KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC:
TITLE-HOLDERS Barbados stayed on a clear victory path despite defiant second innings batting by the Windward Islands on the second day of their sixth- round Carib Beer Series match at Arnos Vale yesterday.
The visitors claimed most of the honours in the final session to leave the Windward Islands, who were asked to follow 255 behind, on 201 for four still 54 runs in arrears with Junior Murray (25) and Darren Sammy (22) the not-out batsmen.
Earlier in the day, the Windwards, responding to the Barbados first innings score of 310 had crashed to a fragile 55 all out, equalling their second lowest total ever in regional first-class cricket.
The Windwards had appeared to be climbing back into the match in the afternoon when their openers, Devon Smith (99) and Craig Emmanuel (31), had posted a century stand in their second innings.
They had batted the entire post-lunch session to go to tea at 110 without loss, with Smith on 72 and Emmanuel on 26.
However it all started to go wrong in the last hour as the Windwards lost three wickets, including that of a well-poised Smith.
