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da cassino： Haydn Gill05-Sep-2001If it were a boxing contest it would be correct to say that The LodgeSchool dominated the early rounds.It would, however, be just as accurate to say that a few soft jabsdealt them their most telling blows.Lodge ended the opening day of the Cable and Wireless Under-15 againstQueen’s College on 207 for six. But the St John school will quicklywant to forget the manner in which some of their batsmen gifted theirwickets against their St James opponents in the East-West duel at theCable & Wireless BET Sports Complex.Slow full-tosses, supposedly the easiest ball to despatch in the gameof cricket, claimed the wickets of four Lodge boys, including NicholasSquires, their captain, leading batsman and Barbados Under-15representative, along with semifinal hero Andre Gill.Lodge, in spite of the succession of soft dismissals, can feelcontented with their effort after they were sent in on a slowishsurface that gained criticism from some spectators.I am very satisfied, seeing the nature of the pitch. It wasn’t toogood for strokeplay, but the guys applied themselves well, Lodge coachClifton Phillips said.Everybody is really focused and chipping in here and there. I amhappy. The left-handed Squires started the pattern that was mirroredby some of his teammates immediately after the first drinks break whenhe helped leg-spinner Selwyn Atherley’s fourth ball down the throat ofdeep mid-wicket.The pint-sized Atherley won the hearts of many because he was neverafraid to flight the ball and collected a further two wickets, albeitagain with the help of full-tosses.This is something I cannot explain, especially some of the keybatsmen, Phillips said. These things happen in the game, but I thoughtthat the other guys rallied.Gill, who made a face-saving century in the semifinal when Lodge werereeling on 28 for eight against Alexandra, announced his entry bypulling National Sports Council Under-13 medium-pacer ChristopherJordan for six over square-leg and onto the ABC Highway.But when Atherley served him up with a full-pitch in the first ball ofa new spell, he could do no better than hit it back to the bowler.Atherley also removed big Mark Trotman with another full-toss that wasstruck to mid-wicket. Trotman made 39, the same score Pierre Atwellwill resume on this morning.The one key batsman who did not succumb to an air-ball was the giftedShamarh Brooks. He looked a class act in making 23 before off-spinnerNiaz Dokrat deceived him and induced him into providing a returncatch.Following the wicket of Trotman, Nicholas Hughes gave a return catchfrom yet another full-toss to bring Queen’s College back on even keelat 158 for six.They could have applied more pressure had Atherley not missed a returncatch when Atwell was 11. As it turned out, Atwell and opener RioBrathwaite stayed around to feature in an unbroken seventh-wicketpartnership of 49, the highest of the innings.Brathwaite, unbeaten on 26, batted through the first session before about of cramp forced him to retire hurt just after lunch when he was19.The chance Atwell gave was one of three Queen’s College put down.We were set back by a couple of missed chances early in the game. Thatmade the difference, said Queen’s College games master Mike Gaskin.However, I believe the team played well. The bowlers stuck to thetask. They are not accustomed to playing in the field for a whole day.Tomorrow we need to come into the game more positive than we were atthe end of this day.Once we get them out, it is just a matter of first innings lead. Idon’t think that it is going to be a win situation. If they bat forone and a half days, I don’t see why we can’t bat for the remainder ofthe game.
