New Zealanders bowled Jamaica Select XI out for 90 in just 32.5 overs to wrap up a 123-run win in their final warm-up game at the Trelawny Stadium. They must have wished, however, that the match had gone on longer than it did, considering the lengths they went to get in more practice for their bowlers ahead of the first Test, which starts on Sunday.
When Select XI lost their eighth wicket with their score at 43, their opening batsman Horace Miller walked in to bat for a second time in the innings. When they lost Miller 7.4 overs later, he was replaced by his opening partner John Campbell, also batting a second time. And after Select XI were bowled out, New Zealanders continued bowling to their batsmen, till the scheduled 5.00pm finish.
The day began with the umpires deciding that the pitch used for the first two days was too dangerous to continue playing on. The new pitch was too damp for play to begin immediately, however, and the start was delayed by 40 minutes.
Resuming on 65 for 7 in their second innings, New Zealanders went on to declare on a score of 132 for 9, with
Ross Taylor, who batted at No. 8, unbeaten on 55 off 62 balls. Medium-pacer
Derval Green took both the wickets that fell in the morning to finish with figures of five for 41.
Set 214 to win, Select XI got off to a disastrous start, with Trent Boult and Tim Southee reducing them to 3 for 3 inside seven overs. Offspinner
Mark Craig then struck three times in the same over to have them 20 for 6. There was no recovery after that, even though
Paul Palmer, Select XI's captain, went on to score 52 off 67 balls. Craig finished with four wickets in the innings and five in the match, to go with three in New Zealanders' one innings of bowling in the first tour game and stake a claim for a Test debut in Kingston.