da cassino online： South Africa `A’ 282-9 declared and 228-8 declared
Philip Hackett26-Aug-2000First-Class debutants Kurt Wilkinson and Corey Glasgow engineered amiddle-order recovery which helped Barbados earn a creditable drawagainst South Africa `A’ as the historic match ended at the WindwardClub, Lucas Street, St. Philip, yesterday.Wilkinson scored an unbeaten 48 and Glasgow a solid 31. The pair cametogether in the 18th of the 42 overs which Barbados had available toscore 224 for victory after South Africa declared.Any possibility of an unlikely Barbados run-hunt totally disappearedin the first over when captain Philo Wallace was bowled by left-armpacer Charl Willough by without a run on the board.Despite the setback for Barbados, hardly anyone could have predictedthe early drama in the final session after Barbados went to tea at 22for one, with Shirley Clarke and Rondell Yearwood together.Immediately on resumption, Clarke drove at Mfuneko Ngam’s firstdelivery and keeper Marc Bruyns pouched the catch.Ryan Hinds, who scored a discipline half-century in the first innings,swung at his first ball, an apparently harmless delivery outside legstump only to see the alert and athletic Bruyns diving to his right tohaul in another catch.All of a sudden a game which seemed destined for a tame draw sprung tolife as Barbados declined to 22 for three with Dale Richards, whobatted impressively in the first innings, unable to bat because of aninjured hand.Wilkinson opened his first-class account following his first inningsduck with a confident cut to the backward point boundary and thendoubled his score with an exquisite cover drive, both off therampaging Ngam.At the other end, Yearwood snicked another catch to Bruyns to leaveBarbados 34 for four.Dale Mason added 33 for the fifth wicket with Wilkinson, but with justover 24 overs remaining he appeared to take his eyes off an attemptedhook, which landed in the hands of Ngam at square-leg off CharlLangeveldt at 60 for five.Glasgow played fluently and with Wilkinson put together a valuable 60for the sixth wicket.