Lions take first-innings points

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):

Barbados suffered another setback in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Four-day Tournament yesterday, when James Taylor stroked his seventh first-class hundred to lead England Lions to first-innings points in their drawn match.

The Barbadian bowling again lacked teeth on a hard, easy-paced Kensington Oval pitch and Man of the Match Taylor gathered 186, as the Lions were dismissed for 538, replying to Barbados' first innings total of 471, on the final day of their second-round match.

Pedro Collins finished as the most successful bowler for Barbados with three wickets for 89 runs from 35 overs.

His younger brother, Fidel Edwards, collected two for 88 from 29 overs and leg-spinner Shamarh Brooks captured two for 92 from 23 overs, but solid batting from Taylor, Craig Kieswetter, with 75, and Danny Briggs, with 38 not out, kept Barbados in the field until play finished about an hour earlier than scheduled.

BARBADOS 1st Innings 471

ENGLAND LIONS 1st Innings

(overnight 349 for four)

A. Lyth c Richards b F. Edwards 58J. Adams cHinds b Collins 10A. Gale b Collins 37J. Hildreth c Holder b Collins 81J. Taylor c Richards b Brooks 186+C. Kieswetter lbw b Stoute 75L. Plunkett b Holder 13J. Harris lbw b Edwards 0D. Briggs not out 38J. Dernbach c Collins b Brooks 5M. Chambers lbw b Brathwaite 4Extras (b3, lb6, w7, nb15) 31TOTAL: (all out, 186.5 overs) 538

Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-107, 3-116, 4-272, 5-413, 6-459, 7-476, 8-503, 9-515

Bowling: Collins 35-5-89-3 (nb2, w1); F. Edwards 29-5-88-2 (nb10, w1); Holder 33-5-101-1 (nb1); Stoute 36-8-84-1 (w5); Brooks 23-3-92-2;Hinds 30-9-70-0 (nb2); Brathwaite 0.5-0-5-1

Result: Match drawn

Points: England Lions 6, Barbados 3

Man of the Match: J. Taylor (England Lions)

Umpires: G. Brathwaite, G. Greaves

Match referee: M. Jones

Reserve umpire: R. Brathwaite.