Thorne takes eight-wicket match-haul as West Indies Academy beat Emerging Ireland
SUMMARY: West Indies Academy 409 all out off 96.4 overs (Joshua Bishop 102*, Teddy Bishop 90, Kevlon Anderson 79, Johann Layne 56; Mike Frost 4-89, Matthew Foster 3-81, Gavin Hoey 2-57) vs Emerging Ireland 213 all out off 61.4 overs (Murray Commins 93, Cade Carmichael 59, Fionn Hand 25; Isai Thorne 4-33, Johann Layne 3-43, Nyeem Young 3-56) and 62 all out off 33.4 overs (Isai Thorne 4-8, Joshua Bishop 2-5, Nyeem Young 2-15)
West Indies Academy completed an innings and 134-run victory over Emerging Ireland on day three of their first four-day match at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua on Monday to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
Emerging Ireland started day three 29-3, trailing the West Indies Academy by 167 runs.
They lost their final seven wickets for just 33 runs as the hosts secured victory by an innings and 134 runs.
Guyanese fast bowler Isai Thorne ripped through the Irish line-up on Monday with 4-8 from six overs and was well supported by Man-of-the-Match Joshua Bishop, who took 2-5 from 4.4 overs, and captain Nyeem Young, who grabbed 2-15 from two overs.
Thorne finished with match-figures of 8-41 on what was his First-Class debut.
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