ARNOS VALE, St Vincent – Khary Pierre, the 33-year-old Trinidad and Tobago Red Force left-arm spinner wrote his name in the history books of West Indies cricket with a remarkable bowling feat. He took career-best 8-27 on Friday as the Trinis destroyed Windwards an innings and 176 runs inside three days in the regional first-class match under lights at Arnos Vale Stadium.
This was a follow-up to his previous career-best of 7-40 last week against Combined Campuses and Colleges at the Brian Lara Academy when the red Force also recorded a comprehensive victory. This is the first time in the regional four-day first-class cricket – dating back to the 1860s – that a bowler has taken a seven-wicket haul followed by an eight-wicket haul in the next match.
Pierre is the leading bowler this season. After two matches he has the amazing bowling statistics of 2-50, 7-40, 4-17 and 8-27. Overall, he has bowled 61.2 overs; 15 maidens; conceded 134 runs; and captured 21 wickets at an average of 6.38 and a strike rate of a wicket every 17 balls.
With their two wins Trinidad and Tobago have emerged as the early front-runners on the points table of the eight-team competition — the oldest sporting tournament in the Caribbean. They also have the leading run-maker with the experienced Jason Mohammed on 279 runs in two innings.
The 38-year-old former West Indies ODI captain has scored back-to-back centuries. He made 176 against CCC on home soil and followed up with 103 in St Vincent. He is followed closely by John Campbell the Jamaica captain Jamaica with 258 in three innings and Jahmar Hamilton the Leewards keeper with 220 in three innings. Sportsmax
