Sammy praises duo after win
Sammy praises duo after win
ROSEAU - Windward Islands captain Darren Sammy has lauded the efforts of
batsmen Johnson Charles and Devon Smith, after they engineered a
comfortable five-wicket win over Guyana in the Regional Four-Day
Championship last weekend. Charles hit 66 and Devon Smith weighed in
with 43, featuring in a crucial 105-run stand for the second wicket as
the Windwards, starting Monday’s final day on 12 without loss, easily
reached their target of 181. Andre Fletcher also stroked an unbeaten 41
to see the Windwards home. “I believe in the batting of the Windward
Islands team,” said Sammy, who missed the first round loss to Jamaica in
Kingston last week. “I think Johnson Charles and Devon Smith batted
very responsibly for us especially and Fletcher in the end and they
ensured that we got the 12 points.”
The victory for the Windwards was especially important after poor
batting sent them crashing to an 81-run defeat to the Jamaicans at
Sabina Park. Sammy pointed out that had the Windwards’ fielding been
better, the manner of the victory could have been even more convincing.
“Of course it was a comfortable victory though we lost some wickets in
the end but I think that we played very well,” the West Indies captain
contended. “We put down a couple catches and if we had held these
catches I am of the view that the game would have finished much earlier.
Nonetheless, I am very happy about the way we went about chasing the
runs.”
Date:
Wed, 02/15/2012 - 04:06
