Following a nail-biting, teeth-grinding third Youth ODI at the Cumberland Playing Field on December 28, 2021, the West Indies Under-19 emerged victors in another low-scoring affair, this time at the Arnos Vale Cricket Ground.
Once again skipper Ackeem Auguste called correctly, and the decision was to bat first on a dry-looking surface. Leading the batting in another low-scoring encounter was Teddy Bishop with a top-score OF 43 in a total of 126 all out in 35 overs. Rivaldo Clarke made 30, and Jaden Carmichael 10, as wickets fell at 1 for 05, 2 for 12, 3 for 16, 4 for 74, 5 for 85, 6 for 104, 7 for 104, 8 for 116, 9 for 124, all out 126.
Bowling for South Africa Dewald Brevis took 4 for 11, Aphiwe Mnyanda 2 for 19, and Mathew Boast 2 for 41, with 21 extras made of 13 wides, 1 leg-bye, 5 byes, and 2 no-balls.
In reply, South Africa, chasing a target of 127, were all out for 107 in 23.5 overs. Aphiwe Mnyanda top-scored with 20, Valentine Kitime chipped in with 13, and Joshau Stephenson 11. South Africa lost wickets at 1 for 08, 2 for 12, 3 for 29, 4 for 37, 5 for 51, 6 for 56, 7 for 58, 8 for 65, 9 for 74, all out 107.
Jaden Carmichael led the destruction with 3 for 14, McKenny Clarke 3 for 23, and Johann Layne who took the first three wickets to fall, finished with 3 for 34.
Layner was voted by the two coaches as Player-of-the-Series, as the West indies Under-19 wrapped up a 20-run victory against the South Africa Under-19s at the Arnos Vale in the fourth and final game of the Youth One Day International Series, here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines; drawing the four match Series 2-all.
Robertson S. Henry is a multi-time award winning sports journalist from Saint Lucia, currently residing in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. His coverage of sporting events both locally and regionally, not just landed him the Sports Journalist of the Year Award on numerous occasions, but recognition from the International Olympic Committee in 2005.
Henry began his fulltime career in journalism with the now defunct Crusader Newspaper in 1994, and worked with the Voice Newspaper until 2007. He established the sports website sportcaraibe, and believes “sports is the fourth pillar in the socio-economic development of the Caribbean.”
Henry has also produced work for a number of regional newspapers including the Trinidad Guardian, Stabroek Newspaper of Guyana, and in 2010 did a photo-shoot of Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke for the Australian Herald.
