PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Batsman Justin Guillen and off-spinner Sunil Narine continued Monday to press diligently for spots on Trinidad and Tobago’s team for the forthcoming West Indies first-class season with strong trial match performances.
On the first day of a two-day T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) trial match, the last such fixture before next month’s start of the WICB Regional Four-day competition, Guillen struck a fine 52 – his third consecutive half century — to lead Amit Jaggernauth’s X1 to a modest 245 all out in 70 overs against Rayad Emrit’s XI at the National Cricket Centre in Couva.
Narine bagged a five-wicket haul for Emrit’s side. The current captain of Queen’s Park CC, the left-handed Guillen hit nine fours in 94 minutes and received good support from Mario Belcon (43) and Imran Khan (38).
Guillen, who made his senior team debut earlier this year in the regional four-day championship, had scores of 90 not out and 76 in the previous trial games.
Narine, who had a match-haul of 11 for 109 in the four-day game last weekend, grabbed five for 24 off 12 overs, to destroy the middle and lower-order batting line up of Jaggernauth’s team.
In reply, Emrit’s XI closed on 19 without loss.
The T&T team for the opening match in the regional series in Jamaica, will be selected following the Digicel North/South Classic from December 27-31.
