MSC and Ace Warriors play to a draw

HOST Malteenoes and Ace Warriors played to a draw over the weekend in the latest game in the GCA Friends of Cricket two-day second-divison cricket competition.
Malteenoes batted first and recovered from a precarious position of 38-5 to 138 all out with Nkosie Barker hitting a crucial 73, aided by 10 fours and one six.

Barker shared in useful partnerships with Trevon France who hit two fours in 15 and Cordell Mars, whose 17 included three boundaries to ensure the last five wickets contributed 100 runs.
Pacer Murland Ward finished with 6-22 for Ace Warriors who fell for 141 in their first innings.

Nikosi Whyte smashed eight fours and three sixes in a well-compiled 75.

But once Whyte was bowled by Chris Simbo, Ace Warriors lost five wickets for just 20 runs
Junior Philips (18), Ward (14) and Navindra Ramnauth (13) were the only others to reach double figures.
Barker returned with the ball to take 4-45, while Simbo finished with 3-30.

Malteenoes, on the back of 63 from France and 49 from Shaquille Williams, made 228-9 declared.
Phillips had 3-25 and Emanuel Martin took 3-38 for Ace Warriors, who reached 122-8 when stumps were drawn with Ward making 31 and Roger Aaron scoring 28.
France and Simbo had two wickets each (Sean Devers)