59ov [. 1 . . . .] 202/2: K. Edwards 74*, Hinds 57* Pascal was able to keep Hinds quiet.
DRINKS: Barbados scored 67 runs in the first hour after tea. That's good. The partnership between Edwards and Hinds is 120 and the lead is 181. If they have a good last hour, their lead at stumps should be around 250.
58ov [1 1 . . . .] 201/2: K. Edwards 73*, Hinds 57*.
57ov [. . . 1 1 .] 199/2: K. Edwards 72*, Hinds 56*. Pascal is back on with a defensive field - deep cover, long-off, long-on.
56ov [1 . . . . .] 197/2: K. Edwards 71*, Hinds 55*. Tight over from Shillingford. Windwards are trying to slow things down.
55ov [1 . 4 1 1 1] 196/2: K. Edwards 70*, Hinds 55*. An attempted cut by Hinds goes to third man for four.
54ov [1 . 1 . 1 1 .] 187/2: K. Edwards 66*, Hinds 50*. Barbados doing it in singles now. Hinds reaches his 50 (113 minutes, 85 balls, 5x4)
53ov [1 2 1 1 1 1] 183/2: K. Edwards 64*, Hinds 48*. Runs coming easily.Century partnership between Edwards and Hinds has given Barbados a position to build a good lead.
52ov [. . 1 . 1 1] 176/2: K. Edwards 60*, Hinds 45*.
51ov [. 1 . 1 . .] 173/2: K. Edwards 59*, Hinds 43*. Peters is back on at the Marshall End.
50ov [1 . 1 . . .] 171/2: K. Edwards 58*, R. Hinds 42*.
49ov [. . . 4 4 2] 169/2: K. Edwards 57*, Hinds 41*. Barbados are pushing on. Since tea, we've had 35 runs in five overs. Edwards reaches his second half-century of the match with a delicate sweep for four and celebrates with a magnificent drive through extra-cover for another boundary.
48ov [. . . 1nb 4 . .] 159/2: K. Edwards 47*, Hinds 41*. Shillingford is back on at the Garner End. Hinds lifts him over wide long-on for four. The lead is 139.
47ov [. . 1 4 . 1] 153/2: K. Edwards 46*, Hinds 37*. Edwards gets another boundary by hitting Sebastien through extra-cover, beating the fielder at long-off.
46ov [. . 2 3 . 2] 147/2: K. Edwards 41, Hinds 36. Hinds is also playing positively and a fielder under the bat is removed.
45ov [. 1 . 1 4] 140/2: K. Edwards 39*, Hinds 31*. Edwards starts the final session on a positive note with a boundary through cover off Lewis.
TEA: Barbados had the better of the pre-tea session, scoring 98 runs and losing one wicket. At 134 for two, they have a lead of 114. They will be looking to get another 100 runs in the final session without losing too many wickets. Windwards will have other ideas. This game is nicely poised. Rejoin us in 20 minutes. Email your comments to livewindies2@gmail.com
44ov [2 . . 1 2 .] 134/2: K. Edwards 34*, Hinds 30*.
43ov [. 1 . . . .] 129/2: K. Edwards 31*, Hinds 28*. Sebastien is on at the Malcolm Marshall End for his first bowl of the match. Hinds tries to go after him and should have been stumped but wicket-keeper Lyndon James doesn't gather the ball.
42ov [. . 1 . 2 4 .] 128/2: K. Edwards 30*, Hinds 28*. Lewis replaces Shillingford at the Joel Garner End. Hinds drives him pleasantly through wide mid-off for four.
41ov [. . . 1 . .] 120/2: K. Edwards 29*, Hinds 22*.
40ov [. 2 2 . . .] 119/2: K. Edwards 28*, Hinds 22*. Hinds is trying to be positive.
39ov [4 . 1 2 . .] 115/2: K. Edwards 28*, Hinds 18*. Hinds hits a full-toss from Butler to the boundary at wide long-on.
38ov [. . . . . .] 108/2: K. Edwards 26*, Hinds 13*. A good maiden by Shillingford.
37ov [1 . . 1 . .] 108/2: K. Edwards 26*, Hinds 13*. Hinds has a big swing to a ball outside off stump from Butler.
36ov [. . . . . .] 105/2: K. Edwards 24*, Hinds 12*. Hinds is doing some damage to the fielders under the bat. Successive balls are hit into the bodies of the fielders at forward short-leg and silly-point and then he nearly gives a catch to short-leg off Shillingford.
35ov [. 1 1 1 . 1] 105/2: K. Edwards 24, Hinds 12* Hinds would have been run out had a throw from mid-wicket hit the stumps at the keeper's end. The lights are starting to come on, just after 5 p.m.
34ov [. . . . . .] 101/2: K. Edwards 22*, Hinds 10*. A good maiden over by Shillingford.
33ov [. 1 . 1 . .] 101/2: K. Edwards 22*, Hinds 10*. The 100 is up in 115 minutes.
32ov [. . . . . .] 99/2: K. Edwards 21*, Hinds 9*. Superb over from Shillingford. Hinds leaves one from that passes an inch away from the off stump.
31ov [. . . . . 4] 99/2: K. Edwards 21*, Hinds 9*. Butler is back at the Malcolm Marshall End to replace Peters and bowls five good balls before Edwards drives him through mid-off for four. Edwards is looking a lot better than in the first innings.
30ov [. . . . . 1] 95/2: K. Edwards 17*, Hinds 9*.
