West Indies lose mis-Max
Christchurch, New Zealand - West Indies lost their tour opener - a two-innings-per-side One-Day match - by eight wickets to the Max Blacks at Jade Stadium yesterday
04-Dec-1999
Christchurch, New Zealand - West Indies lost their tour opener - a
two-innings-per-side One-Day match - by eight wickets to the Max
Blacks at Jade Stadium yesterday.
It was the Caribbean sides introduction to a new version of the game,
called Cricket Max.
Playing under the name Caribbean Calypsos, Brian Laras men made 99
for five in ten overs in the first innings and 92 for five off seven
overs in the second.
They were no match for the Kiwis, who have perfected this new form of
the game. The home side rattled up 145 for five off ten overs in the
first innings and easily reached 47 for two off 5.1 overs in the
second.
Man-Of-The-Match Roger Twose was flamboyant in the first innings,
blasting 43 not out. Entering at No. 6, the portly left-hander slammed
four fours and a six off seven balls.
Boundaries hit straight into the V between long-off and long-on are
doubled and Twose got maximum purchase for his shots.
He added 25 in one over with Chris Cairns, who made 44 off 19 balls,
as the Kiwis went for broke against the Windies. Left-arm spinner
Jimmy Adams had one for 43 runs.
Ricardo Powell again displayed his hitting ability, posting 42,
including two fours and three sixes in the first trip to the
crease. But he went for a duck when promoted to opener in the second
innings.
After crawling to 22 off 19 balls in the first innings, Lara got the
hang of it in the second, rattling up 40, including three sixes, off
12 balls.