Hodge and da Silva impress for West Indies after fast bowlers power through CA XI

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Hodge and da Silva impress for West Indies after fast bowlers power through CA XI


West Indies 251 for December 8 and 137 for 3 (da Silva 55*, Hodge 44*, Haskett 2-39) lead Cricket Australia XI 174 (Ward 50, Hope 24, Roach 2-23, Shamar Joseph 2-28) for 214 runs

The West Indies showed they are determined to put up a fight during their tour of Australia with a spirited effort on the second day of their warm-up match in Adelaide.

Having struggled with the bat in the first match against Cricket Australia XI, the tourists produced a dynamic bowling spell of 6 for 22 to bowl out their opponents for 174 at the Karen Rolton Oval.

Their batting woes were again on display in Thursday’s afternoon session, with top-order talents Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Kirk McKenzie going down softly in their second innings.

But makeshift opener Joshua da Silva (55 not out) and No. 5 Kavem Hodge (44 not out) steadied the ship and showed some attacking flair to take their team to 137 for 3 at stumps. That’s a 214-run lead as the contest heads into its final day.

Things looked bleak for the tourists as the CA XI reached 94 for 1 before West Indies cut their batting card. The tourists had declared overnight to allow their players a first chance in Australian conditions.

The boundless quick Shamar Joseph was singing with a sly bowling swing and ferocious short balls that helped him make 2 for 28, a superb swinger that smashed the top of Teague Wyllie’s stump in the best delivery of the day. One of seven uncapped players in the Windies squad, Joseph has surely forced his way into the Test side.

Leading pacer Kemar Roach improved in his second spell of the day to finish with 2 for 23 in his nine overs, while fellow pacer Alzarri Joseph took 2 for 40. West Indies initially struggled to contain CA XI opener Tim Ward , who hit seven boundaries on his way to a half-century.

Chanderpaul, who made 17 in his team’s first innings, pushed a loose Liam Haskett delivery that he did not need to play straight into the gully to fall for his second innings duck. McKenzie’s dismissal was equally avoidable, smoothly shifting Haskett straight to mid-wicket.

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