by ANCILLE INNISS

at Wildey

Left-arm spinnner Ray Armstrong, in one of his better performances, took six wickets for 91, but this effort could not deny Cable and Wireless from first innings' lead.

At the close, Cable and Wireless, after declaring their innings at 238 for nine and with a lead of 31, immediately kept the pressure on Wanderers by removing three quick wickets.

The visitors, who now lead by one run, were routed by off-spinner Anthony Morris when he bowled both Renee Greaves and Phillipe Aimey in quick time.

Fast bowler Corey Edwards picked up the first wicket when Jason Greene was caught in slips by Morris.

Earlier in the day, opener Randy Thomas continued from his overweek score of 29 and went on to stroke a patient 86. He struck ten fours and, along with wicketkeeper Cyprian Payne, added 72 for sixth wicket.

Both batsmen took their time in accummulating runs although they were confronted by some steady defensive spin bowling from Armstrong, Andrew Emtage and Chad Clarke-Reifer. At the departure of Thomas, the responsibility was then placed on Payne in guiding the lower order in trying to ease their way to a sizeable total. He struck six fours in his 67, but was fortunate on two occasions to be given chances off the unlucky Emtage.

Payne, while trying to force the scoring rate, could not avoid lifting a delivery from Armstrong to Daley Grainger, who ran from long-on to midoff to take a very low catch.

Brian Johnson stuck around for sometime but also became one of Armstrong's victims when he was judged leg before.

Armstrong bowled his 35 overs in two spells from the pavilion end. Towards the closing stages of the Cable and Wireless innings, he was smacked for a four and six over mid-wicket by big-hitting Corey Edwards, but he became the victor when Edwards holed out to Emtage at long-on for 12.

Captain Courtney Browne then declared his innings with a view
to get some quick wickets in the absence of first innings' points. His bowlers did just what was required with three wickets.