DRINKS: A good hour for Barbados. They scored at a almost a run-a-minute. Their lead is now 75.
29ov [1 4 . . 4 .] 94/2: K. Edwards 16*, Hinds 9*. Hinds unleashes a powerful straight drive for four off Peters. It was a boundary from the moment it left the bat. Hinds finds the boundary again by turning Peters through square leg.
28ov [. 1 . . . 1] 85/2: K. Edwards 15*, Hinds 1*.
27ov [. . 2 . . .] 83/2: K. Edwards 14*, Hinds 0*.
26ov [1 . W . . .] 81/2: K. Edwards 12*, Hinds 0*. Shillingford strikes again.
WICKET: D. Richards c Peters b Shillingford 53. 81/2. Once more, Richards departs soon after passing 50. He gives a catch to extra-cover to give Shillingford his second wicket. Ryan Hinds comes in.
25ov [. . 2 . 1 1] 80/1: Richards 53*, K. Edwards 11*. Kenroy Peters is on at the Malcolm Marshall End to replace Lewis.
24ov [. . 1 . . 4] 75/1: Richards 50*, K. Edwards 10*. Richards reaches his fifty with a sweep for four off Shillingford down to long leg. It's his second half-century of the match and fourth of the tournament. It came from 85 balls in 78 minutes and included four fours and two sixes.
23ov [1 1 . . . 2 4] 70/1: Richards 46*, Edwards 9*.
22ov [. . 1 . . .] 62/1: Richards 39*, K. Edwards 8*.
21ov [. . . . . 1] 61/1: Richards 38*, K. Edwards 8*.
20ov [. . . 1 . 1] 60/1: Richards 37*, K. Edwards 8*.
19ov [. . . 6 nb . .] 58/1: Richards 36*, K. Edwards 7*. Wonderful six by Richards, who lifts Lewis over long-off and into the Hewitt/Inniss Stand.
18ov [. . 1 . . .] 51/1: Richards 30*, K. Edwards 7*. A tidy over from Shillingford.
17ov [1 1 . . 4 .] 50/1: Richards 29*, K. Edwards 7*. Edwards punches a loose ball from Lewis through point for a boundary to bring up Barbados' 50 in 59 minutes.
16ov [. . . . . .] 44/1: Richards 28*, K. Edwards 2*. A maiden from Shillingford. A good over but Richards is not ruffled.
15ov [. . . . nb . 2] 44/1: Richards 28*, K. Edwards 2*. A good over by Lewis. After surviving an appeal for lbw, Edwards gets off the mark by working a ball through wide mid-on for two.
14ov [3 . . . lb .] 41/1: Richards 28*, K. Edwards 0*. A nice extra-cover drive by Richards off Shillingford brings him three runs.
13ov [. . . . . 1] 37/1: Richards 25*, K. Edwards 0*. The action has resumed after lunch. Kirk Edwards has joined Richards. Lewis starts with a useful over.
LUNCH: A even session. Barbados would have been happy to restrict Windwards' lead to 20, but disappointed at losing a wicket before lunch. At 36 for one in their second innings, Barbados lead by 16. The action resumes in 40 minutes.
12ov [. . . . . W] 36/1: Richards 24*. Windwards strike with the last ball before lunch.
WICKET: J. Haynes c Sebastien b Shillingford 12. 36/1. Shillingford is in business again. The last ball before lunch bounces a bit and Haynes is unable to keep it down. The left-hander gives a catch to forward short-leg.
11ov [. . . . . .] 36/0: Richards 24*, Haynes 12*. A maiden. Lewis has settled nicely.
10ov [. 1 4 . . .] 36/0: Richards 24*, Haynes 12*. Haynes gets a boundary off Shillingford but the ball was struck just a few inches over the fielder at mid-on.
9ov [. . . 1 . .] 31/0: Richards 23*, Haynes 8*. We have an all-spin attack inside the first ten overs. Leg-spinner Rawl Lewis is on at the Malcolm Marshall End to replace Pascal (4-1-20-0).
8ov [. . . . . .] 30/0: Richards 22*, Haynes 8*. Off-spinner Shane Shillingford is on after seven overs from the Joel Garner End to replace Butler (3-1-10-0). A good testing over from Shillingford, who took six wickets in the first innings.
7ov [3 . . 4 3 1] 30/0: Richards 22*, Haynes 8*. A good over for Barbados. 11 runs came from it. The 20-run deficit has been erased. Haynes drives Pascal through extra-cover for three. Another pull from Richards that almost carried for six. The next ball is flicked for three.
6ov [. . . . 6 .] 19/0: Richards 15*, Haynes 4*. Richards pulls Butler over square leg for six. It was only marginally short. Top shot.
5ov [. 2 . . 4 1] 13/0: Richards 9*, Haynes 4*. A hard cut by Richards is partially saved by Theophile at point. He saved two runs. A second cut in the over races towards backward point for four.
4ov [. . 4 . . .] 6/0: Richards 2*, Haynes 4*. Haynes plays a sweet off-drive off Butler to get off the mark.
3ov [. 2 . . . .] 2/0: Richards 2*, Haynes 0*. Richards opens his account with a push for two down the ground off Pascal.
2ov [. . . . . .] 0/0: Richards 0*, Haynes 0*. Another maiden. Deighton Butler starts with a good over. He found the edge of Haynes' bat, but the ball didn't carry to first slip.
