Stalemate in CWI U19 Men’s opener

Theo Edward celebrates his landmark (Photo Credit: Zahir Motara) Honours were shared between the Windward Islands and Barbados on Tuesday in their opening match of the West Indies Rising Stars Men’s Under-19 50-Overs Championship at Park Hill, St Vincent & the Grenadines. Thanks to the exploits of Saint Lucia’s Theo Edward, the Windwards appeared to be well on their way to setting newly-crowned 2-Day champions Barbados a stiff challenge. But a flurry of wickets, followed by rainfall that proved to be a bit more than a flurry ended the contest. Edward had a relatively sedate 55, with seven boundaries, opening the batting opposite Grenada’s Stephan Pascal. The two, Pascal the aggressor and Edward the anchor, put on 93 for the first wicket in 13.1 overs. After Pascal’s departure for 41, 25 more runs were added to the tally, and two more wickets lost, before Edward also succumbed. Saint Lucian wicketkeeper Steven Abraham was the second of those two prior wickets, out for duck. From that point forward, the innings limped on. Lee John and Earsinho Fontaine added 26. Later on, Kisten Murray and Jelani Joseph colluded for 31. Murray made 23 as the Windward Islands stuttered to 192 all out...