Broward County, Florida – West Indies Under 19 Captain Kraigg Brathwaite and fellow opener John Campbell blasted tons in the first two matches of their four match tour of the USA.
Kraigg Brathwaite. Photo courtesy of windiescricket.com
In the first match played at the Broward County Cricket Stadium on Saturday (rescheduled from Friday after a washout) Brathwaite struck a commanding unbeaten 122 as he led his side to 278 for 8 from 50 overs. In response USA Under 19 could only muster 63 all out from 29 overs as Kyle Mayers was the main destroyer with 5 for 17 from six overs.
Donovan Nelson picked up two wickets while there was one apiece for Justin Greaves, Jerome Jones and Derone Davis as the Windies Under won by a crushing 215 run margin.
In the second match, played on Sunday, the 17 year old left handed Campbell made a bruising 154 from 134 balls with nine fours and six maximums as he decimated the American bowling attack. Braithwaite followed up his century with 53 (75 balls, 1×4) and Ramon Senior hit 42 from 44 balls with a pair of fours and sixes.
The USA Under 19s again collapsed for a low total handing the Windes Under 19 a 268 run triumph. USA Under 19 made a paltry 71 from 28.1 overs with no batsman reaching double figures. Extras topped the batting with 20 (14 wides, 6 leg byes).
Mayers continued his fine form, picking up 3 for 13 from 7 overs. Kavem Hodge got 2 for 14 while there was a wicket apiece for Donovan Nelson (1 for 4) and Ronsford Beaton (1 for 22).
Summaries
Match 1: Windies Under 19 – 278 f 8 (50 overs) – Kraigg Brathwaite 122* (148 balls, 2×4, 1×6), Sunil Ambris 67 (73 balls, 4×4), Hammad Shahid 9-0-58-3, Salman Ahmad 10-3-37-2, Shayan Abdul Ghani 10-0-45-2
USA Under 19 – 63 all out (29 overs) – Gregory Sewdial 14 (46 balls, 1×4), Hammad Shahid 11 (27 balls, 2×4), Kyle Mayers 6-0-17-5, Donovan Nelson 3-1-4-2
Match 2: Windies Under 19 – 339 for 4 (50 overs) – John Campbell 154 (134 balls, 9×4, 6×6), Kraigg Brathwaite 53 (75 balls, 1×4), Ramon Senior 42 (44 balls, 2×4, 2×6), Mital Patel 10-0-41-1, Shayan Abdul Ghani 10-0-70-1
USA Under 19 – 71 all out (28.1 overs) – Amarnath Persaud 9 (31 balls, 1×4), Kyle Mayers 7-2-13-3, Kavem Hodge 7-1-14-2
Windies Under 19 and USA Under 19 will play two more matches on Tuesday July 12 and Thursday July 14. Both matches will be played at the Broward County Cricket Stadium.
The tour is part of the West Indies Under 19 preparations for the ICC Under 19 World Cup in Australia in 2012.
West Indies Under 19 Squad
Kraigg Brathwaite (Captain – Barbados), Sunil Ambris (St Vincent), Ronsford Beaton (Guyana), John Campbell (Jamaica), Derone Davis (Trinidad & Tobago), Justin Greaves (Barbados), Kavem Hodge (Dominica), Jerome Jones (Barbados), Kieron Joseph (Trinidad & Tobago), Steven Katwaroo (Trinidad & Tobago), Amir Khan (Guyana), Kyle Mayers (Barbados), Donovan Nelson (Jamaica), Ramon Senior (Jamaica)