da heads bet: Cable & Wireless BET took the upper hand in this Wildeyderby after reducing the home team in their chase
da bet7k: Wayne Holder14-Oct-2001Cable & Wireless BET took the upper hand in this Wildeyderby after reducing the home team in their chase.The visitors showed great heart in rallying from earlytroubles, with a face-saving ninth-wicket stand of 105 in 97minutes between Adrian Brathwaite and Anderson Holder.Holder, uncle of national Under-19 batsman Alcindo, recordedhis best score of 69 with four sixes and four fours, whileBrathwaite’s patient 62 spanned 173 minutes. Winston Reidremoved both batsmen in his third spell.Banks had earlier reduced their visitors to 18 for three andthen 73 for six, with the spin duo of Reid and AndersonSealy threatening to run through the batting. But the lowerorder stayed firm as Reid, with six for 55, and Sealy (four91) were kept at bay.When Banks batted Don Lovell set about his task like a manpossessed, taking 16 off the first over bowled by Ryan Bestas Banks rushed to 29 in three overs. Lonelle Hutson, in hisfirst game for the year, accounted for David Sealy but OrienBostic shared 47 for the second wicket with the rampantLovell.However, allrounder Ryan Layne sent shockwaves through theBanks camp, claiming the next five wickets and reducing thehosts to 97 for six. Lovell and Anderson Sealy have so farposted 28 for the ninth wicket. Lovell was 96 not out.Prediction: First innings points to Cable & Wireless BET.






