With the tourists stumbling at 25 for 3, middle order batsmen Terry Adams and Richard Burton shared a 109 partnership for the fourth wicket to lift Anguilla to 240 all out in their first innings. Adams went for 70 and Burton was out for 65. Combined Virgin Islands bowlers Maxford Pipe bagged 4 for 51 from 20 overs including seven maidens. Vijay Jhapan snatched 3 for 33 off 13 overs with three maidens.

The Combined Virgin Islands, on an overnight 146 for 6, used a stirring 134 not out from  Virgin Gorda’s Maxford Pipe to add 230 for the final four wickets and grab first innings points by scoring 376. Pipe had 17 boundaries which helped gave Anguilla 136 to force a follow on. Monty Butler had a contributing 52. Marlon Martin, Alex Adams and Joe Gumbs bagged two wickets each.

Anguilla made 281 in their second innings after an overnight 99 for 3, forcing the draw as there was not enough time for the home team to bat. Neville Hamilton had a second inning top score of 64 with Lanvil Harrigan contributing 52. Combined Virgin Islands captain Terrence Webbe bagged 3 for 78, while Pipe who had 4 for 51 in the first innings grabbed 2 for 80. Butler snatched 2 for 28.

“We left home with the intention to walk over the Combined Virgin Islands,” Anguilla manager Sam Webster explained. “But, cricket is played on the field not in the pavilion. I was hoping to go away with 12 points. But, I’m only going with four.”

Combined Virgin Islands manager Spencer Hanley said the tables turned on Anguilla. “We had to give them a two to one, but we dropped a few catches and that was part of why we did not beat them outright.”
Hanley said the team played very well. “What really hampered us today was the weather giving us a late start and we didn’t have enough time to bowl them out and then go in to make the runs they gave us to play for,” Hanley said.

“I must commend the Combined Virgin Islands,” Webster said. “Pipe batted very well in scoring a good century.”
Hanley said the match boosted the team heading to their weekend game against Antigua. “I think this is a good win-when I say win, the game was a draw but we got the most points out of it. It’s a good thing for them to go into Antigua on this kind of high.”

Pipe described his century as “magnificent” after debuting with 18 against Montserrat. “I think I applied myself well and that was important,” he said. “It was an overall team effort why we won first innings. It was a good game and we lapsed a bit, but I enjoyed the knock.”