Guyanese batsman Kevlon Anderson has stroked his maiden first-class century in the first match of the Headley-Weekes Tri-Series in Antigua. The right-hander made 153 for the West Indies Academy, leading his side to 323 all out in 94 overs as they replied to Team Headley’s 259 all out.
West Indies Academy resumed day two of this four-day match on 49-2. Anderson and Kirk McKenzie (50) added 84 runs. Guyanese Tevin Imlach made only four, and West Indies Academy were reduced to 88-4. Kevin Wickham was trapped for five by Justin Greaves, and West Indies Academy lost half of their side.
Skipper Nyem Young and Anderson took the score to 130-5 at lunch. Anderson was on 44 and Young was on 10. The duo resumed after lunch and added 80 runs for the sixth wicket. Anderson continued to stand firm but he lost partners. He found a reliable partner in Johann Layne, the fast-bowler who claimed five wickets in the first innings.
Anderson and Layne (38) added 120 runs for the ninth wicket. The right-handed Anderson had struck 22 fours, and it was the first time he passed 50 in a first-class game. He went on to score 153 in an innings decorated with 22 fours. He was again dismissed by Darren Bravo, who has now claimed his wicket on three different occasions.
Greaves had 3-46 in 20 overs, while Akeem Jordan and Marquino Mindley had two wickets each. At stumps, Team Headley were 27-1 in seven overs, trailing by 37 runs. Darren Bravo was dismissed trapped leg-before by Young for 12.
Moseley out injured
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has confirmed that Sunil Ambris has been named to replace Shayne Moseley in Team Headley for the ongoing Headley-Weekes Tri-Series first-class match against West Indies Academy at Coolidge Cricket Ground.
Moseley, the left-handed opener, sustained an injury to his left knee on Wednesday morning, and was forced to retire hurt during Team Headley’s first innings. He was unable to return to bat, and was also unavailable to field. He is under the care of CWI medical staff.
The change is in accordance with the ICC Rules which govern first-class cricket matches and was approved by match officials.
West Indies Academy 1st Innings
Keagan Simmons c & b Jordan 0
McKenzie c Mindley b Greaves 50
Teddy Bishop b Jordan 0
Kevlon Anderson c
Hodge b Bravo 153
Tevin Imlach c
Walcott b Greaves 4
Kevin Wickham lbw b Greaves 5
Nyeem Young c
Mindley b Phillip 27
Joshua Bishop b Mindley 12
Ashmead Nedd b Mindley 0
Johann Layne not out 38
Kelvin Pitman lbw b Hodge 0
Total
(10 wickets, 94.0) (34 extras) 323
FOW: 0/1 (0.5) Keagan Simmons 0/2 (0.6) Teddy Bishop 84/3 (31.6) Kirk McKenzie 88/4 (33.3) Tevin Imlach 102/5 (37.4) Kevin Wickham 182/6 (60.3) Nyeem Young 202/7 (64.5) Joshua Bishop 202/8 (66.2) Ashmead Nedd 322/9 (92.1) Kevlon Anderson 323/10 (93.6) Kelvin Pitman
Bowling
Akeem Jordan (21-4-77-2)
Marquino Mindley (16-4-47-2)
Anderson Phillip (19-4-64-1)
Justin Greaves (20-6-46-3)
Chaim Holder (6-0-29-0)
Kavem Hodge (11-2-32-1)
Darren Bravo (1-1-0-1)
Team Healdey 2nd Innings
D Bravo lbw Young 12
S Ambris not out 9
K Hodge not out 4
Total 27-1 (7)
FOW: D Bravo 21-1
J Layne 4-0-17-0
K Pitman 2-0-7-0
N Young 1-1-0-1
