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Chanderpaul sees WI to Sussex win
Shivnarine Chanderpaul's unbeaten 71 saw the West Indies home to a six-wicket win against Sussex in a rain-affected game on Saturday.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul's unbeaten 71 saw the West Indies home to a six-wicket win against Sussex in a rain-affected day-night game on Saturday.
After the embarrassment of their midweek defeat by Ireland, the West Indies badly needed a victory to get their tour of England back on track ahead of next week's triangular one-day series, also featuring New Zealand.
Sussex won the toss and made a useful total of 292 or six from their full 50 overs.
Former Zimbabwe batsman Murray Goodwin's 90 was the centrepiece of their innings. Goodwin, who also plays for Western Australia, faced just 94 balls with one six and 11 fours.
But Goodwin, in sight of his hundred, was caught by Chris Gayle off the bowling of medium-pacer Darren Sammy.
Together with Tim Ambrose he put on 99 for the fourth wicket with the wicket-keeper going on to make 79 not out from 87 balls with one six and 11 fours.
However, rain between innings meant the West Indies were left 255 runs to win off 40 overs and a further interruption saw them chasing a target of 181 off 23, at an average of nearly eight an over.
Devon Smith (nought) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (one) both fell cheaply to James Kirtley, the former England seamer taking two for four in three overs.
But Chris Gayle's aggressive 57 off 44 balls with two sixes and eight fours helped the tourists overcome these early setbacks before he was lbw to medium-pacer Robin Martin-Jenkins.
However, left-hander Chanderpaul's dashing 58-ball innings including three sixes and seven fours saw his side home with two overs left.
West Indies captain Brian Lara got 15 not out.
His side have further one-day warm-up games against Kent on Monday and Middlesex on Wednesday before their first triangular match, against New Zealand, at Edgbaston next Saturday.
Following the triangular event, England play West Indies in a four-Test series due to start at Lord's on July 22.
