Up to date: Might 26, 2024 09:43 PM
Dion Stovell proved class act for Cleveland County (File {photograph} by Ras Mykkal)
Wellington Oval (Cleveland County gained toss): Cleveland beat Western Stars by 5 runs
Dion Stovell took 4 wickets and produced an excellent run out as Cleveland County edged Premier Division rivals Western Stars to safe their first win of the season.
Cleveland posted 153 all out in 41.3 overs on a tough monitor after electing to bat after which held their nerve with the sport hanging within the stability to dismiss Stars for 148 in 33.3 overs.
“We got here out victorious and this win was a reduction since you all the time need to try to go on the market and win,” Cleveland all-rounder Dion Stovell informed The Royal Gazette.
“I simply hope we take this victory, get pleasure from it and go on and attempt to attain greater heights. It was a aggressive sport and 150 runs was so much on that wicket.
“I give credit score the place credit score is due and Western Stars have some excellent cricketers, with Jekon Edness and his teaching workforce doing an excellent job.”
Stovell inflicted the heaviest injury with the ball for Cleveland as he claimed 4 for twenty-four and despatched down two maidens in 9.3 overs, with the prized scalp of fellow all-rounder Kamau Leverock amongst these falling prey to his off spin.
The skilled Stovell was equally as sharp within the subject, holding on to a catch and executed a vital run out to maintain the strain on the Stars batters.
At 128 for seven, victory appeared inside Stars’ grasp however they fell 5 runs quick.
Third-change bowler Treadwell Gibbons Jr additionally held his finish with the ball for Cleveland as he claimed three for 21 from seven overs towards his former workforce.
Wicketkeeper Jamori Manders was Stars’ high scorer with 43 from 45 balls, together with 4 boundaries and two sixes, earlier than he was run out by Stovell simply seven runs shy of a half century.
Manders’s dismissal was a key turning level within the second innings, with Cleveland claiming the final two wickets for ten runs within the area of two overs.
“He [Manders] was wanting good,” Stovell stated.
“We dropped him early and in a single over he scored about 20 to convey them out of just a little bother and truly again into the sport to presumably win.
“However for me it’s about profitable, so I’m going to do what winners do, and that’s go on the market and attempt to win.”
Tomeiko Wilson (24), Leverock (29) and Brian Corridor (12) had been the one Stars batters in double figures.
Earlier, Cleveland recovered from an early collapse with 5 wickets falling for 40 runs in 14 overs earlier than Tamauri Tucker, Isaiah Greaves and Stovell led the fightback to achieve a complete that gave their bowlers simply sufficient runs to defend.
Batting at No 7, Tucker smashed 5 boundaries in a knock of 30 from 42 balls, Stovell chipped in with a extra sedate 17 from 31 balls, with only one boundary, whereas Greaves gathered 13 from 26 balls with two fours.
Opening pair Damon Rabain (17) and Area Rabain (14), and wicketkeeper Steven Bremar Jr (23), had been the opposite Cleveland batters in double figures.
Seth Campbell (three for 30) and Naquan Smith (three for 37) took three wickets every, whereas second-change Phillip Thomas claimed two for 28 for Stars, who succumbed to their second straight defeat.
Scorecard
Cleveland County
Damon Rabain c & b Thomas 17
Area Rabain b Thomas 14
†S Bremar c Furbert b Smith 23
T Gibbons c Thomas b Leverock 8
D Stovell c Furbert b Smith 17
*M McGowan c Leverock b Corridor 4
T Tucker b Campbell 30
I Greaves c unkown b Campbell 13
Ok Trott b Campbell 0
T Robinson not out 6
C Henry c J Manders b Smith 10
Extras (b 4, lb 2, nb 4, w 11) 21
Complete (41.3 overs) 153
Fall of wickets: 1-39, 2-40, 3-65, 4-80, 5-89, 6-100, 7-130, 8-130, 9-148.
Bowling: Campbell 10-1-30-3; Leverock 9-1-27-1; Smith 9.3-0-37-3; Thomas 6-1-28-2; Corridor 6-0-18-1; MAnders 1-0-7-0.
Western Stars
Ok Furbert lbw b Stovell 0
Jaiden Manders c Bremar b Stovell 2
T Wilson c Bremar b Gibbons 24
Ok Leverock lbw b Stovell 29
D Smith b Gibbons 2
P Thomas c McGowan b Greaves 8
Jamori Manders run out 43
*T Manders c Stovell b Tucker 9
B Corridor lbw b Gibbons 12
N Smith c Robinson b Stovell 3
S Campbell not out 0
Extras (b 1, lb 2, w 13) 16
Complete (33.3 overs) 148
Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-6, 3-45, 4-57, 5-70, 6-83, 7-110, 8-138, 9-145.
Bowling: McGown 4-0-27-0; Stovell 9.3-2-24-4; Robinson 3-0-27-0; Tucker 5-1-13-1; Gibbons 7-0-21-3; Greaves 5-0-33-1 .
Umpires: P Smith and A Knight