Having declared on 24 for 7 yesterday morning, Leeward Islands could not gain ground quickly enough and fell to their third defeat in the Regional Four-Day Tournament against Windward Islands
ESPNcricinfo staff22-Nov-2015 by eight wickets
ScorecardFile photo: Steve Liburd, the Leeward Islands captain, had declared his first innings on 24 for 7•WICB Media/Ashley Allen
Having declared on 24 for 7 yesterday morning, Leeward Islands could not gain ground quickly enough and fell to their third defeat in the Regional Four-Day Tournament. Windward Islands wrapped up victory by eight wickets and the entire match tallied only 128 overs. According to data available to ESPNcricinfo, it was the fourth-shortest completed game of first-class cricket in the West Indies under condition that a minimum of three innings were played.Alzarri Joseph, the 19-year old Leeward Islands seamer, took 7 for 46 and recorded the best figures of the tournament so far. He was playing his fourth first-class game and was able to pull Windward Islands down from an overnight 104 for 5 to 140 all out in the first innings. Tyrone Theophile struck 62 off 85 balls, with eight fours and a six and Andre Fletcher chipped in with 31 in 46 balls. The duo were responsible for the only fifty partnership of the match.Leeward Islands, behind by 116 runs, mounted a more considered reply with Nkrumah Bonner moving to a third half-century in as many games. He made 64 off 125 balls, with five fours and was the top-scorer of the match. Support, however, was lacking. He was seventh man out with the score on 145, lbw to Liam Sebastien who claimed 5 for 76. Leeward Islands were dismissed for 170 in 64.4 overs and Windward Islands hunted down a target of 55 in 10.2 overs.Leeward Island’s first-innings declaration, uncanny as it was, had seemed like a tactical call that arose from concerns about the Windsor Park pitch according to reports on . Twelve wickets fell on the opening day, and that count was raised to 15 today.The WICB confirmed on Monday that the pitch used for the match will be investigated.* “We will speak to all of the relevant parties to get a clear picture of what took place at Windsor Park and decide on the course of action once we have reviewed all the reports,” WICB director of cricket Richard Pybus said.*14.45GMT, November 23: This article was updated.