Blackwood makes strong case for selection with powerful century

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados CMC – Jermaine Blackwood made a strong case for selection on the West Indies senior team with a powerful century for the West Indies High Performance Centre against Bangladesh-A at Kensington Oval here yesterday. 

The former West Indies Under-19 star roared to 147 to help cement the HPC’s advantage against Bangladesh cricketers on the third day of the second and final four-day ‘Test’.

The visitors, chasing a victory target of 490 runs, were 32- 3 at stumps, after the home side, on the strength of Blackwood’s three-figure score, supported by an outstanding half-century from Assad Fudadin, declared their second innings on 354 for five.

The HPC moved to enhance their chances of an outright victory by embarking on a run-fest after resuming on their overnight total of 24 without loss.

Blackwood arrived at the crease at the fall of Chadwick Walton’s wicket and was soon outscoring Fudadin in a second-wicket partnership that produced 207 runs.

The Jamaican batsman raced to his century with a boundary even before his Guyanese team mate reached his half-century.

Blackwood counted 12 boundaries and five sixes until the partnership ended when he was stumped. Fudadin departed 11 runs shy of his century, smashing seven fours and a six, and being caught at the wicket.

Sheldon Cottrell and Miguel Cummings inflicted setbacks to the Bangladesh run-chase by capturing the three wickets to have fallen before the close.

Cottrell bagged 2 for 14 while Cummins picked up a wicket for the same number of runs with Bangladesh-A still requiring another 458 runs with seven second-innings wicket intact and a day remaining.

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