LUCAS STREET–Attacking Jamaica middle order batsman Jermaine Blackwood continued to attract attention blasting a superb 140 as the West Indies High Performance Centre reached 292 against Bangladesh "A" on the opening day of the first four-day "Test" at the Windward Cricket Club yesterday.
The visitors were five without loss in their reply.
Blackwood found himself at the crease after the home team lost Kraig Brathwaite without a run on the board, and dominated two partnerships to lay the foundation for a solid West Indies total.
He batted for 160 minutes and struck 23 fours and one six.
Blackwood's 50 came from just 29 balls and included 12 boundaries. Once he got there, he was more circumspect, and reached his hundred off 103 balls after 138 minutes at the crease.
Blackwood shared a second wicket partnership of 112 with Assad Fudadin (22) and another 85 with Guyanese Leon Johnson who played a fluent knock in getting 66.
Johnson struck seven fours and one six and faced 122 balls.
He lost Blackwood with the score on 197, and then Johnathon Carter (12) at 225.
Once he fell at 242, the local team's innings went into steady decline with the second half of the batting adding just 50.
Offspinner Taijul Islam (3�83) and pacer Robiul Islam (3�86) were the top bowlers while there was a wicket each for Subashis Roy, Nasir Hossain and Naeem Islam. (CMC)
scoreboard
West Indies HPC vs Bangladesh A
WI HPC 1st Inns
K Brathwaite c N Hasan b R Islam 0
A Fudadin run out 22
J Blackwood c R Islam b N Islam 140
L Johnson lbw b T Islam 56
J Carter c sub (E Sunny) b T Islam 12
C Walton c sub (E Sunny) b S Roy 15
A Nurse c N Hossain b T Islam 4
C Brathwaite b N Hossain 15
D Bishoo not out 14
S Cottrell lbw b R Islam 6
M Cummins lbw b R Islam 0
Extras (lb2, w1, pen. 5) 8
TOTAL (all out, 86.3 overs) 292
Fall of wickets: 1�0, 2�112, 3�197, 4�225, 5�242, 6�256, 7�258, 8�278, 9�292, 10�292.
Bowling: Robiul Islam 16.3�1�86�3, Shubhashis Roy 12�1�45�1, Muktar Ali 12�5�26�0, Taijul Islam 27�4�83�3, Nasir Hossain 11�3�25�1, Naeem Islam 8�1�20�1.
BANGLADESH A 1st Inns
Imrul Kayes not out 4
Shamsur Rahman not out 0
Extras (nb1) 1
TOTAL (without loss, 1 over) 5
Bowling: Cottrell 1�0�5�0.
Toss: Bangladesh A.
Umpires: J Wilson, G Brathwaite.