Headley-Weekes Tri-Series 2023: Chanderpaul scores fifty on final day of drawn encounter
Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored a fifty on day four
West Indies Test opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored his 14th first-class half-century when the second match of the Headley-Weekes Tri-Series ended in a draw. On day four at Coolidge Cricket Ground, Team Weekes ended on 107-3 after 41 overs, with Chanderpaul scoring 53 on a rain-hit day.
West Indies Academy had posted 435 all out in their first innings in replying to Team Weekes’s first innings total of 401. Resuming the final day on 378-4, Kirk McKenzie was eventually dismissed for an impressive 221 from 386 balls, having struck 26 fours and one six.
Guyanese Nial Smith produced a peach of a delivery, and it found McKenzie’s outside edge.
Kirk McKenzie scored a monumental 221
The slide continued when the Barbadian Kevin Wickham fell at 421-6, having made 121 from 270 balls in an innings laced with nine fours and one six. Nyeem Young (14), Joshua Bishop (03), McKenny Clarke (09) and Ashmead Nedd (00) all fell cheaply as the Academy innings closed on 435.
Bajan pacer Jair McAllister had 4-84 in 20 overs, veteran spinner Veerasammy Permaul had 3-106 in40.5 overs, and Kevin Sinclair picked up 2-71 in 21 overs.
Jair McAllister had four wickets for Team Weekes
The rain started falling in Antigua after Zachary McCaskie (31) was bowled by Raymond Simmons. Keacy Carty made 21, while Chanderpaul had faced 118 balls for his 53, which had six fours. Alick Athanze was unbeaten on one, and Brandon King was yet to score when the match ended in a draw. Left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop had 2-1 in four overs for West Indies Academy.
The final match of the series will be played on May 3 between Team Weekes and Team Headley.
