Cricket
Anguilla Hosted St Kitts in their second match of the 2014 Leeward Island tournament at the James Ronald Webster Park. The 3 day match began on the 2nd-4th October and the one day match was on the 5th of October.
In the 3 day match, St Kitts batted first and scored 428 runs which they thought would be more than enough to receive first innings points but Anguilla had other plans and replied with authority and scored 503 runs with only 6 wickets down. The match resulted in a draw but Anguilla received first innings points.
During the St. Kitts inning, Jacques Taylor top scored with a well played 138 runs and Jeremiah Louis scored 84 runs. Chaka Hodge bowled well for Anguilla with 35 overs, 8 maidens, 95 runs and 4 wickets.
In Anguilla reply of 503, Jahmar Hamilton scored a well played 156 topping all scorers and the Young 17 year old Kacey Carty, a name that we will be hearing for a long while to come, scored a well played 122. Shane Jeffers was the most successful of the bowlers for St Kitts. He bowled 18.5 overs, 2 maidens, 61 runs and 3 wickets.
The Sunday one day match was a thriller. The park had a crowd we hadn’t seen for a while supporting their Anguilla team. St Kitts won the tossed and decided to let the Anguillans bat first. Anguilla was off to a flier and scored their first 142 runs before losing their captain Lyndel Richardson for 70 runs. Kacey Carty fell in the same over for 58 runs. After that, the Anguillans managed to score 300 runs in their 50 overs.
In reply, St Kitts who was led by Jacques Taylor once again managed to score the runs with 2 wickets in hand and two balls to spare. Jacques Taylor scored an impressive and chanceless innings of 65 runs off a measly 37 balls. Akeem Saunders top scored with 68 runs from 81 balls to help St Kitts win the match.
– Press Release
(Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)
