ST JOHN’S, Antigua, (CMC) – Off-spinner Shane Shillingford’s five-wicket haul on the final day of the three-day match against New Zealand on Sunday was not enough to earn him a spot in the first Test squad against the tourists starting tomorrow. The right-armer bowled brilliantly to take five for 77 to put the WICB President’s XI on the brink of victory at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground before the Kiwis battled to a draw as they finished on 181 for eight in their second innings.
Shillingford, however, was not among the 13-man squad named by West Indies selectors on Sunday evening.
Facing a deficit of 177 on first innings, New Zealand’s batsmen struggled for the second time in the match.
Brendon McCullum top-scored with 51, Kane Williamson hit 25 while wicketkeeper Kruger van Wyk averted defeat with an unbeaten 38, but were the only three batsmen to show enterprise.
Fast bowler Kemar Roach, who again bowled with pace, prised out Daniel Flynn with a snorter for one with just eight on the board before Martin Guptill dragged on left arm seamer Delorn Johnson for seven at 24 for two.
McCullum and captain Ross Taylor (19) added 60 for the third wicket to steer the Kiwis away from danger before Taylor skied Shillingford to Shiv Chanderpaul at mid-wicket.
At 103 for three, however, New Zealand seemed safe but McCullum top-edged left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul to Roach at deep square leg to trigger a slide where five quick wickets fell for 57 runs to leave the match in the balance.
van Wyk, however, batted over two hours to add 23 with Neil Wagner (five not out) for the ninth wicket and secure a draw for the tourists.
Earlier, the President’s XI were dismissed for 326 after resuming at 299 for seven, with Shillingford getting 25 and left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori finishing with six for 48.

NEW ZEALAND 1st Innings 149: K. Williamson 55, K. Roach 4-34.
WICB President xi 1st innings
A Barath c McCullum b Vettori 10
K Powell c Guptill b Vettori 25
K Edwards st van Wyk b Vettori 3
A Fudadin b Nethula 38
S Chanderpaul c Guptill b Vettori 51
N Deonarine c McCullum b Wagner 106
+D Thomas c wkp van Wyk b Wagner 32
*V Permaul c wkp van Wyk b Wagner 17
S Shillingford c Brownlie b Vettori 25
K Roach lbw b Vettori 1
D Johnson not out 0
Extras (b12, lb2, nb4) 18
TOTAL (all out, 96.2 overs) 326
Fall of wickets: 1-36, 2-45, 3-45, 4-104, 5-233, 6-263, 7-289, 8-320, 9-321, 10-326.
Bowling: Martin 21-6-52-0, Wagner 26-6-65-3, Brownlie 6-1-24-0, Vettori 21.2-6-48-6, Nethula 20-2-101-1 (nb3), Guptill 2-0-22-0.

NEW ZEALAND 2nd Innings
D Flynn c Shillingford b Roach 1
M Guptill b Johnson 7
B McCullum c Roach b Permaul 51
*R Taylor c Chanderpaul b Shillingford 19
K Williamson b Shillingford 25
D Brownlie lbw b Shillingford 5
D Vettori c and b Shillingford 2
+K van Wyk not out 38
T Nethula c Barath b Shillingford 5
N Wagner not out 5
Extras (b12, lb2, w1, nb8) 23
TOTAL (8 wkts, 81 overs) 181
Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-24, -3-84, 4-101, 5-117, 6-121, 7-135, 8-158.
Bowling: Roach 9-4-17-1 (nb2), Johnson 14-6-31-1 (w1), Shillingford 36-12-77-5 (nb6), Permaul 19-8-39-1, Deonarine 3-0-3-0.