It was quite a night at Kensington Oval for players reared in Barbados. Unfortunately for West Indies, the only two men on the pitch who learnt their cricket in Barbados were instead representing England. Together, Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell - one player who spent six years here, the other whose family have been on the island for generations - combined for an 107-run stand to give England an eight-wicket victory.
Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell make hay on happy homecoming to hammer West Indies
Telegraph - 10 Nov 2024 02:35
It was quite a night at Kensington Oval for players reared in Barbados. Unfortunately for West Indies, the only two men on the pitch who learnt their cricket in Barbados were instead representing England. Together, Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell - one player who spent six years here, the other whose family have been on the island for generations - combined for an 107-run stand to give England an eight-wicket victory.
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