Scorpions remain unbeaten in the WINDIES Super50 Cup

Campbell, Miller keys to third straight win; Leewards’ spin duo bamboozle Marooners

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – John Campbell followed up destructive bowling led by Nikita Miller with a fluent half-century to guide Jamaica Scorpions past the United States by seven wickets in the WINDIES Super50 Cup on Monday here.

Campbell, playing his first match of the Tournament, after replacing retired fellow left-handed opener Chris Gayle, cracked 56 from 72 balls, as the Scorpions remained unbeaten in Group “B” with their third straight win.

Elsewhere, the spin bowling duo of Damion Jacobs and Rahkeem Cornwall proved the undoing of Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners and handed Leeward Islands Hurricanes an important, nine-run victory.

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At Kensington Oval: Chasing 145 for victory, Campbell and wicketkeeper/batsman Chadwick Walton shared 51 for the first wicket to give the Scorpions a strong start.

Campbell, whose innings included half-dozen boundaries, followed up with a 55-run, second-wicket stand with WINDIES Test batsman Jermaine Blackwood to the put Scorpions firmly on course.

Though Campbell and Blackwood fell to the American captain Saurabh Netravalkar in the space of 11 deliveries, Rovman Powell came to the crease and guided the Scorpions over the finish line with Andre McCarthy.

Powell formalised the result with a flick to the deep mid-wicket boundary for four off the first ball the 27th over from David Wakefield.

Earlier, a handful of United States batsman got starts, but failed to carry on, with Timil Patel gathering 37 to lead the way, as they were bowled out for 144 in 42.1 overs.

Scorpions captain Nikita Miller was the pick of his side’s bowlers, bagging 3-41 from 10 overs, and Fabian Allen and Oshane Thomas, two selectees for the WINDIES’ limited-overs squads on the Tour of India, grabbed two scalps apiece.

At Three Ws Oval: Leg-spinner Jacobs snared 4-31 from his allotted 10 overs and off-spinner Cornwall 3-39 off 10 overs to undermine the Marooners’ chase of a modest target of 131.

Nicholas Kirton led the way for the Marooners with 33, but no other batsman reached 20, as the home team narrowly missed out on a crucial second victory, when they were bowled out for 121 in 37.1 overs.

Earlier, Devon Thomas hit 44 to be the cornerstone of the Hurricanes’ innings, as they were dismissed for 130 in 39.3 overs, after they were put in to bat.

Yannick Ottley, bowling his uncomplicated left-arm spin, was the most successful Marooners bowler with 3-37 from 10 overs and three other bowlers collected two wickets apiece.

GROUP “A”

(in Trinidad)

 

• Matches starting at 2 pm; Webcast available on www.windiescricket.com

 

DATE	MATCH	VENUE
Wed, Oct 3	WINDIES “B” beat Canada by 10 runs	Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Fri, Oct 5	Volcanoes beat Canada by 73 runs	Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Sun, Oct 7	Jaguars beat WINDIES “B” by 9 wickets	Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Tue, Oct 9	Jaguars vs Canada	Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Thu, Oct 11	Volcanoes vs Jaguars	Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Sat, Oct 13	Red Force vs Jaguars	Brian Lara Cricket Academy (11:30 am start)
Mon, Oct 15	Volcanoes vs WINDIES “B”	Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Wed, Oct 17	Red Force vs Volcanoes	Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Fri, Oct 19	Red Force vs WINDIES “B”	Brian Lara Cricket Academy (11:30 am start)
Sun, Oct 21	Guyana vs WINDIES “B”	Brian Lara Cricket Academy

 

• Matches starting at 2 pm; Webcast available on www.windiescricket.com

 

DATE	MATCH	VENUE
Wed, Oct 3	Red Force beat Volcanoes by 75 runs	Queen’s Park Oval
Fri, Oct 5	Red Force beat Jaguars by 35 runs	Queen’s Park Oval
Sun, Oct 7	Red Force beat Canada by 2 wickets	Queen’s Park Oval
Tue, Oct 9	WINDIES “B” vs Jaguars	Queen’s Park Oval
Thu, Oct 11	Red Force vs WINDIES “B”	Queen’s Park Oval
Sat, Oct 13	Volcanoes vs Canada	Queen’s Park Oval (11:30 am start)
Mon, Oct 15	Jaguars vs Canada	Queen’s Park Oval
Wed, Oct 17	Canada vs WINDIES “B”	Queen’s Park Oval
Fri, Oct 19	Volcanoes vs Jaguars	Queen’s Park Oval (11:30 am start)
Sun, Oct 21	Red Force vs Canada	Queen’s Park Oval

 

GROUP “B”

(in Barbados)

 

• Matches starting at 9 am; Webcast available on www.windiescricket.com

 

DATE	MATCH	VENUE
Thu, Oct 4	Scorpions beat Marooners by 7 wickets	Three Ws Oval
Sat, Oct 6	Marooners beat United States by 59 runs	Three Ws Oval
Mon, Oct 8	Hurricanes beat Maroons by 9 runs	Three Ws Oval
Wed, Oct 10	Pride vs Marooners	Three Ws Oval
Fri, Oct 12	Hurricanes vs Scorpions	Three Ws Oval
Sun, Oct 14	Marooners vs Scorpions	Three Ws Oval
Tue, Oct 16	Pride vs United States	Three Ws Oval
Thu, Oct 18	Hurricanes vs United States	Three Ws Oval
Sat, Oct 20	Marooners vs United States	Windward Cricket Ground
Mon, Oct 22	Scorpions vs United States	Three Ws Oval

 

• Matches starting at 2 pm, except where indicated in brackets; Televised on ESPN Caribbean

 

DATE	MATCH	VENUE
Thu, Oct 4	Pride vs Hurricanes, no result	Kensington Oval
Sat, Oct 6	Scorpions beat Pride by 33 runs	Kensington Oval
Mon, Oct 8	Scorpions beat United States by 7 wickets	Kensington Oval
Wed, Oct 10	Hurricanes vs United States	Kensington Oval
Fri, Oct 12	Pride vs United States	Kensington Oval
Sun, Oct 14	Pride vs Hurricanes	Kensington Oval (11:30 am start)
Tue, Oct 16	Hurricanes vs Scorpions	Kensington Oval
Thu, Oct 18	Pride vs Marooners	Kensington Oval
Sat, Oct 20	Pride vs Scorpions	Kensington Oval (11:30 am start)
Mon, Oct 22	Hurricanes vs Marooners	Kensington Oval

 

THE FINALS

(in Barbados)

 

• Matches starting at 2 pm, except where indicated in brackets; Televised on ESPN Caribbean

 

DATE	MATCH	VENUE
Thu, Oct 25	SEMI-FINAL #1 – 1st Group “A” vs 2nd Group “B”	Kensington Oval
Fri, Oct 26	SEMI-FINAL #2 – 1st Group “B” vs 2nd Group “A”	Kensington Oval
Sun, Oct 28	GRAND FINAL – WINNER SF1 vs WINNER SF2	Kensington Oval (11:30 am start)