Young Windies in strong position CHESTER-LE-STREET, England, CANA: FAST BOWLER Kenroy Peters captured five wickets, then captain Brenton Parchment and Tonito Willett hit half-centuries to lift Young West Indies into a strong position over Young England in the third and final youth cricket "Test" yesterday. Vincentian Peters took five wickets for 41 runs from 27 overs and was supported by off-spin bowler Ryan Autin's three wickets and fellow fast bowler Jermaine Lawson's two as Young England were bowled out for 137 to give the visitors a 29-run, first innings lead. Young West Indies, who lead the series 1-0, reached 193 for three when stumps were drawn on the second day at the Riverside Ground. Willett was unbeaten on 54 and Narsingh Deonarine was not out on 18 in an unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 47. Their stand followed an opening partnership of 76 between Parchment, who hit 59, and vice-captain Devon Smith, and a third-wicket stand of 64 between the Young West Indies captain and Willett. Smith, the most prolific Young West Indies batsman on tour, was a first-ball victim in the first innings. He, however, exacted revenge with a run-a-ball 46 that lasted close to an hour which contained nine fours before he was bowled by James Tredwell. The Grenadian left-hander ended the three-Test series with an aggregate of 374 runs at an average of 62.33. The wicket of Vishal Arjune, adjudged lbw to Justin Bishop, left Young West Indies 91 for two at tea. After the break, Parchment and Willett continued to bat with enterprise. When Parchment was caught by his opposite number off spin bowler Panesar in the final hour after batting nearly 2 1/2 hours to face 123 balls and strike eight fours and one six, Willett and Deonarine batted through to the close. Earlier, England, overnight 54 for two, lost their last eight wickets for 61 runs with West Indies Peters, Austin and Lawson sharing the workload almost equally. Lawson made the initial breakthroughs when he removed overnight batsmen Nicky Peng and Joe Sayers to close-to-the-wicket catches, and Peters also had Kadeer Ali caught close in to leave England 98 for five. Austin and Peters then ran through the lower-order to ensure there was no comeback story for the English.
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