Collis King and Kenrick Marshall took the law into their own hands yesterday.
But it was quite legal. Well, at least on the cricket field.
The pair plundered the Pine Hill Dairy St John Cultural bowling all over the field in a 65-run seventh-wicket partnership in just 12 minutes and off only 20 deliveries to give Police a comfortable 85-run win at the Desmond Haynes Oval.
With a combined age of 100 between them, the two veterans showed what purposeful hitting was all about.
King, who opened his innings for Seven Seas Police with a six over extra cover, hammered another four sixes and two boundaries in a 15-minute stay at the crease while facing just 14 balls.
His greatest display of power hitting came in the last over of the innings when he slammed O’Neal Padmore for four consecutive sixes.
Marshall, who initially appeared to be playing the anchor role couldn’t resist and in his nine balls innings he took two fours and two sixes off the bowling before he was bowled off the final ball of the innings after the first five deliveries went for 31 runs.
In a match that was reduced to 23 overs because of weather conditions, Police, who were sent in to bat, reached 30 in the fourth over before Stephen Payne cut a delivery straight into the hands of Shane Howard at point.
His opening partner and captain Roger Williams was joined by Dwayne Yearwood and together they posted a 113-run second-wicket partnership in which Yearwood was the major contributor. Â
He reached his 50 off 51 balls in 40 minutes with four fours and two sixes. Police’s hundred came in 49 minutes off 72 deliveries with eight fours and two sixes.
After Yearwood was caught at point attempting a reverse sweep for a top score of 73, which eventually earned him the Man Of The Match award, Police declined from 147 for two to 164 for five before the King and Marshall show came on the stage.
At the end of the innings Police reached a comfortable 229 for six.
St John Cultural started their reply disastrously losing a wicket in the first two overs.
First Ricardo Ward was caught by Stephen Payne at mid wicket in Marshall’s first over and Jonathan Holder suffered a similar fate in Larry Babb’s first over.
Lamar Wiggins joined Andre Phillips and they gave the St John followers some hope as they posted a partnership of 60 before Wiggins, who took a liking to Babb’s bowling by taking 20 from his third over, was forced to retire with his score on 31 and St John Cultural on 61.
After Wiggins’ departure, St John Cultural innings collapsed as Police spinners took control.
