Anthony Foster, Freelance Writer
BAUGH
JAMAICA'S MANAGER Maurice Clarke said the team is hurting after suffering one of its worst defeats in the history of First Class cricket.
"We know it's not a good defeat," acknowledged Clarke after yesterday's 289-run loss to Trinidad and Tobago. "We spoke about it and the guys are hurt ... we are definitely hurting about it and as I said, we have to move on from there."
At the end of yesterday's third round Carib Beer Series match at the UWI, St. Augustine ground in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica were bowled out for a second innings total of 89, the country's worst batting display in over 52 years.
In March 1953, Jamaica were dismissed for a similar score of 89 runs by India as only J.K. Holt, 12, Neville Bonitto, 13, and Frank Worrell, 43, reached double figures.
The Jamaica second innings total of which only Carlton Baugh Jr. 39, Nikita Miller, 14, and Marlon Samuels, 10 got in double figures.
It is also the 15th lowest total by a Jamaica team with the worse been 33 against R.A. Bennett's XI in 1902.
Previously, against Trinidad, Jamaica lowest totals were 58 in 1905 at Sabina Park and 71 in 1989 at Guaracara Park in Trinidad.
"I think our batting department failed us poorly in the game," said Clarke.
He blamed the batsmen for playing too many shots for the demise.
The Jamaicans are now on their way to Barbados for the fourth round match this weekend.
"We have to sit down to find out where we went wrong," Clarke said. "We have to regroup. We lost this match but we can't stay on this too long. We have to move on from there."