1ov [. . . . . .] 0/0: Richards 0*, Haynes 0*. A maiden from Pascal. A good over after the first few were wide of the mark.
Barbados openers Dale Richards and Jason Haynes are in the middle to face up to Nelon Pascal from the Malcolm Marshall End.
The lead is marginal. It's really a second innings game. Winhdwards responded with 307 after Barbados made 287. Windwards batted for just over an hour today, scoring 22 runs before losing their last three wickets.The highlight of the innings was Liam Sebastien's 143.
Bowling: Collins 13-2-51-2, Best 15-2-72-1, Charles 15-5-52-1, C. Edwards 7.4-0-45-1, Hinds 25-10-36-1, Brooks 12-1-35-1, Stoute 11-5-14-3.
99ov [1 . . W
WICKET: N. Pascal lbw b C. Edwards 0. 307 all out. Windwards have a lead of 20. A full, straight ball hits Pascal on the pad and gives Corey Edwards his first first-class wicket. Butler finished unbeaten on 12.
98ov [W . . . . .] 306/9: Butler 11*, Pascal 0*. A maiden wicket from Stoute.
WICKET: K. Peters c K. Edwards b Stoute 5. 306/9. Peters was trying to get on with it and gave a catch to deep extra-cover to give Stoute his second wicket of the day and third of the innings. Nelon Pascal is the last man in.
97ov [. . 2 1 2 3] 306/8: Butler 11*, Peters 5*. Corey Edwards could have had his first first-class wicket if his namesake, Kirk Edwards, had made an effort to stick out a hand to catch Butler at cover. Windwards are trying to push on. 8 runs came in that over.
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96ov [. . 2 W . .] 298/8: Butler 8*, Peters 0*. The breakthrough comes for Barbados.
WICKET: R. Lewis c C. Edwards b Stoute 21. Barbados get the first wicket of the day after 48 minutes. Lewis didn't seem to pick a slower ball from Stoute and gave a catch to mid-off. The new man is Kenroy Peters.
95ov [. 1 1 . . .] 296/7: Lewis 19*, Butler 8*. Corey Edwards has replaced Best at the Joel Garner End. He bowls a useful over at the start of his second spell. The debutant fast bowler will want to do much better than yesterday when his five overs went for 34 runs.
94ov [. . 2 . 1 .] 294/7: Lewis 18*, Butler 7*. Some sign of aggression from Butler.
93ov [. . . . . .] 291/7: Lewis 18*, Butler 4* A maiden. Best giving his all, but can't get the breakthrough.
92ov [2 . . . . .] 291/7: Lewis 18*, Butler 4*. Stoute was too wide in that over.
91ov [. 1 . 1 . .] 289/7: Lewis 18*, Butler 2*.
FIRST INNINGS POINTS. Windwards move ahead Barbados' total. They will look to build a lead.
90ov [. . . . . .] 287/7: Lewis 17*, Butler 1*. Another maiden from Stoute. Windwards are in now hurry. Only two runs have come in six overs, but the important thing for them is that they have not lost a wicket for the day.
89ov [. . . . . .] 287/7: Lewis 17*, Butler 1*. A maiden. Best showing a bit of aggression but not troubling the batsmen.
88ov [. . . . . .] 287/7: Lewis 17*, Butler 1*. A maiden. A few balls in that over from Stoute kept a little low.
87ov [. . . . 1 .] 287/7: Lewis 17*, Butler 1*. Scores are level.
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86ov [. . . . . .] 286/7: Lewis 17*, Butler 0*. Kevin Stoute is a surprise choice to start the attack from the Malcolm Marshall End. Most of the balls are wide of off stump, but there was a beauty that went past Lewis' outside edge.
85ov [1 . . . . .] 286/7: Lewis 17*, Butler 0*. Tino Best starts the attack for Barbados with a good first over.
Welcome to Kensington Oval for the third day of the day/night match between Barbados and Windward Islands. Play is set to start under sunny conditions with the Windwards resuming on 285 for seven in response for Barbados' 287. Windwards look set for first innings points, but Barbados will want to try and restrict the lead. It's a very small crowd at the start of the day. E-mail us your comments at livewindies2@gmail.com
STUMPS, DAY 2: Windwards need only three runs for first innings lead, but it looks to be a second innings game. They finish on 285 for seven replying to Barbados' 287. The highlight of the day was Sebastien's 143. He had good support from Fletcher, who made 63. Three wickets after tea gave Barbados a chance of restricting Windwards' lead. If tthe Windwards can get a lead of around 50, it will be useful. Both teams are still in it, however. Barbados' bowling: Collins 13-2-51-2, Best 10-0-68-1, Charles 15-5-52-1, C. Edwards 5-0-34-0, Hinds 25-10-26-1, Brooks 12-1-35-1, Stoute 4-1-6-1.
84ov [. . . . . .] 285/7: Lewis 16, Butler 0*.
83ov [. . . . nb . .] 285/7: Lewis 16*, Butler 0*.
82ov [. 2 1 . W .] 284/7: Lewis 16*, Butler 0*.
WICKET: S. Shillingford c Brooks b Stoute 6. 284/7. Shillingford drives and the ball slices off the outside portion of the bat for a catch to gully. Deighton Butler comes in.
81ov [. . . 1 . 6] 281/6: Lewis 13, Shillingford 6*.
80ov [. 2 . . . .] 274/6: Lewis 12*, Shillingford 0*.
