SHANE DOWRICH scored a maiden century against Jamaica in their fifth-round match of the Regional 4Day cricket competition as Barbados posted a challenging 423 earlier today.
Dowrich, the diminutive wicketkeeper batsman, scored 102 off 248 balls, resuming on his overnight score of 40. He batted for more than five hours.
Barbados started the day on 275 for six.
Jason Holder, who had been not out on 18, fell for 46 and Ashley Nurse added 40 before he also went. The last three wickets fell for just 12 runs.
Yesterday, former Barbados captain Kirk Edwards scored 105.
Spinner Nikita Miller was the pick of the Jamaican bowlers, with four wickets for 95 runs.
Summarised scores: Barbados 423 (Kirk Edwards 105, Shane Dowrich 102, J. Holder 46, A. Nurse 40, C. Brathwaite 36, K. Brathwaite 29, J. Carter 22, R. chase 13; N. Miller 4-95, T. Lambert 2-42) vs Jamaica. (SAT)
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