Trinidad: Parkites win in Australia (4 November 1998)

4 November 1998

Trinidad: Parkites win in Australia

The Trinidad Express

Queen's Park Cricket Club have opened the tour of Australia on a winning note.

Less than 24 hours after arriving in Perth the Parkites - through inspired bowling from 17-year-old Rodney Sooklal who took five for 45 and Ricardo Paty two for 17, dismissed South Perth, the home club of Australian batsman Damian Martyn, for 182 in 50 overs.

Imran Jan - 84 not out and Andre Lawrence 68 not out, then saw Queen's Park to victory in 38.2 overs.

For their outstanding bowling, Paty and Sooklal were invited to join the England squad at training the following day at the WACA.

In the second match of the tour Gordon Awai, 45 not out, tried desperately to make it two in a row for Queen's Park, but the West Australian X1 which included Justin Laney and Mark Trescothick who play for Hampshire and Somerset respectively won the game by 50 runs.

Queen's Park won by eight wickets.

South Perth - 181 (49.5 overs).
Paul Mc Kenzie 55, Ty Beaton 29, Aaron Redman 27;
Party 10-3-17-2; Lawrence 10-2-22-0; Shakeel Ali 9.5-0-41-5; R. Sooklai 10-0-45-5;

Queen's Park - 186 for 2 (38.2 overs).
Imran Jan 84 not out; A. Lawrence 68 not out.

Combined X1 won by 50 runs.

Combined XI - 220 for seven (50 overs).
Paul Haltham 89, W. Stibbs 46.
A. Jan 9-0-48-2; E. Williams 8-1-38-2; A. Thomas 10-0-35-2.

Queen's Park - 172 for seven.
Gordon Awai 45 not out;
Chris Keish 10-2-30-2.

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