Park in St Kitts, yesterday.

Katwaroo, playing his first regional four-day match, was undefeated on 54 as he tried to revitalise a wobbly T&T first innings which staggered to 254 for eight at stumps.

He was among three players who scored half-centuries to help resurrect the Trinidadians who lost top-order batsmen quickly to be reeling on 98 for the loss of four wickets.

Opener Adrian Barath and middle order batsman Yannick Ottley scored 58 runs each against impressive bowling spells from pacer Quinton Boatswain and Gavin Tonge.

Barath struck ten fours and a six and soldiered on long enough as top-order partners collapsed around him while Yannick Ottley played a key role in stabilising the innings.

Katwaroo has been drafted in for Denesh Ramdin, who is representing the West Indies against Zimbabwe in their two-match T20 series this weekend.

The wicketkeeper, one of five new players inserted into the squad, has already struck eight fours and is playing a responsible innings as T&T head for a more respectable total.

Boatwain ended the day with leading figures of four for 75 while Tonge has already bagged two for 52. (CMC)

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Scoreboard
T&T 1st Innings
A Barath c Peters b Boatswain     58
J Guillen c and b Boatswain     4
E Lewis c Martin b Boatswain     2
K Ottley c Liburd b Willett     13
I Khan run out     3
Y Ottley lbw b Tonge     58
R Emrit c Boatswain b Tonge     17
Y Cariah c Joseph b Boatswain     8
S Katwaroo not out     54
R Rampaul not out     14
Extras (b9, lb13, w1)     23
TOTAL (8 wkts, 94 overs)     254
To bat: A Jaggernauth.
Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-20, 3-89, 4-98, 5-98, 6-124, 7-146, 8-236.
Bowling: Tonge 18-4-52-2, Boatswain 22-4-75-4, Willett 12-1-41-1, Martin 27-12-37-0, Joseph 14-3-21-0, Richards 1-0-6-0. Toss: T&T. Umpires: L Reifer Jr, N Malcolm.
Other Scores:
CCC vs Barbados
At 3W’s Oval: Barbados lead CCC by 61 runs with all ten wickets intact.
COMBINED CAMPUSES & COLLEGES 109 all out (Kyle Corbin 26, Shacaya Thomas 21; Chris Jordan 7-43, Ashley Nurse 2-30) vs BARBADOS 170 without loss (Kirk Edwards 93 not out, Kraigg Brathwaite 55 not out).

Guyana vs Windwards
At Arnos Vale Complex: Windwards trail Guyana by 27 runs with six wickets standing.
GUYANA 151 all out (Assad Fudadin 55, Rajindra Chandrika 25, Leon Johnson 23; Shane Shillingford 4-40, Liam Sebastien 3-21, Delorn Johnson 3-43) vs WINDWARD ISLANDS 124 for four (Keddy Lesporis 39, Devon Smith 38; Devendra Bishoo 2-24).