Jamaica: U-19, All Hotel draw (31 Jul 1997)

July 31, 1997

U-19, All Hotel draw

ALL-ROUNDER Marlon Samuels and leg-spinner Kevin Peart were in fine form as the national Under-19 team played to a draw with an All-Hotel XI at Content Gardens at the weekend.

Scores: All-Hotel 192 and 245; Under-19s 233 and 85 for five.

All-Hotel, after winning the toss and taking first strike, were restricted by Samuels who took three for 53 from 19 overs and Peart who had three for 40 from 8.3 overs as only opener Karl McDonald with a 100-ball 83 (10 fours and a six) and an enterprising 50 from West Indies pacer Franklyn Rose offered any resistance.

Samuels went on to lead the batting for the Under-19s with 97 before he was stumped by wicketkeeper Howard Harris off Carl Brissett. Other useful contributions came from Ricardo Powell (35) and Keithroy Whilby (19), while Tamar Lambert and Cunningham both scored 15.

Brissett took three wickets for 43 runs from 20 overs, while Courtney Laing had two wickets for 41 runs from 17 overs.

Opening batsmen McDonald (62) and Christopher Gayle (86) posted an opening stand of more than a hundred in All-Hotel's second innings before both were snared by leg-spinner Peart who ended with five for 54 from 17 overs. Peart got good support from Samuels (two for 26 from 10 overs) and Cunningham (two for 52 from 19 overs).

Rose captured three for 19 to have the Under-19s struggling at 85 for five at the end of the game.

Source :: The Jamaica Gleaner (https://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/)