ST.AUGUSTINE, Trinidad, CMC-Jamaica Scorpions century-maker Andre McCarthy says he made a special effort to apply himself while lifting his team from a precarious position in their winning effort against ICC Americas in a NAGICO Super50 match on Saturday.
McCarthy roared to his maiden regional one-day hundred while propelling the Scorpions to a crushing 184 run win over ICC Americas. His 118 from 119 deliveries revived an innings which he met in a delicate position of 61 for three.
“I’ve always said I wanted a hundred and, thankfully, it came in the second game of the tournament,” said McCarthy.
“It was a matter of application, adjusting to the team situation and playing within the team plan”.
McCarthy was awarded Player-of-the-Match for his three-figure- innings, his second career hundred, after scoring 121 away to Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in the WICB First-Class Tournament last year.
ICC Americas never posed a threat to Scorpions and were bowled out for 76.
“Jamaica was in a tight position as the Americas seamers were bowling well. I had to therefore try and fight out the seamers and, hopefully, when they came back capitalise, and that’s what I did,” recalled McCarthy, whose knock included four sixes and 11 fours.
“The wickets in Trinidad are very difficult to score fast and bat on. But I like to consider myself as a fighting batsman, and the hope is that I will continue to do well.”