Grenadian Divonie Joseph scored a century for the Windward Islands in Cricket West Indies Rising Stars U19 Championship being played in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Playing against Guyana, Joseph power 110 not out from 132. It included nine fours and four sixes. The Windward Islands scored 285 for 5 wickets and in reply, Guyana reached 179 for 7 off 38 overs when rain fell. The Windward Island won by 56 runs.
The Windward Islands women U19 cricketers continued their good run of form in the West Indies Rising Stars Women’s Under 19 Championship with an 80-run victory over Barbados at the National Cricket Centre on Tuesday.
Batting first, Windwards posted 196-3 from their 30 overs. Their top order all contributed with the bat, Jannillea Glasgow top-scored with 44 not out from 55 balls, Zaida James added 42 from 46, Namiah Marcellin was run out for 39 and Earnisha Fontaine was also run out for 25. NaiJanni Cumberbatch was the only Barbadian bowler with a wicket, finishing with figures of 5-0-14-1.
Rained interrupted the Bajan run chase, and they had to get a Duckworth/Lewis/Stern (DLS) revised target of 134 in 17 overs. However, they never came close to that, as they mustered 53-7 in the allotted overs. Skipper Trishan Holder top-scored with 13 while Cumberbatch made 11. Leg-spinner Abini St Jean was the pick of the Windward bowlers, finishing with figures of 4-1-7-3.
