SVG eliminate Jamaica in semi-final

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC):

Defending champions Trinidad and Tobago will meet hosts St Vincent and the Grenadines in tomorrow's final of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Women's 50-Over League, after wrapping up relatively easy semi-final victories here yesterday.

At Arnos Vale Playing Field 1, T&T beat Barbados by 28 runs, while the Vincentians defeated Jamaica by 31 runs in a low-scoring encounter at the Arnos Vale Playing Field 2.

Batting first in their game, T&T rattled up 219 for six off 50 overs with Britney Cooper top-scoring with 62 and Stacy-Ann King getting 54.

West Indies player Pamela Lavine then stroked a fine 107, with 10 fours and a huge six, but Barbados still came up short with 191 for five off their 50 overs.

"It was just one of those days ... you get a hundred and you lose the match. I tried my best and gave it my all. It feels good to get the century, but sometimes when you don't win it could be seen as somewhat insignificant," said the 41-year-old Lavine.

Rout favourites

In the other semi-final, SVG managed just 128 off their 50 overs, but hit back to rout favourites Jamaica for a paltry 97.

Left-hander Shanel Daley slammed 36 for Jamaica but failed to get support, with Karla Cohen's 21 being the next best score.

Samantha Lynch was the main destroyer with three for 12, while Cordell Jack (2-16) and Sheree-Ann John (2-18) finished with two apiece.

John made the key breakthrough when she prised out the key figure of West Indies player Stafanie Taylor for 14, as the visitors slipped to 52 for six at one stage.

Earlier, John top-scored with an unbeaten 24 in a Player-of-the-Match performance while Chadean Nation (3-16), Vanessa Watts (3-27) and Shanel Daley (2-15) were the leading wicket-takers for Jamaica.

In the play-off match at Stubbs, St Lucia beat Grenada by four wickets, after chasing down a target of 89.