WI local: Griffith cracks rookie century

Under-Achieving Police middle-order batsman Trevor Griffith finally delivered his maiden Division 1 century after a decade in belligerent style against a hapless Cable and Wireless BET yesterday.

Griffith, a former Barbados Under-19 selectee, clobbered seven fours and five disdainful sixes in an electrifying knock of 104 which took just 96 minutes and only 86 balls.

His no-nonsense knock enabled Police to end the second day with an overall lead of 339 runs after they had earlier led BET by 118 on first innings.

Coming to the crease with Police on 63 for three in their second innings at 4.41p.m., Griffith flayed the BET attack in an awesome and audacious display of attacking batting.

After racing to his fifty off a mere 39 balls, Griffith galloped to his century in grand style by hoisting medium-pacer Andrew Hurley for two huge sixes in the space of three balls.

Griffith, who has had several below-par seasons at this level since he represented Spartan before becoming a cop, added 60 for the fourthwicket with Brian Corbin, who made a fluent 42.

After Corbin and captain Rudolph Clarke fell to slow-medium bowler Lonelle Hutson, Griffith launched a severe attack on the BET bowlers as he dominated a sixth-wicket stand of 81 with debutant wicket-keeper Wainwright Brewster, who made 26.

Earlier, BET, batting with two men short as captain Brian Johnson was absent and left-arm spinner Jedson Yarde failed to show up for the second straight day, were undermined by a four-wicket haul from swing bowler Anderson Campbell.

BET, who started the day on 20 for two, were dismissed 35 minutes before the tea break, but only flattered to deceive when they reduced the lawmen to two for two at the interval.