The fourth match of the inaugural Caribbean T20 2010 was not expected to give hosts Barbados any worries. Their opponents were the Combined Campuses and Colleges team (CCC) – led by Barbadian Floyd Reifer. The CCC team had a number of Barbadian players in their squad as well, and played their home games in Barbados. The Barbados team was the outright favourite in this game and underscored that when they batted first and posted the highest total of the tournament to that date. Dale Richards and Kirk Edwards opened the batting for Barbados, with Richards scoring 20 runs off 12 balls – dominating the opening partnership of 23. However, he was also the first batsman out, falling to the spin of Kavesh Kantasingh in the fourth over. Edwards began to assert himself soon after and was well supported by Jonathan Carter. The pair took the score to 77 before rain interrupted the match for more than 15 minutes. Barbados lost Carter (19) after the rain, but Kirk Edwards continued on, scoring 45 off just 36 balls. He was the third batsman out with the score on 94. Although Barbados lost Dwayne Smith (12), Alcindo Holder (13) and Ashley Nurse (4), they seemed on course for a competitive total at 131/6 in the 17th over. Wicketkeeper Carlo Morris ensured that Barbados scored in excess of their projected score by hitting 42 runs off 21 balls. Barbados ended on 180/6 – a score that commentators thought might be too much for the CCC. The CCC openers did not read that script, as Miles Bascombe and Romel Currency spanked the Barbados bowlers in the first right overs. The pair posted 80 for the first wicket, before Ryan Hinds bowled Bascombe (48 off 29 balls), after the opener attempted an audacious shot down the ground. The CCC suffered a top-order collapse; Barbados reduced them to 109/4 and slowed the scoring rate considerably. The CCC seemed down and out when they lost they fifth wicket in the 15th over; Romel Currency was finally dismissed for 34. However, Barbadians Floyd Reifer (26 off 16 balls) and Ryan Wiggins (39 off 21 balls), kept the CCC in the game with some lucky boundaries and fine sixes. The match went down to the final over; CCC needed 9 off 6. Sulieman Benn restricted them to only four runs off the first five balls. The CCC needed five to win off the final ball. Floyd Reifer hit that ball for four, although he was helped by Jonathan Carter’s misfield on the boundary. The match went into a one-over eliminator, with the CCC batting first. The CCC scored 16 runs off their over, leaving Barbados needing 17 to win. Barbados started badly, losing Dale Richards off the first ball. Barbados seemed out of the contest, as they needed 13 runs off three balls. Dwayne Smith hit a six off the fourth ball and scrambled two runs off the penultimate ball. Barbados needed a six to tie the match. Dwayne Smith hit the last ball flat to fine leg, where Romel Currency took the catch. However, Currency stepped on the boundary rope in taking the catch! The one-over eliminator was tied and Barbados won by virtue of scoring more sixes in the game. Despite Smith’s heroics, CCC’s Ryan Wiggins was named the player of the match. Category:Home › Home • Will higher gasoline prices mean lower sales for new cars? — part 2 • Will higher gasoline prices mean lower sales for new cars? — part 1 • Should the crew of the Sea Shepherd board whaling ships? • Which makes a better pet: A dog or a cat? — part 13 • Grandparents: Can blogging chronicle your genealogy? • Which makes a better pet: A dog or a cat? — part 12 • Are teachers unions the cause of public school problems today? • Which makes a better pet: A dog or a cat? — part 11
