Andrew Lyth was not out on 48 and Andrew Gale was not out on 37, as the Lions, replying to Barbados’ first innings total of 471, reached 101 for one when bad light stopped play eight overs early on the rain-affected second day of their second round match at Kensington Oval.
Barbados had been dismissed about 20 minutes after the rescheduled tea break, with Edwards leading the way with 171, and Hinds, the Barbados captain, supporting with 135. The pair added 276 for the third wicket.
Kyle Hope stroked 41, Shamar Brooks made 24, and Jason Holder scored 20 to beef-up the Barbados total, after they continued from their overnight total of 276 for two, following an hour-long rain delay.
Jade Dernbach was the pick of the Lions’ bowlers with five wickets for 84 runs from 31.2 overs.
It was the second five-wicket haul in the competition for the South Africa-born Surrey fast bowler, following his five for 16 from 10.3 overs in the second innings in the Lions’ opening match victory over Leeward Islands.
Teenaged left-arm spinner Danny Briggs captured three for 72 from 29 overs, and out-of-favour Test fast bowler Liam Plunkett took two for 98 from 30 overs.
Pedro Collins then made an early breakthrough for Barbados, when he had opener Jimmy Adams caught at gully for eight.
But the Barbadians were left in a tailspin, when Gale joined Lyth, and they added 80 – unbroken – in the final hour before gloomy conditions prompted an early close.
Earlier, Edwards and Hinds continued merrily along the way to carry Barbados to 317 for two at lunch, after the morning session reduced to an hour because of inclement weather.
Hinds celebrated his 30th birthday five days early, when he guided Jamaica-born fast-medium bowler Maurice Chambers to third man for his 12th four to reach his hundred from 191 balls.
After lunch, Edwards reached 150 from 320 balls, with a drive through mid-on for his 13th boundary.
Just when it looked like the two would totally sap the enthusiasm of the visitors, Hinds was bowled, stepping away and trying to cart Plunkett to the boundary. He batted almost 5 1/2 hours, faced 232 balls, and struck 17 fours and one six.
