Edwards wreck Jamaica as Barbados eye lead
ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad (CMC) — Jamaica were wrecked by a devastating six-wicket haul from rookie fast bowler Corey Edwards as Barbados took a firm grip on day one of their top-of-the-table WICB regional first-class clash here yesterday.
Edwards grabbed six for 41 in a telling burst to send the tournament leaders Jamaica tumbling to 226 all out at the Frank Worrell Oval at the University of the West Indies.
The 26-year-old Edwards, in only his third first-class match, shattered the Jamaica top order in spite of captain Tamar Lambert’s 41.
Opener Dale Richards then notched a typically confident, unbeaten 63 as the Barbadians replied enterprisingly to reach 113 for one at the close.
All-rounder David Bernard’s top score of 55, and spirited lower order resistance, rallied the innings from the despair of 100 for seven to a more respectable total.
Odean Brown lashed out sensibly in a career-best 33 as the last three wickets added 126 runs.
Richards and teenager Kraigg Brathwaite added 56 for the first wicket to lay a sound platform for the Bajans.
When Brathwaite made 20 before chipping a return catch off Lambert’s off-spin, Richards found another assured ally in Jason Haynes (23 not out) and the pair added 57 unbroken before the close.
The 33-year-old Richards cracked six fours and three sixes on his way to a season-best, his sixth half century this year.
JAMAICA 1st Innings
B Parchment c Richards b Collins 3
D Hyatt lbw b C. Edwards 15
D Pagon c Brathwaite b C Edwards 29
J Campbell c wkp Dowrich b C Edwards 5
*T Lambert c Richards b Benn 41
N Bonner b C Edwards 0
+C Baugh c wkp Dowrich b C Edwards 0
D Bernard c wkp Dowrich b C Edwards 55
A Richardson c Hinds b Benn 17
O Brown c C Edwards b Hinds 33
J Dawes not out 9
Extras (b6, lb10, nb3) 19
TOTAL (all out, 61.3 overs) 226
Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-18, 3-37, 4-94, 5-94, 6-94, 7-100, 8-137, 9-194, 10-226.
Bowling: Collins 11-4-35-1, Best 5-0-27-0, C. Edwards 15.3-3-41-6 (nb2), Stoute 9-1-29-0 (nb1), Benn 17-3-69-2, Hinds 4-1-9-1.
BARBADOS 1st Innings
D Richards not out 63
K Brathwaite c & b Lambert 20
J Haynes not out 23
Extras: (b1, lb2, nb4) 7
TOTAL (1 wkt, 28 overs) 113
Fall of wickets: 1-56.
To bat: *R Hinds, K Edwards, K Stoute, +S Dowrich, S Benn, T Best, P Collins, C Edwards.
Bowling: Richardson 4-1-11-0, Bernard 3-0-14-0 (nb1), Dawes 3-0-21-0 (nb2), Brown 10-0-41-0 (nb1), Lambert 8-2-23-1.
Position: Barbados trail by 113 runs with nine wickets in tact.
Toss: Jamaica.
Umpires: R Richards, J Wilson.