Samuels guides Windies to win

DANIEL TOWN – West Indies clinched a 21-run victory over Kenya after Marlon Samuels smashed a century in a World Cup warm-up match on Monday at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium here.

Samuels shrugged off recent allegations of passing vital team information to an Indian bookie on his side’s last tour of the sub-continent to hit seven fours and two sixes before he retired on 100, as West Indies set Kenya 269 to win. A handful of the Kenyan batsmen got starts, but no one was able to carry on, as the visitors were restricted to 247 for seven from their allocation of 50 overs.Corey Collymore bowled Malhar Patel for 12 in the 15th over before he deceived Shah with a slower ball and had him caught at mid-on.Obuya put on 55 for the seventh wicket with Thomas Odoyo, who got 24, to beef up the Kenyan total.Nampa-AFPA handful of the Kenyan batsmen got starts, but no one was able to carry on, as the visitors were restricted to 247 for seven from their allocation of 50 overs.Corey Collymore bowled Malhar Patel for 12 in the 15th over before he deceived Shah with a slower ball and had him caught at mid-on.Obuya put on 55 for the seventh wicket with Thomas Odoyo, who got 24, to beef up the Kenyan total.Nampa-AFP