LINCOLN, New Zealand, (CMC) – FOUR West Indies batsmen, led by Tagenarine Chanderpaul, scored half centuries to lift their side to 346 for five at the close of play on the opening day of their two-day warmup match against a New Zealand XI here on Wednesay..
Chanderpaul made 85 before he retired hurt, Brandon King hit a brisk 79, John Campbell scored 68 and Kavem Hodge struck an unbeaten 55, as the West Indies’ top order got some much-needed time in the middle in their lone warmup match.
Openers Campbell and Chanderpaul shared an opening partnership of 130, before Campbell was caught off the bowling of Thomas O’ Connor after facing 98 balls and hitting nine fours and one six.
Chanderpaul and King then added 77 runs before the former retired hurt. In all he faced 211 balls and struck five fours and two sixes.
King, who had been in a batting slump, then raced to 79 off just 91 balls, inclusive of 12 boundaries, before he was caught and bowled by leg spinner Rahman Hekmat.
Tevin Imlach, who made 25 and Alick Athanaze, who scored 23, both got starts but failed to push on.
However, Hodge was there until the end of play after facing 102 balls and striking five boundaries.