Marshall law at Weymouth

Veteran medium-pacer Kenrick Marshall inspired Stansfeld Scott Police to first innings lead over Cable & Wireless BET with the remarkable returns of eight for 50 as the home team opted to bowl first on a slow pitch yesterday.

Alvin Campbell made the initial breakthrough with the wicket of Ron Bates, bowled for nine and Sylvester Louis struck the final blow with the wicket of top-scorer Lonelle Hutson (19). Between these events it was the Kenrick Marshall show which unfolded.

Marshall was well supported by the fielding and catching of his team-mates, none moreso than Trevor Griffith who took two catches off him, including a brilliant one-handed effort to dismiss Kirk Straughn. Straughn was choked for room as he tried to cut a short ball from Marshall and Griffith?s acrobatic dive to his left ended his brief innings.

Only the big hitting Lonelle Hutson and Leibert Holder managed to put together a partnership in excess of 20. The pair added 24 for the last wicket with Hutson hitting two sixes in an entertaining innings. Holder batted intelligently to be unbeaten on 16.

Marshall again took centre stage when Police batted, coming to the crease at 52 for four. The dismissal of Brian Corbin two runs later completed a mini collapse in which three wickets fell for seven runs.

Marshall and wicket keeper/batsman William Callender steadied the innings with a stand of 29 and by the time Marshall fell for 20, Police were well within sight of the lead.

Ahmed Proverbs had dominated the early part of the innings with a breezy 39 off 35 balls. He struck two sixes and two fours. His brother, Stanton, was less fortunate as he fell for his fourth consecutive duck of the season.

Holder followed up his performance with the bat by taking three for 28 with his slow medium-pace bowling