79ov [1 . . 1 W .] 273/6: Lewis 11*, Shillingford 0*. Sebastien finally goes.
WICKET: L. Sebastien c and b Charles 143. 273/6. A soft dismissal. Sebastien gives a simple return catch to Charles. He was probably tired. Shane Shillingford is the new batsman.
78ov [2 . . . 1 .] 271/5: Sebastien 142*, Lewis 10*. Stoute is on for his first bowl of the innings.
77ov [. . . . . .] 268/5: Sebastien 139*, Lewis 10*.
76ov [. . . . . .] 268/5: Sebastien 139*, Lewis 10*.
75ov [. 3 . . 2 .] 268/5: Sebastien 139*, Lewis 10*.
74ov [. 1 . . . .] 263/5. Sebastien 136*, Lewis 8*.
73ov [. . 1 . 4 .] 262/5: Sebastien 135*, Lewis 8* Charles is back on.
72ov [. . 1 . . .] 256/5: Sebastien 134*, Lewis 4*.
71ov [. 1 . . . 4] 255/5: Sebastien 133*, Lewis 4*. Lewis opens his account by lifting Collins down the ground for a boundary.
70ov [. 1 . . . .] 250/5: Sebastien 132*, Lewis 0*.
69ov [W . . . . .] 249/5: Sebastien 131*, Lewis 0*. Collins strikes.
WICKET: L. James c K. Edwards b Collins 28. 249/5. Collins gets the wicket of James who gives a catch to extra-cover. Kirk Edwards makes no mistake this time. Drinks were taken. The new batsman is Rawl Lewis.
68ov [. 2 6 . . .] 249/4: Sebastien 131*, James 28*. Sebastien is dropped at deep mid-wicket by Kirk Edwards off Hinds and the ball goes for six.
67ov [. . . 2 3 .] 241/4: Sebastien 123*, James 28*.
66ov [. . . . 3 .] 236/4: Sebastien 118*, James 28*.
65ov [lb 1 . 1 . .] 233/4: Sebastien 116*, James 28*. Sebastien continues to have difficulties against Collins.
64ov [. . . 1 . .] 230/4: Sebastien 114*, James 27* A tidy over from Hinds.
63ov [. . . . . 1] 229/4: Sebastien 113*, James 27*. Collins is directing the ball into Sebastien's pads. The left-hander doesn't seam able to pick him. Best's last spell was 5-0-42-0, but figures sometimes don't tell the real story.
62ov [. . . . . .] 228/4: Sebastien 112*, James 27*. Hinds has come on to replace the luckless Best and starts a new spell with a maiden.
61ov [nb . 1 nb 2 1 4] 228/4: Sebastien 112*, James 27*. Sebastien is again lucky not to get run out. He was trying to regain his ground at the keeper's end, but Patrick Browne couldn't gather Best's difficult return.
60ov [6 . 4 4 nb4 . 3] 218/4: Sebastien 107*, James 24*. An eventful over. Sebastien reaches his hundred in style. He pulls Best over square-leg for six and two balls later he slashes him square of the wicket to reach three figures. The celebration is emphatic. Sebastien throws the helmet in the air. He is emotional. The next ball is driven through mid-on for four. A bouncer ballons over the keeper's head and goes into the boundary.
59ov [. . 4 1 . .] 196/4: Sebastien 91*, James 24*. Sebastien finds the boundary again with another confident boundary through mid-off against Collins.
58ov [. . 4 . . .] 191/4: Sebastien 86*, James 24*. Sebastian drives Best sweetly through mid-off for four and Best responds with a few good balls. He is fired up.
57ov [nb1 . . . . . .] 186/4: Sebastien 80*, James 24*. The post-tea session has started with Collins back into the attack.
TEA: Windwards have the advantage at the break. They scored at almost a run a minute in that session, adding 117 runs in losing two wickets. Things could have been a lot different if those two catches had been taken off the luckless Best. It promises to be an interesting last session. Sebastien is on 80 and James 24. Windwards are 103 runs behind on 184 for four, replying to 287. The men out are Smith (4), Theophile (1), Fletcher (63)and Hector (9). Bowling: Collins 4-1-20-1, Best 8-1-21-0, Charles 10-4-32-0, C. Edwards 2-0-8-0, Hinds 17-8-21-0, Brooks 12-1-35-1.
56ov [1 . 4 . . 4] 184/4: Sebastien 80*, James 24*. This isn't Tino Best's day. Another catch goes down off his bowling. Two in two overs. Brooks spills a diving chance at second slip with James on 16. The ball goes to third-man for four. Best is upset. Pedro Collins is trying to calm him down.
55ov [. . . . . .] 175/4: Sebastien 79*, James 16*. A maiden from Hinds.
54ov [. . 1 . 1 .] 175/4: Sebastien 79*, James 16*. In his haste to turn for a second run, James doesn't ground his bat and the umpire calls "one short". He then gloves a lifter from Best but the ball doesn't carry to first slip. Best finds the edge of Sebastien's bat and wicket keeper Patrick Browne puts down the easiest of catches. Sebastian is let off on 79 and Best is not a happy man.
53ov [. . . . . .] 173/4: Sebastien 79*, James 14*. A maiden from Hinds.
52ov [. . . . 4 .] 173/4: Sebastien 79*, James 14*. Helmets come out for the batsmen. Tino Best has replaced Shamarh Brooks at the Malcolm Marshall End. Best immediately causes some excitement with an appeal for lbw against James. The ball is clearly going down the leg side. An inside edge from James goes for four. The luck not going with Best.
