Kantasingh gives CCC upper hand

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):

Kavesh Kantasingh wrecked the Windward Islands batting yesterday to propel Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) one step closer to the final of the Regional First Class Championship. The left-arm spinner snatched five for 38 as the Windwards, chasing CCC's 256, were shot out for a paltry 173, handing the hosts a lead of 83.

At the close of the second day of the semi-final clash at 3Ws Oval, CCC had moved to 85 for three, an overall lead of 168 runs with seven wickets in tact.

After CCC added just three to their overnight 253 for nine, Kantasingh went about causing mayhem in the Windwards innings, going past 100 wickets in the process.

The 24-year-old, who bowled the first over of the innings, prised out West Indies opener Devon Smith for six with the score on eight, lbw offering no stroke.

In tandem with off-spinner Ryan Austin (2-53), Kantasingh then sent the Windwards crashing to 54 for five and in danger of being bowled out for less than 100.

SCOREBOARD

CCC 1st Innings

(overnight 253 for nine)

R. Austin c Lesporis b Sebastien

10K Kantasingh not out 11Extras (lb4, w1, nb1) 6Total (all out, 100 overs) 256

Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-68, 3-108, 4-133, 5-145, 6-188, 7-225, 8-232, 9-232, 10-256.

Bowling: Pascal 11-2-47-1, Williams 9-4-26-0, K. James 1-0-9-0, Mathurin 34-6-77-3, Sebastien 35-9-51-5, Polius 10-1-42-1.

Windwards 1st Innings

D. Smith lbw b Kantasingh

6J. Charles c & b Austin 10A. Fletcher c Thomas b Kantasingh 31K. Lesporis c Phillips b Austin 0L. Sebastien b Kantasingh 5K. James b Brathwaite 31+L. James b Brathwaite 48D. Polius c F. Reifer b Brathwaite0G. Mathurin c Phillips b Kantasingh 16N. Pascal c Thomas b Kantasingh 20K. Williams not out 0Extras (b3, lb1, nb2) 6Total (all out, 50.2 overs) 173

Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-32, 3-34, 4-47, 5-54, 6-122, 7-128, 8-141, 9-166, 10-173. Bowling: Kantasingh 16.2-5-38-5, McClean 4-0-26-0, Austin 19-2-53-2, Bonner 5-0-28-0, Brathwaite 6-2-24-3.

CCC 2nd Innings

R. Currency not out

32O. Phillips lbw b Sebastien 14S. Thomas c Charles b Sebastien 5+K. Corbin lbw b Polius 31R. Reifer not out 2Extras (lb1) 1

Total (3 wkts, 36 overs) 85

Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-34, 3-81.

Bowling: Pascal 4-0-21-0, Williams 3-1-6-0, Sebastien 11-3-21-2, Mathurin 9-3-22-0, Polius 9-2-14-1.

Position: CCC lead by 168 runs.

Toss: Windwards.

Umpires: Nigel Duguid, Clancy Mack.