Anthony Foster, Freelance Writer
SPINNERS DENNIS Bulli and Peter Colquhoun shared eight wickets for Kensington as they secured first innings points on the opening day against Boys' Town in third round Super Cup cricket action at Kensington Park yesterday.
However, the day was highlighted by a stroke-filled century from Jamaica Defence Force's (JDF) Mel Wint, 103, against Lucas at Nelson Oval.
Wint's century, laced with 14 fours and a six from 152 balls in 208 minutes, was the anchor behind JDF's 352 for eight declared. Wint and Damion Grey, 87, both former National Youth players, shared in an 188-run second wicket partnership.
Christopher Senior was the most successful bowler for the hosts, taking 4-73 while Delroy Morgan picked up 2-63 for Lucas who reached 63 for one at the close. Wayne Gayle, younger brother of Test player Chris Gayle had retired hurt on 25.
AT KENSINGTON PARK: Bulli, a member of Meadowbrook's beaten Grace Shield A League team, took 4-18 from 9.2 overs and Colquhoun 4-19 off five overs to help dismissed Boys' Town, who elected to bat, for 96.
In their reply, Kensington led by Ranville Brown, 91, Maurice Kepple, 41, Andre Hall, 42, and Wavel Hinds, 22, raced to 222 for five declared.
Boys' Town were 52 for one with Marlon Keating, 19, and Duran White, 18, at the crease.
Earlier, when Boys' Town batted, Rohan Pascoe, 37, and Kerry Staple, 19, put on 33 for the third wicket, the team's biggest partnership - taking the score to 69, but when both went, the 'Colour Red' lost their last eight wickets for 27 runs, despite a 20-run sixth wicket stand between Omar Campbell, 16, and Leonard James, 10.
AT CHEDWIN PARK: Nehemiah Perry, 82, Shane Brooks, 58, and Nicholas Austin, 56, hit half centuries in Kingston's 287 against St. Catherine CC who were 23 without loss at stumps. Oneil Richards (4-33), Jermaine Lawson (2-72), Bevon Brown (2-78) and Damion Morgan (2-33) took the lion's share of wickets.
AT MELBOURNE: Melbourne, replying to Manchester's first innings of 266, closed on 157 for three. Gary Graham, 63, David Powell, 51, Matthew Sinclair, 44, Donovan Sinclair, 35, top scored for Manchester against Yanick Elliott (5-58) and Llewellyn Meggs (3-55).
In Melbourne's innings, Elliott, 57, Donovan Pagon returning from a ban, 56 not out, and Marlon Samuels, 17, made most runs against Donovan Sinclair who has so far taken 2-57.
AT ALPART: Former Jamaica Under-19 player Wayne Simpson recorded his second five-wicket haul in two weeks for St. Elizabeth, 7-47, against Westmoreland as both teams struggled in a keen battle for first innings points.