51ov [. . . . . .] 169/4: Sebastien 79*, James 10*. Hinds has sent down his sixth maiden.
50ov [1 2 . . 6 .] 169/4: Sebastien 79*, James 10*. We just saw a tremendous straight six by James off Brooks that landed on the media centre.
49ov [. . . . . .] 160/4: Sebastien 78*, James 2*. Steady maiden from Hinds to James. The two spinners are doing a good job. Hinds 14-5-21-1. Brooks 11-1-26-1.
48ov [. . . . . 2] 160/4: Sebastien 78*, James 2*.
47ov [W . 2 . . .] 158/4: Sebastien 76*, James 2*.
WICKET: D. Hector c wkp Browne b Hinds 9. 156/4. Hinds gets a deserved wicket as Hector tries to dab the ball to third-man and ends up edging a catch to the keeper. The new batsman is Lyndon James. It's a surprise he has come before Rawl Lewis.
46ov [4 . . . . 1] 156/3: Sebastien 76*, Hector 9*. Hector gets his first four by hitting Brooks through extra-cover.
45ov [. 4 . . . .] 151/3: Sebastien 76*, Hector 4*. Sebastien hits Hinds through extra-cover for four and must be thinking of a century.
44ov [. . . 1 . .] 147/3: Sebastien 72*, Hector 4*. Brooks, the second choice leg-spinner, has looked better than the first choice, Charles.
43ov [. . . 1 . .] 146/3: Sebastien 71*, Hector 4*.
42ov [. . . . . .] 145/3: Sebastien 70*, Hector 4*. Another good maiden over from Brooks.
41ov [. . . . . .] 145/3: Sebastien 70*, Hector 4*. Steady maiden over from Hinds.
40ov [. . 1 . . .] 145/3: Sebastien 70*, Hector 4*. Floodlights starting to come on just before 5 p.m. The lights are on somewhat earlier than yesterday.
39ov [. . . 1 . .] 144/3: Sebastien 69*, Hector 4*. Another tidy over from Hinds.
38ov [. . . . . 4] 143/4: Sebastien 68*, Hector 4*. Brooks spoils an over with a full-toss off the last ball that Hector helps to the backward square boundary to get off the mark.
37ov [. . 2 . . .] 139/3: Fletcher 68*, Hector 0* Sebastien nearly runs himself out.
36ov [1 . 1 . 1 W] 137/3: Sebastien 66*, Hector 0*. Brooks gets the breakthrough for Barbados.
WICKET: A. Fletcher c K. Edwards b Brooks 63. 137/3. Fletcher gifts his hand by giving a catch to deep extra-cover to end a third wicket partnership of 125. Donwell Hector is the new batsman.
36ov [1 . 1 . 1 W] 137/3: Sebastien 66*, Hector 0*. Brooks gets the breakthrough for Barbados.
WICKET: A. Fletcher c K. Edwards b Brooks 63. 137/3. Fletcher gifts his hand by giving a catch to deep extra-cover to end a third wicket partnership of 125. Donwell Hector is the new batsman.
DRINKS: Windwards have had the better of the first hour after lunch. They scored 67 runs in that hour without losing a wicket.
35ov [. . . . . .] 134/2: Fletcher 62*, Sebastien 64* A good maiden over from Hinds. He's trying to build pressure.
34ov [1 . . 1 . .] 134/2: Fletcher 62*, Sebastien 64*. Not a bad over from Brooks.
33ov [1 . 2 . . .] 132/2: Fletcher 61*, Sebastien 63*. Barbados must be getting worried. The only thing troubling Windwards is some indecision in the running between the wickets.
32ov [. . . w 2 . .] 129/2: Fletcher 59*, Sebastien 62*.
31ov [. . . . . .] 126/2: Fletcher 57*, Sebastien 62*. Another good maiden over from Hinds.
30ov [. . . 1 1 1] 126/2: Fletcher 57*, Sebastien 62*. A close call for run out, but Fletcher gets home. Brooks doesn't look bad at all.
29ov [1 2 . . 1 1] 123/2: Fletcher 56*, Sebastien 60*. Hinds has switched himself to the Joel Garner End to replace an ineffective Charles.
28ov [. . . . . 2] 118/2: Fletcher 53*, Sebastien 58*.Hinds has surprisingly pulled himself out of the attack after only three overs. Leg-spinner Shamarh Brooks is on at the Malcolm Marshall End. A steady first over.
27ov [3 . . . 1 .] 116/2: Fletcher 51*, Sebastien 58*. The two batsmen are looking comfortable against a hardly threatening Charles.
26ov [. . . . . .] 112/2: Fletcher 50*, Sebastien 55*. A tidy maiden over from Hinds to Fletcher.
25ov [1 . . . . 3] 112/2: Fletcher 52*, Sebastien 55*. A double landmark. Sebastien completes his fifty (96 minutes, 83 balls, 6x4) and the two batsmen have completed a century partnership.
24ov [. . 2 . . .] 108/2: Fletcher 47*, Sebastien 54*. Another tidy over from Hinds.
23ov [. . . . . .] 106/2: Fletcher 45*, Sebastien 54*. A maiden from Charles in which he went past the edge of Sebastien's bat.
22ov [1 . . . . .] 106/2: Fletcher 45*, Sebastien 54*. Predictably, Corey Edwards is pulled out of the attack and left-arm spinner Ryan Hinds has replaced him. He starts with a tidy over.
