T&T U-17 beat Australia U-16

T&T Under-17 team led by a solid knock of 43 by West Indies U-15 captain Steven Katwaroo, cruised to a comfortable eight-wicket-win against the touring Australia U-16 side at the National Cricket Centre in Balmain, Couva, yesterday.

Chasing a victory target of 116, T&T achieved the feat in 25 overs for the loss of two wickets. Katwaroo who led the regional team to victory in the Clico World Cup U-15 Championship earlier this year in the Caribbean, shared an opening stand of 79 with T&T U-19 left-handed batsman Evin Lewis, to lay the foundation for T&T’s easy victory .

Katwaroo’s score came off 74 balls and was fashioned with four fours, while Lewis’ knock of 26 off 41 balls contained five fours.
Katwaroo was later named Player of the Match. Other good scores came from allrounder Yannick Cariah with an unbeaten 20 and skipper Yannick Ottley on 11 not out.

Left-arm spinner Joshua Clarke was the leading bowler for the young Aussies with two for 15. Earlier, the Australians won the toss and opted for first strike. They were restricted to a modest 115 for nine off the allotted 50 overs. The Aussies struggled against the potent spin attack employed by captain Ottley.

Only Bean Smith with a pain-staking 28 off 60 balls with one four and Daron Smith with a swashbuckling run a ball 18 including two sixes offered resistance. Right-arm leg-spinner Cariah (3-15) and pint-sized “mystery” bowler Kissoondath Magram (2-18) two members of the T&T Under-19 team which won the TCL West Indies Cricket Challenge Limited Overs competition against Barbados at Banks Brewery, earlier this year, were the chief wickettakers for the local team.

This was the second match for the Australians in their two-week tour of T&T and Barbados. They won the opening game on Sunday, when they defeated PowerGen Sports Club by six wickets at Syne Village in Penal.

Tomorrow, they will play a Caribbean All Star team in a two-day fixture on the University of the West Indies ground in St Augustine.

Summarised Scores

AT NATIONAL CRICKET CENTRE

Australia Under-16
115-9 (50 overs)
Bean Smith 28,
Daron Smith 18,
Simon Trulorf 14,
Yannic Cariah 3-15,
Kissoondath Magram 2-18

T&T Under-17
119-2 (25 overs)
S Katwaroo 43,
Evin Lewis 26,
Yannic Cariah 20 Not Out:
Yannick Ottley 11
Joshua Clarke 2-15.

T&T won by 8 wkts.


Trinidad Guardian