Windwards win inside three days

Sammy plays forward

GROS-ISLET, Saint Lucia - Windward Islands bounced back from two defeats in

their first two matches to score an emphatic 10-wicket victory over Combined

Colleges and Campuses on the third day of their Carib Beer Series match at the

Beausejour Cricket Stadium here Sunday.

Set a victory target of 51, Windwards coasted to their target just after tea off

just 37 balls, with Man-of-the-Match Devon Smith finishing unbeaten on 27 and

his opening partner Miles Bascombe, 21.

The CCC started the third day on 96 for three in their second innings, following

on 198 behind the Windwards first innings total of 347, after having been

dismissed for 149 at the stroke of tea Saturday.

West Indies opening batsman Devon Smith slammed 159, with Sammy 37, Miles

Bascombe 36, and Donwell Hector 46 making valuable contributions.

The situation was identical on Sunday's third day with the CCC being dismissed

at tea for 248.

Smith pulls through midwicket for another boundary

The highlight of CCC's innings was a knock of 101 by the veteran left handed

Barbados and West Indies batsman Floyd Reifer but it was insufficient to save

his team from defeat.

Reifer started the day on 13 not out and posted his hundred in 275 minutes,

facing 210 balls and striking 14 fours.

The 35-year old Reifer and overnight partner Nikolai Parris added 53 for the

fourth wicket before Parris edged medium pacer Deighton Butler to wicketkeeper

Lyndon James for 26.

Captain Shirley Clarke went without any further addition to the score, bowled

middle stump by Butler, to leave CCC 138 for five.

The visitors lost two other wickets before the lunch interval when Nelon Pascal

caught Chadwin Walton (12) at long-off off off-spinner Shane Shillingford, and

Gavin Wallace (1) was leg before wicket to pacer Pascal, as CCC went to lunch at

180 for seven.

After the break, Jason Bennett (12) offered a catch to Darren Sammy at slip off

Shillingford and Reifer, looking to farm the bowling was run out scurrying for a

quick run to mid off, just after he had posted his hundred.

CCC's resistance ended when Liam Sebastien bowled the left handed Kavesh

Kantasingh around his legs for eight.

Shillingford continued his impressive bowling form for the Windwards with a haul

of four for 69 off a marathon 31 overs and while Butler claimed three for 65.

 
The Windwards needed then sped to their target as both Man-of-the Match

Devon Smith and Miles Bascombe wasted very little time to achieve victory and a

maximum 12 points, their first points of the competition.