NEWS

 West Indies 118 for no loss against Kenya

MOMBASA, Kenya: West Indies opening batsmen Chris Gayle and Darren Ganga continued their outstanding performance on the African tour with an unbroken 118 run partnership on the second day of a four-day game against Kenya.

At the close of play Friday, Gayle was not out on 61 and Ganga on 52. There were five extras. From the overnight score of 208 for 6, Kenya's first innings closed after 48 overs of play for 290 runs in 138 overs. The Kenyan batsmen continued to show better discipline and patience at the crease than in the first game in Nairobi.

Martin Suji followed up on his good start Thursday, holding the lower order steady, remaining not out on 47 runs. The other overnight batsman, Thomas Odoyo, was the first to go, caught by Neil McGarrell off Colin Stuart.

Tony Suji followed shortly afterward, adjudged leg before wicket to leg spinner Dave Mohammed. Number 11 batsman Brijal Patel showed up some of his earlier colleagues and helped Suji add 45 before the last wicket.

Ganga and Gayle held steady at the crease through the afternoon sessions. The opening pair batted almost effortlessly, both playing a wide array of strokes around the wicket. Chris Gayle was the first of the two to reach his half century, followed shortly after by Darren Ganga.

The Kenyan bowlers toiled hard, but without success, restricting the usually aggressive openers to less than three runs per over. The four day game enters its third day Saturday in Kenya's first four-day game against an international test match team.