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TRINIDAD AND Tobago made a winning start to the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional Under-17 tournament with a six-wicket win over Jamaica on Saturday.
The tournament was scheduled to take place in Trinidad on Tuesday, but rain forced the abandonment of the first two rounds. CWI made schedule changes and started the tournament on Saturday.
Playing for the first time at Inshan Ali Park in Preysal, TT bowled out Jamaica for 136 in 34.4 overs. Fareez Ali was the pick of the TT bowlers with 3/22 in six overs.
Andrew Rambaran and Olando James also did damage with the ball grabbing 2/19 and 2/27 respectively.
Jamaica captain Jordan Johnson led from the front with a 48-ball 40, a knock that included three fours and three sixes.
Steven Wedderburn shared with 23.
TT got off to a shaky start, being reduced to 34/3 in the tenth over. Luke Ali and James then added 92 runs for the fourth wicket to steer TT into a comfortable position.
James fell for 42 off 57 deliveries and Ali finished on 56 not out from 75 balls. Ali hit one four and three sixes.
Bowling for Jamaica, Deshawn James grabbed 2/19 in six overs.
In another first-round match, the Windward Islands cruised past the Leeward Islands by five wickets at Gilbert Park in California.
In a shortened 20-over match at the National Cricket Center in Couva, Guyana beat Barbados by eight wickets.
SUMMARY POSITIONS
JAMAICA 136 (34.4 overs) – Jordan Johnson 48, Steven Wedderburn 23; Fareez Ali 3/22, Andrew Rambaran 2/19, Olando James 2/27 vs TT 137/4 (31.4 overs) – Luke Ali 56 not out, O James 42; Deshawn James 2/19. TT won by six wickets.
LEEWARD ISLANDS 90 (31.5 overs) – Randel Longville 35; Solomon Bascombe 3/22, Luke Wilson 2/12, Devin Tyson 2/18 vs WINDWARD ISLANDS 92/5 (21.3 overs) – Divonie Joseph 38 not out, Tarrique Edward 21; Watley Yanique 2/14. Windward Islands won by five wickets.
BARBADOS 122/5 (20 overs) – Joshua Dorne 38, Zion Brathwaite 28; Bruce Vincent 2/15 vs GUYANA 123/2 (19.3 overs) – Rampertab Ramnauth 56 not out, Mavendra Dindial 46 not out. Guyana won by eight wickets.
SUNDAY FIXTURES (9.30am kick-off) – TT vs Guyana, PowerGen Ground, Penal; Leewards vs Barbados, Inshan Ali Park, Preysal; Jamaica vs Windward Islands, NCC, Couva.
