ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC-St.Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Guyana and Grenada recorded wins as the West Indies Women T20 tournament opened at two venues in Grenada yesterday.
St. Vincent defeated St. Lucia by 9 wickets while Guyana whipped Trinidad and To bago by 27 runs at the Tanteen playing field.
In the other two matches played at the Progress Park, Barbados edged Jamaica by five runs while host Grenada beat Dominica by forty runs.
Juliana Nero continued her prolific form to blast a half century that allowed the Vincentians to overhaul St. Lucia’s 85 for 8 in 20 overs.
Nero scored an unbeaten 45 ball 55 that included seven fours which steered St.Vincent to 88 for one.
Also at Tanteen, Guyana’s frontline batsmen fired to compile a competitive 127 for four in 20 overs against Trinidad and Tobago.
Shemaine Campbell hit a top score of 37 before she was trapped lbw, June Ogle smashed 29 before she was run out and Tremayne Smartt was bowled for 25.
Guyana’s bowlers contained the run chase as Trinidad stumbled to 100 for nine in their 20 overs.
Only Shenelle Lord 31 and Britney Cooper 21 temporarily survived the bowling of key destroyers Erva Giddings, four for 22 and Tremayne Smartt 2 for 12.
At Progress Park, a stubborn knock from middle order batsman Chinelle Henry was not enough to save Jamaica who crumbled against Barbados in a low scoring affair.
Kycia Knight hit a top score of 31 before she was run out as the Bajans got to 70 for 9 in 20 overs.
The Jamaicans lost wickets quickly on the chase until Henry arrived to try and stabilize the innings and revive the chase.
She struck a four and was batting sensibly until she was run out when she was on 21 as Jamaica was eventually bowled out for 65 in 19.5 overs. At the same venue, host Grenada rode on a well played 39 from Anisha Thomas to reach 116 for seven in 20 overs.
But Dominica’s effort to chase down the target was dealt a severe blow when Annica Andrew retired on a top score of 27 not out.
The Dominicans were plunged in early trouble after Rackel Williams removed the openers without scoring-trapping Gem Eloi lbw and dislodging Debra Fredericks’s stumps.
However Andrew had made some progress in repairing the damage when she was forced to retire without completing her innings.
Dominica were 76 for six in 20 overs.
