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Nevis see's off Montserrat threat
Real estate news By Twenty 20 Cricket
Feb 9, 2008
The Nevisians now set up a final eight clash with regional one-day champions Jamaica on February 16. Jamaica, on Wednesday, scored a crushing 118-run win over Bahamas. Replying to Nevis' 185 for six off their allotted 20 overs; Montserrat were blown away for 111 in 16.4 overs. Electing to bat, Nevis got off to a flyer, despite losing Javia Liburd, who hit former West Indies Youth pacer Lionel Baker to McPherson Meade at mid-off at 17-1 in the third over. He made only 10.
Tonito Willett joined Carlon Smithen and by the time Montserrat realised what hit them, the ball was already disappearing to all parts of the beautiful Stanford Cricket Ground. Both batsmen were in a no-nonsense mood as they struck the ball without mercy and in one over bowled by spinner Trevor Semper, Smithen took 24 runs - three sixes and a four – during this time the 50 came up in four overs, the fastest this season.
Baker, who took the first wicket in his second over, was punished in the following over by Willett, who kept the medium size crowd on their feet for a fourth straight over with three successive boundaries. Captain Davon Williams made a double change in the sixth over, a move which immediately brought success with the downfall of Willett and Smithen, both of whom had things their own way at the outset. Willett, who failed to score off Brian Stephney's first delivery, pushed the second to cover point and took off for a quick single, but the hesitant Smithen was found short of his ground.
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