Sealy snares six for west

Left-arm spinner Anderson Sealy snared six scalps for the BNB Western Blasters, who grounded Caribbean Star Southern Blazers for a modest total on an easy-paced pitch in bright, sunny conditions.

But the South boys admirably lifted themselves in the last hour on the opening day of their second round Arawak Cement Cup match, and were flying high with their opponents still 46 runs adrift with only three first innings wickets intact.

Sealy, 20, was still the day's star, following up a five-wicket haul in the first round with six for 42 off 13.3 overs, even though most of the South batsmen fell to a series of injudicious strokes as he cleverly flighted his varied deliveries.

The athletic fast bowler Callitos Lopez also impressed with three wickets in an impressive eight-over newball spell.

Apart from Alcindo Holder, who hit three fours and two sixes in a breezy 33, only skipper Ian Bradshaw and the last-wicket pair of Reunel Agard and Winston Reid showed any kind of application.

By lunch, the South were in serious strife at 104 for seven with Kurt Wilkinson, Shawn Graham, Carlo Morris, Dwayne Smith, Rohan Nurse and Dave Marshall all departing cheaply.

Another 57 runs were gathered, including 26 by the last-wicket pair, Reid and Agard, before Sealy put a seal on the innings.

In response, the West XI, suffered a dramatic collapse after a 62-run second wicket stand between Owen Birch, who made 40 and left-handed opener Jason Haynes, who made 34, including four boundaries in two overs off the wily Reid.

After Roach removed both Haynes and Birch, Edison Rock, skipper Sherwin Campbell, Lopez, and Glasgow all perished to the experienced combination of Reid and Marshall in the space of ten runs as the West slumped from the relative safety of 98 for three.