2012 a good year for Caribbean Cricket – Part II
Continued from Part I...
Australia in West Indies T20 Series, 2011/12
After drawing the ODI series against the Australians, the Men from Caribbean also drew level the two-T20 affair against the same opposition, with both sides winning a match apiece.
The first match of the series, played at the Beausejour Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia on March 27, 2012, was won by Australia by eight wickets. After opting to bat first, the hosts rode on Kieron Pollard’s whirlwind half century (54 off 26), to post a
respectable 150 for 7 in their stipulated twenty overs. In reply, startling fifties from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 (59 not out) saw the mighty Aussies safely home in the penultimate over, with eight wickets to spare.
Dwayne Smith’s belligerent half century, well complemented by impressive bowling show from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Fidel-Henderson-Edwards-c57010 and Marlon Samuels helped the hosts square the series with a 14-run win in the second and final T20 encounter, played two days later at Kensington Oval
in Bridgetown, Barbados.
On a day when most of the West Indies batsmen were off-colour, seven batsmen falling for single-digit scores, opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 smashed a gusty knock of 63 runs, studded with ten boundaries (six fours and four sixes), to help the side post a respectable 160 all
out. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 ranks.
In reply, David Warner’s half century (43-ball 58) was not enough to save the tourists from a 14-run defeat, as he lacked support from the rest of the line-up. Australia lost five wickets for 13 runs in the final three overs of their chase, as the home attack
restricted them to 146 for 9. Spearhead pacer Fidel Edwards and Jamaican all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804 picked up three wickets apiece, while Dwayne Bravo returned with figures of 2 for 27 from four overs.
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 2011/12
The Windies tasted their first series defeat of 2012 in the Frank http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Devi-Chand-Worrel-c53918 Trophy, the three-match Test series against Australia. The hosts lost the first and final Test while drew the second encounter to lose the series 0-2.
The first Test match of the series was played at the Kensington Oval in Barbados between April 7 and 11. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 won that match by three wickets to take a 1-0 lead.
After opting to bat first, the hosts scored 449 for 9 in their declared first innings. Veteran batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DM-Bravo-c1386 all contributed with valiant half centuries. In reply,
Australia scored 406 for 9, courtesy half centuries from skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 (73) and Ryan Harris (68 not out), before declaring their innings.
After an impressive show in the first innings, the Windies lost their head in the second innings, with the whole team being rolled over for a mere 148. All the ten Windies wickets were shared between Australia’s pace quartet of Shane Watson, Ryan Harris,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BW-Hilfenhaus-c1204, with the latter leading the attack with figures of four for 27 from 17 overs. A quick half century, coming off Shane Watson’s bat ensured a comfortable three-wicket win for the tourists.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Harris-c2330 was named as the Player of the Match for his unbeaten half century in first innings and a match haul of five wickets.
Continued in Part III...
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