Two straight defeats for Bajans

Jonathan Carter cutting during his top score of 42, watched by Windwards’ wicketkeeper Lindon James. (Picture compliments windiescricket.com)

By Wayne Holder | Mon, January 23, 2012 - 12:03 AM

Record-breaking bowling figures by pacer Delorn Johnson condemned Barbados to a second humiliating defeat within 24 hours as Windward Islands got the better of a low-scoring cricket contest for third position in the Caribbean Twenty20 last night.

The Windwards, who like their opponents had played unbeaten until the semifinals, easily overhauled the paltry 101 all out made by the Barbadians, replying with 105 for three off 17.5 overs to win by seven wickets.

The 23 year-old former West Indies Under-19 player undermined the home team’s batting effort with a sensational first over in which he grabbed three wickets from four deliveries to leave the locals scrambling on four for three.

His eventual return of five wickets for five runs in four overs bettered the figures of Trinidadian left-arm unorthodox spinner Dave Mohammed, who held the record for the best bowling figures in regional T20 competition with five for eight versus St Lucia in the Stanford Twenty20 tournament of 2008.

A spectacular pick-up and throw by Andre Fletcher in the covers that resulted in the run-out of in-form opening bat Dwayne Smith further compounded the Bajans’ early problems as the scoring virtually stalled in the first ten overs which yielded 17 runs.

Vincentian-born Johnson, a product of the Sagicor High Performance Centre, struck with the wicket of Barbados captain Kirk Edwards off his second delivery after the home side won the toss and elected to bat.

Kevin Stoute lasted two deliveries before he, like Edwards was snapped up behind the stumps by Linden James, and the burly left-armer was on a hat-trick when wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich edged his first ball onto the leg stump.

Jonathan Carter (42), recalled to the starting XI after being dropped for the previous two matches and Alcindo Holder (24) led a brief recovery in a stand of 68 for the fifth-wicket but their dismissals opened the way for Shillingford, who had figures of 3-2-1-3 from his first spell, to wrap up the tail in swift fashion.

Fidel Edwards gave the local supporters hope with a wicket off the first ball but experienced pair Andre Fletcher (42) and Devon Smith (34) featured in a 67-run second-wicket stand to thwart any ideas of a Barbadian fightback.

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Posted by vivij charlie 4 months ago: Yes way to go Windwards….and they say you guys can’t play the game…..Jamaica escape, look out they coming for you all next year.

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Posted by RANDY BRIDGEMAN 4 months ago: Two very, very disappointing outcomes at the wrong time. With one or two exceptions, our batsmen put us behind the proverbial 8-ball, making it difficult to defend paltry totals. I think we should have a plan if we bat first that aims for a range as a total, say, 130-150. Then decide how we’re going to achieve it, which strategy will be utilized. Reaching 150 would require a little over seven runs per over. Are we going to work the ball around picking up say, 4 singles and a three/four each over, or are we going to try to get the target score primarily via boundaries? Except for the Carter/Holder partnership yesterday and Dowrich in the match against the Trinis, I couldn’t determine if there was a plan on which our batsmen were working. Of course, if we’re chasing, then some adjustments to the plan would have to be made. We have the talent to win such competitions, but I think our strategy/execution was lacking. Hope we do better in the 4-day competition.

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Posted by Frank Husbands 4 months ago: This is the future of the game.I can appreciate this format.Never could I take that five day dull boring cricket game.I hope to see our present Saturday, Sunday cricket club game evolve to a Saturday night fixture that can draw crowds.Have spin offs where people can sell food and drinks around the crowds. Hardly any spectators are to be found at club cricket on weekends.T20 cricket can turn our club cricket around. Cricket is evolving and will never be the same again.Darwin’s law could not be more applicable here:evolve or die.

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Posted by RANDY BRIDGEMAN 4 months ago: Listen Chaplin, the Windmen caught Bim on a down day, emotionally drained after that dreadful lost to T&T. All things being equal, Bim will handle the Windwards in all forms of the game. You still have a long way to go in order to catch up standard-wise to our cricket. How many players do we count on the Test team? And what about the Windwards, how many? One? And if Bravo was behaving himself, he wouldn’t even be in the mixup! Wheel and come again, buddy.