21ov [. . . . 4 .] 105/2: Fletcher 45*, Sebastien 53*. Fletcher slashes Charles square of the wicket for yet another boundary to move towards his half-century.
20ov [. . . 4 6 .] 101/2: Fletcher 41*, Sebastien 53*. Sebastien reaches his fifty (69 minutes, 54 balls, 8x4, 1x6) in grand style with a four and a six over wide mid-wicket off Corey Edwards, who will probably get a rest after conceding 34 runs from five overs.
19ov [. . . 4 4 .] 91/2: Fletcher 41*, Sebastien 43*. Fletcher smacks Charles through mid-wicket for two consecutive fours. We've had 15 fours in 19 overs.
18ov [. . 4 4 2 .] 83/2: Fletcher 33*, Sebastien 43*. Edwards is finding it tough in his first bowl at this level. He is struck for two successive boundaries by Sebastien in an over that cost 10 runs.
17ov [. . . . . .] 73/2: Fletcher 33*, Sebastien 33*. A maiden from Charles but he is still not flighting the ball.
16ov [. . 2 . 4 .] 67/2: Fletcher 33*, Sebastien 33*. Play has resumed after lunch and a few more spectators have come into the ground. Corey Edwards is continuing from the Malcolm Marshall End. A half volley is driven through mid-off for four by Sebastien.
LUNCH: An even first session. Windwards have recovered from the early losses of Smith (4) and Theophile (1) to reach 67 for two at the break. They are scoring at more than four runs an over. Fletcher (33) and Sebastien are looking good. A nice battle for first innings points in the making. Windwards will resume after lunch on 67 for two in response to Barbados' 287. Bowling: Collins 4-1-20-1, Best 5-0-26-1, Charles 4-2-12-0, C. Edwards 2-0-8-0.
15ov [. . . . . .] 67/2: Fletcher 33*, Sebastien 27*. A maiden from Charles but he is not troubling the batsmen.
14ov [. . . . 2 4] 67/2: Fletcher 33*, Sebastien 27*. The boundaries continue and the fifty partnership comes up.
13ov [4 . 2 . . .] 61/2: Fletcher 33*, Sebastien 21*. Charles is too much down the leg-side and too flat.
12ov [1 . 1 . . .] 55/2: Fletcher 27*, Sebastien 21*. Debutant fast bowler Corey Edwards has replaced Tino Best at the Malcom Marshall End. Edwards is the son of former national cyclist Hector Edwards. He has been a consistent performer in local competitions over the past few seasons.
11ov [2 . . . 4 .] 53/2: Fletcher 26*, Sebastien 20*. Fletcher drives Charles through extra-cover for four to bring up Windwards' 50 at better than a run a minute.
10ov [. 1 . 3 1 .] 47/2: Fletcher 20*, Sebastien 20*. Sebastien survives another lbw appeal to Best and then he drives him through mid-off for three.
9ov [. . . . . .] 42-2: Fletcher 18*, Sebastien 17*. Spin is on after 8 overs. Leg-spinner Nikolai Charles is on for Collins (4-1-20-1). His first over is a maiden, but he is a little flat.
8ov [. 4 nb . 1 . .] 42/2: Fletcher 18*, Sebastien 17*. The action continues. Sebastien cuts Best hard for four and is then caught at mid-on off a no-ball. Fletcher also gloves one that drops short of second slip.
7ov [ . . . . . .] 36/2: Fletcher 18*, Sebastien 12*. A good maiden over from Collins.
6ov [2 . . 1 . . 4] 36/2: Fletcher 18*, Sebastien 12*.
5ov [. . . 1 . 1] 29/2: Fletcher 15*, Sebastien 8*. The first over without some form of excitement.
4ov [. 2 . . 4 1] 27/2: Fletcher 14*, Sebastien 7*. It's all happening here at Kensington Oval and more fans are coming into the ground. Sebastien survives a confident appeal for lbw, much to the disappointment of Best. The next ball is unconvincingly pulled over the head of the forward short-leg fielder. The penultimate ball of the over is nicely pulled behind square by Sebastien for the fifth boundary of the innings.
3ov [. . 4 . . 4] 20/2: Fletcher 14*, Sebastien 0*. The first authentic boundary of the innings is struck by Fletcher. It was a pull through forward square off Collins, who had a shout for lbw turned down off the next ball. Fletcher sweetly drives the last ball through mid-off for another boundary.
2ov [. lb . 1 W .] 12/2: Fletcher 6*, Sebastien 0*. Another wicket goes down. Two in two overs. Windwards are in early trouble.
WICKET: T Theophile b Best 1. An aggressive Tino Best produces a full length ball to hit Theophile's off stump.
1ov [4 W . 4 1 1] 10/1: Theophile 1*, Fletcher 5*. Drama at the start of Windwards' innings. Smith edges the first ball through the slips for four. Collins gets him next ball. Andre Fletcher survives an appeal for lbw to his first ball and edges the next ball past gully for four. The next ball is also edged but a third-man is now in place.
WICKET: D. Smith c and b Collins 4. A smart catch taken by Collins to his left as Smith casually pushed back the ball.
The Windwards response is about to start. Devon Smith and Tyrone Theophile to face in-form Pedro Collins with the new ball.

The Windwards response is about to start. Devon Smith and Tyrone Theophile to face in-form Pedro Collins with the new ball.
