Barbados: Top Team Gets Lesson From Schoolboys (1 November 1998)

1 November 1998

Barbados: Top Team Gets Lesson From Schoolboys

by Floyd Branker

CHIC Schools North completed an emphatic five wicket victory over the mighty Big B Spartan with two overs to spare.

The final day's play began with Spartan 98 for seven and they were immediately set back, losing their eighth wicket without addition.

But Kerry Lucas, who resumed on 33, found useful partners in captain Dexter Toppin and Richard Connelly to add 31 for the ninth wicket and 33 for the last wicket to push the visitors score to a workable 162.

Lucas was unbeaten on 64 having slammed five fours and a six in 150 minutes when the innings closed.

The left-arm spin twin of Suelieman Benn who took six for 75 and Ryan Hinds with three for 43, shared the wickets.

Set 126 for victory, the schools started disastrously losing two wickets for eight runs. Allrounder Hinds joined opener Pedro DePeiza for a third-wicket stand of 67 to put the students back on course.

DePeiza's score of 29 was not a true indication of its value. He held the innings together while the free scoring Hinds thumped three fours and a six in his 57.

At 100 for five, Hinds threw his wicket away, lofting leg-spinner Dave Marshall to long on, when it was still touch and go for the schoolboys. But Randy Graham and wicket-keeper Carlo Morris saw them to victory.

Marshall, showing great commitment, took four wickets for 45 to finish with a match haul of 13 for 86 but the rest of Spartan's bowling lacked penetration.

Police vs Banks: Police 256; Banks 76 and 116

Wanderers vs Empire: Wanderers 84 and 183; Empire 150 and 116/5

BCL vs Pickwick: BCL 131 and 176/5; Pickwick 136

BET vs Schools South: BET 184/ declared and 88/2 declared; Schools South 60 and 170

St. Catherine vs Carlton: St. Catherine 123 and 189/7; Carlton 145

Maple vs YMPC: Maple 143 and 88; YMPC 75 and 79

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