WÊwards, T&T, Barbados register wins

WINDWARDIslands, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago won their opening matches when the three-day format of the CWI Rising Stars Under-19 Championship bowled off here last weekend.

A nineteen-wicket match hall between off spinner Tarrique Edward and left arm spinner Kirt Murray helped set up a narrow 1-wicket win by the Windward Islands over the Leewrd Islands. Edwards captured a match haul of 9 for 52 and Murray bagged a match haul of 10 for 66.

In the match played at Sion Hill, Windward Islands made 108Tarrique Edward leading with 27 and Onaje Amory bagging 5 for 31, and 145 for 9 - Noelle Leo, 45 and Amory 3 for 30. Leewards 141Michael Palmer 42, Malique Walsh 42, Kirt Murray 5 for 31,

Tarrique Edward 4 for 10, and 111 - Malique Walsh 38. Kirt Murray 5 for 35, Tarrique Edward 5 for 42.

Trinidad and Tobago beat Jamaica by 5 wickets at Arnos Vale. Jamaica 152 for 9: Steven Wedderburn 46; J Agard 3 for 10; A. Rambaran 3 for 29 - and 145; Adrian Weir 63; Steven Wedderburn 38; N. Ramlal 6 for 18. Trinidad and Tobago 191: R. Ramnath 63; R. Edwards 3 for 40; T