107ov [1 6 . W] 287 all out. With the last man in, Charles has opened his shoulders and lifted Shillingford over mid-wicket for six. He then tries to get a short single to short backward point and Edwards is run out at the keeper's end.
WICKET: Barbados' innings comes to an end. They have been dismissed for 287. The last three wickets on resumption this afternoon fell for 32 after they resumed on 255 for seven. The three men dismissed today were Best (7), Collins (17) and Corey Edwards (1). Charles was not out on 12. Bowling: Butler 13-0-37-0, Pascal 16-3-56-0, Peters 16-3-35-1, Shillingford 37.4-8-98-6, Lewis 24-4-58-2. Email us your comments to livewindies@gmail.com
106ov [. . . . . .] 280/9: Charles 6*, C. Edwards 0*. A maiden but Lewis hardly asked Charles to play. Most of the balls in that over were wide of off stump.
105ov [. . 1 W . .] 280/9: Charles 6*, C. Edwards 0*. The impressive Shillingford gets his sixth wicket.
WICKET: Collins' innings comes to an end. He looked good, but got a little over confident. He went down the track to Shillingford and left a gap in between bat and bad. Collins made 17. Debutant Corey Edwards is the last man in.
104ov [. . 2 . . .] 278/8: Charles 5*, Collins 16*. A little bit of a surprise that Pascal has been removed after three bowlers. Leg-spinner Rawl Lewis has replaced him. A good testing over.
103ov [. . 4 . . 2] 276/8: Charles 3*, Collins 16*. Collins is looking better than a No. 10. Five fielders are still under the bat but he goes down the track and hits Shillingford over mid-off for four.
102ov [. . . . 1 .] 270/8: Charles 3*, Collins 10*. Pascal is running in, but Collins is in behind him.
101ov [1 . 1 6 . 1] 269/8: Charles 3*, Collins 9*. Shillingord has five fielders under the bat but Collins advances down the pitch and lifts him over the head of the long-on fielder for six.
100ov [. . . 1 . .] 260/8: Charles 2*, Collins 1*. A good over from Pascal but both batsmen were able to play him solidly.
99ov [W . . . . .] 258/8: Charles 1*, Collins 0*. Early success for Windwards.
WICKET: Shillingford picks up his fifth wicket. Best gives an easy catch to mid-off. Another soft dismissal. Pedro Collins is the new batsman.
98ov [. . . . . .] 258/7: Charles 1*, Best 7*. A testing maiden over from Pascal but Charles is equal to him.
97ov [. 1 . . . 1] 258/7: Charles 1*, Best 7*. Windwards opt for spin at the start of the day but both batsman were not troubled by off-spinner Shane Shillingford.
96ov [. . . . 1 .] 256/7: Charles 0*, Best 6*. Tino Best has comfortably handled the first over of the day from pacer Nelon Pascal. He has attempted nothing rash - as yet.
Hello and welcome to Kensington Oval for the second day of the day/night match between Barbados and Windward Islands. It is another nice, sunny day just outside the city. We have a small crowd in, which is something of a disappointment for a Saturday. It should get bigger during the afternoon. We are set for a resumption with Barbados starting the day on 255 for seven. An even first day - with Barbados doing well for most of the day before the Windwards fought back towards the end. Email us your comments to livewindies2@gmail.com
STUMPS, DAY 1: Even contest. The Windwards fought back very well in the last half-hour. Shillingford finished with four wickets to keep Windwards in the game after half-centuries from Richards (50) Haynes (51) and Edwards (55) gave Barbados a solid foundation. Bowling: Butler 13-0-37-0, Pascal 12-2-52-0, Peters 16-3-35-1, Shillingford 32-7-72-4, Lewis 22-3-56-2 (nb6).
95ov [. . . . . 1] 255/7: Charles 5*, Charles 0.
94ov [. . . . . 1] 254/7: Charles 0, Best 4*.
93ov [W 2 . 1 . .] 253/7: Charles 0*, Best 3*. Shillingford gets his fourth wicket.
WICKET: Windwards strike again. Patrick Browne gives a catch to forward short-leg from one that bounces.
92ov [. . 1 . . .] 250/6: Browne 1*, Charles 0*. The two batsmen trying to survive until stumps.
91ov [. . . W . .] 249/6: Browne 0*, Charles 0*. More success for Windwards.
WICKET: Brooks goes to a catch around the corner off Shillingford. This is a good fightback by Windwards. Two quick wickets have evened up things. Two new batsmen are in. Windwards will like another one in the last 15 minutes.
90ov [. W . . . .] 249-5. Brooks 30*, Browne 0*. Peters strikes.
WICKET: Edwards' vigil comes to an end with a return catch to Kenroy Peters. His fighting 55 took four hours. He faced 190 balls and hit two fours. Patrick Browne is the new batsman.
89ov [. . 1 . . .] 249/4: K. Edwards 55*, Brooks 30*.
88ov [1 . . . 1 .] 247/4: K. Edwards 54*, Brooks 29*.
87ov [. 1 . 1 . .] 245/4: K. Edwards 53*, Brooks 28*.
86ov [. . . . . 2] 243/4: K. Edwards 52*, Brooks 27*. The two batsmen continue to keep Windwards at bay.
85ov [. . 1 . . .] 241/4: K. Edwards 50*, Brooks 27*. Shillingford is back on. Edwards completes a fighting half-century - 225 minutes, 177 balls, two fours. It is his first fifty of the season.
