West Indies win comfortably with spin

Saturday, January 24, 2004

PAARL, South Africa (AFP): The touring West Indians warmed up for a five-match one-day international series against South Africa with a comfortable 65-run win over South Africa A at Boland Park Friday. 

Steadiness and spin proved the right formula for the tourists on a slow pitch.

Promising medium-fast bowler Ravi Rampaul may have earned himself a place in the side for the first international against South Africa at Newlands Sunday when he took two for 23 in ten accurate overs.

Off-spinners Ryan Hurley, Chris Gayle and Ricardo Powell were all able to tie down the South African batsmen who seldom looked like overhauling a moderate West Indian total of 230 for eight.

Skipper Neil McKenzie made 51 but laboured for his runs, which were scored off 90 balls.

Opening batsman Gayle made 61 for the West Indians before falling to left-arm spinner Nicky Boje when he was caught behind attempting to cut. 

Off-spinner Justin Ontong took two for 27 in ten overs and Boje claimed two for 35 in six overs in his return after a long-term leg injury. 

Gayle got the tourists off to a good start as he and Shivanrine Chanderpaul (13) put on 58 for the first wicket in the first 12 overs.

But the scoring rate slowed when Ontong, playing on his home ground, came into the attack and tied down the batsmen with his accurate, flighted deliveries. 

Boje, playing in his first match since breaking an ankle while fielding during South Africa's tour of England in July, was more expensive than Ontong, being hit for two sixes by Smith, but picked up the wickets of Gayle and Smith (35).

The West Indians were 143 for five in the 38th over when Smith was caught on the long-off boundary but captain Brian Lara (37) and wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs (40 not out) added 53 for the sixth wicket off 53 balls to enable the tourists to post a reasonable total.

The South Africans also started well, with Martin van Jaarsveld and Loots Bosman putting on 52 for the first wicket before Bosman was leg before wicket to Mervyn Dillon in the 13th over.

Van Jaarsveld was caught at midwicket off Rampaul four balls later and the South African second stringers were unable to maintain any momentum afterwards, with McKenzie and Hashim Amla using up 13 overs in adding 41 for the third wicket.

Final scoreboard:

West Indies
C. Gayle c Tsolekile b Boje 61
S. Chanderpaul c Tsolekile b Ngam 13
K. Wilkinson b Ontong 3
R. Powell b Ontong 11
D. Smith c Telemachus b Boje 35
B. Lara c Ontong b Kemp 37
R. Jacobs not out 40
R. Hurley c Van Jaarsveld b Ngam 3
I. Bradshaw c Ontong b Telemachus 6
M. Dillon not out 5
Extras (lb5, nb7, w4) 16
Total (8 wkts, 50 overs) 230

Falls: 1-58, 2-72, 3-97, 4-115, 5-143, 6-196, 7-199, 8-210
Bowling: Kruger 6-0-33-0 (1w), Ngam 10-2-48-2 (6nb, 2w), Telemachus 9-0-39-1 (1nb, 1w), Ontong 10-0-27-2, Kemp 9-0-43-1, Boje 6-0-35-2.
Did not bat: R Rampaul

South Africa A
M. van Jaarsveld c Hurley b Rampaul 31
L. Bosman lbw b Dillon 20
H. Amla b Hurley 14
N. McKenzie run out (Powell) 51
J. Ontong hit wicket b Gayle 7
J. Kemp run out (Powell) 4
N. Boje c Smith b Rampaul 14
T. Tsolekile b Powell 2
R. Telemachus not out 8
M. Ngam lbw b Bradshaw 0
G. Kruger run out (Dillon) 0
Extras (b3, lb4, nb5, w2) 14
Total (45.3 overs) 165

Falls: 1-52, 2-52, 3-93, 4-104, 5-111, 6-138, 7-151, 8-159, 9-160 Bowling: Dillon 8-1-28-1, Bradshaw 10-1-39-1 (1nb), Rampaul 10-2-23-2 (2nb), Hurley 7.3-0-26-1 (2nb), Gayle 7-0-27-1 (2w), Powell 3-0-15-1.

Result: West Indies won by 65 runs
Man of the match: Chris Gayle
Umpires: B Jerling (RSA) and I Howell (RSA)

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