Barbados: Local Cricket Battle Continues (19 Sep 1998)

19 September 1998

Barbados: Local Cricket Battle Continues

The Barbados Nation

The battle for supremacy at the top of the Courts/Suzuki Division 1 cricket competition continues today, the final day of the sixth round.

Leaders Police look set for a possible win over the struggling BNB St. Catherine when play resumes at 12:30 p.m. at Weymouth.

Led by the heroics of Stanton Proverbs (63 not out) and opener Feliston Gilkes (56 not out), the lawmen have fought back after surrendering first innings points to reach 144 for one, a second innings lead of 85.

They will be looking to stretch the lead to close to 200 and then see if veteran Sylvester Louis (who had six wickets in the first innings) and his other bowling mates can launch an assault on the visitors.

Over the wall, at Queen's Park, second-placed Big B Spartan and third-placed United Carlton are locked in a ding-dong battle.

The game has taken a similar twist to the Police-St.Catherine contest, with Spartan establishing early control before the visitors fought back on the second afternoon.

Carlton now lead by 50 in the second innings, thanks to Adrian Murphy (54 not out) and Orion Lewis (34 not out) and they will aim for a major score today before letting their seam attack loose on the Parkites.

Spartan, unlike St. Catherine, however, have been batting well all season and Carlton will have to make sure that the target they set is not too small.

Whatever happens, this afternoon promises to be filled with thrills, and even spills.

At Weymouth: Police 65 and 144-1 (Stanton Proverbs 63 not out, Feliston Gilkes 56 not out) BNB St. Catherine 111 (Gregory Jones 64; Sylvester Louis 6-31).

At the Brewery: Banks 312-5 dec. Cockspur Wanderers 130-3 (Chris Humphrey 44 not out)

At Barclays Sports Club, Highgate: CHIC Schools South 154 and 34 (Matthew Nicholls 7-15) Mount Gay Maple 104 and 0-0.

At Blenheim: Sports & Games YMPC 194 and 86-0 (Leon Layne 51 not out) BCL 159 (Carl Chapman 52)

At Bank Hall: ICB Empire 242 (Alphonso Lashley 58, Wayne Yarde 5-73) ESA Field Pickwick 135-6 (Sherlon Greaves 4-36)

At Queen's Park: United Carlton 64 and 95-2 (Adrian Murphy 54 not out). Big B Spartan 109 (Hendy Broomes 6-54)

At St. James Secondary, Trents: CHIC Schools North 118. Cable & Wireless BET 84-3.

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