Windward's Second Division played their final match of the season on Saturday when they hosted Brereton Cricket Club at Lucas Street. Winning the toss after a delayed start due to damp field conditions, WCC captain, Andrew Thornton, opted to bat first, putting the pair of Kemar Carter and Lemar Springer to get things started. Carter made 2 runs off the very first ball, but was caught behind on the next ball bringing P.J. Rodriguez to the crease. Rodriguez didn't fare much better, also being caught behind, having made 1 run from 7 balls in the 2nd over, which brought Andrew Lythcott to the fore. Lythcott hit a boundary on the second ball he faced, but was caught out 4 balls later, the scoreboard reading a disappointing 11/3 in 3 overs. Andrew Thornton joined Springer in the middle, and the pair added 31 runs to the tally when Springer was caught behind on 16, and bringing Tony Edgehill into bat. The pair of Thornton and Edgehill added an additional 10 runs to the board, when rain interrupted play, giving the Sagicor supported side 54/4 from 10 overs plus an additional 25 runs due to Brereton's inability to field a team at the start of the match. After waiting for about an hour for the rain to ease, Umpires decided the conditions of the field didn't warrant a continuation of the match, and declared it a draw.
The team captains decided to have a friendly innings, with Brereton going into bat for ten overs, chasing a score of 79. Opening the bowling for the Lucas Street lads was Andrew Lythcott, who allowed 19 runs from his 2 overs with the ball. He was joined by Winston Chase from the northern end, with Chase giving up 11 runs in the 2 overs he bowled. Vice Capatian Dindial Ramrattan took the first wicket of the innings when he bowled Darwin Edey out for 33 at the end of the 9th over, with the scoreboard reading 67/1 with 1 over remaining. Club President, Richard Cox bowled the final over of the innings, taking two consecutive wickets and ending the day with 2 wickets and 12 runs from 2 overs, and Brereton making 76/3 in their 10 overs, giving Windward the win by 4 runs in the friendly match.
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