Carlon Bowen Tuckett performed well as the West Indies Academy touring team began a series against the Emerging Ireland team. He scored 41 runs from 75 balls, while Leonard Julien top scored with 82. The touring team scored 224 runs, but the home team chased down the target and won by six wickets.
Summarized scores:
West Indies Academy 224 (43.1 overs; Leonardo Julien 82, Carlon Bowen-Tuckett 41; Cade Carmichael 2-10, Matthew Foster 2-29)
Emerging Ireland 227-4 (50 overs; Morgan Topping 66*, Scott Macbeth 42; Johann Layne 2-36, Joshua James 2-59)
Emerging Ireland won by six wickets
The second 50-over game will be played today on 12th June.