da betsson： Trinidad and Tobago won their first match in the Red Stripe Bowl overLeeward Islands at the Alpart Sports Club, Jamaica, but if the crowdexpected the Brian Lara brand of entertainment, they were sorelydisappointed
Staff Reporter05-Oct-2001Trinidad and Tobago won their first match in the Red Stripe Bowl overLeeward Islands at the Alpart Sports Club, Jamaica, but if the crowdexpected the Brian Lara brand of entertainment, they were sorelydisappointed.Leeward Islands, batting first, scored 174 for eight in fifty overs,Runako Morton top-scoring with 56. The batsmen, however, had to grindout their runs slowly as Trinidad and Tobago bowlers Mervyn Dillon andDinanath Ramnarine, who also won the toss as captain, picked up twowickets apiece.Trinidad opener Andy Jackson scored a rapid 45 off 33 balls, givinghis side such an advantage in terms of the run-rate that, when thesecond innings was adjusted according to the Duckworth-Lewis method,Trinidad found themselves comfortably placed. Needing to make only 105within 34.4 overs, the side made 145 with Richard Smith making anunbeaten 40. Lara made a patient 20 off 46 balls with a solitaryboundary, a sign that he is still rusty from his long break.