84ov [. 2 . . 1 .] 240/4: K, Edwards 49*, Brooks 27*. The two batsmen are now on top and the Windwards badly need a wicket.
83ov [. 2 4 . 1 .] 237/4: K. Edwards 46*, Brooks 27*. Edwards gets another boundary, a wonderful flick through forward square off Pascal.
DRINKS: Edwards and Brooks developing a little partnership. They have added 47 to help Barbados gain an advantage. They will be hoping to bat out the last hour without losing a wicket.
82ov [2 . . . . .] 230/4: K. Edwards 39*, Brooks 27*.
81ov [1 2 . . 4 .] 228/4: K. Edwards 39*, Brooks 25*. Edwards gets his first boundary from his 163rd ball. He has been batting for 205 minutes. The first was a pull for four off Pascal.
80ov [. . . . . 2] 221/4: K. Edwards 33*, Brooks 24*. Edwards still not flowing but more solid than he was earlier in the innings.
79ov [. . . . 1 1] 218/4: K. Edwards 31*, Brooks 23*. The reserve umpire has brought out a box of balls. The new ball will be due after one more over and you get the impression Windwards will take it right away.
78ov [. . . . . .] 214/4: K. Edwards 28*, Brooks 22* An all pace attack now. Peters is on at the Joel Garner End to replace Lewis. A steady first over.
77ov [. . . . . .] 214/4: K. Edwards 28*, Brooks 22*. A maiden from Pascal.
76ov [. . . . 4 .] 214/4: K. Edwards 28*, Brooks 22*. Brooks gets a boundary off Lewis, but it came from the edge as he attempted a cut.
75ov [. . . . . .] 209/4: K. Edwards 27*, Brooks 18* Shillingford is finally off after a lengthy spell of 24 overs. Fast bowler Nelon Pascal has replaced him at the Joel Garner End. The umpires are having a look at the pink ball but they have not changed it.
74ov [. . . . . 2] 209/4: K. Edwards 27*, Brooks 18*. Edwards nearly got his first boundary from his 139th ball, but the ball was pulled back just inside the third-man boundary.
73ov [. . . . 4 1] 206/4: K. Edwards 25*, Brooks 17*.Fine stroke by Brooks through extra-cover for four off Shillingford.
72ov [. 2 . . 2 .] 201/4: K. Edwards 25*, Brooks 12*. Steady over from Lewis.
71ov [1 . . . . .] 196/4: K. Edwards 23*, Brooks 9*. Another testing over from Shillingford.
70ov [. . . . 1 .] 195/4: K. Edwards 23*, Brooks 8*. Brooks survived a confident shout for lbw against Lewis.
69ov [. . . . . .] 194/4: K. Edwards 23*, Brooks 7*. Another maiden from Shillingford. Good stuff.
68ov [. . . . . 1] 194/4: K. Edwards 23*, Brooks 7*. Another tidy over from Lewis.
67ov [. 1 . . . 2] 193/4: K. Edwards 22*, Brooks 7*. Shillingford is continuing his lengthy spell and his first over after tea is a reasonable one.
66ov [4 1 1 . . .] 190/4: K. Edwards 21*, Brooks 5*. The post tea session has started with the floodlights on in full blast. The first ball after tea was banged away by Brooks for four off Lewis.
TEA: A session in which the Windwards enjoyed by taking three wickets, including the prized wicket of Ryan Hinds. Barbados have to look to consolidate. Windwards can the proud of the effort of their spinners, Shillingford and Lewis, who have two wickets each. Barbados still have a slight edge at 183/4. The men out are Richards (50), Haynes (51), Hinds (40) and Stoute (14). Bowling: Butler 13-0-37-0, Pascal 7-0-34-0, Peters 7-1-21-0, Shillingford 22-5-54-2, Lewis 16-3-34-2.
65ov [. . . . . .] 183/4: K. Edwards 20*, Brooks 0*. A maiden over from Shillingford to end the pre-tea session.
64ov [. 1 4 W . .] 183/4: K. Edwards 20*, Stoute 0*. Lewis is back on to replace Butler at the Malcolm Marshall End. Stoute greets him with a cut for four but Lewis gets the last laugh.
WICKET: Lewis comes back into the attack and has immediate success, winning an appeal for lbw as Stoute went on to the back foot. Stoute is gone for 14. Shamarh Brooks joins Edwards.
63ov [. . . . . 2] 177/3: K. Edwards 19*, Stoute 10*. Another tidy over from Shillingford as we head towards tea.
62ov [. . 1 1 . .] 175/3: K. Edwards 19*, Stoute 8*. Butler isn't doing a bad job, but Edwards is more comfortable against the faster stuff.
61ov [. . . . . .] 173/3: K. Edwards 18*, Stoute 7*. A maiden from Shillingford who has just completed his 20th over.
60ov [1 . 1 . . .] 173/3: K. Edwards 18*, Stoute 7*. Stoute has just come in, but he looks assured already.
59ov [1 6 . . . .] 171/3: K. Edwards 18*, Stoute 6*. Stoute is off the mark in fine style by lifting Shillingford over wide long-on for six. Four close-in fielders are still in place. The floodlights are starting to come on.
58ov [. . . 1 . .] 164/3: K. Edwards 17*, Stoute 0*. Steady over from Butler. It's approaching 5:20 p.m. and the natural light is fading. The floodlights should be on soon.