Local lad Shane Shillingford achieved a double feat in the third and final Digicel Test when he grabbed his first five wicket haul in test cricket collecting 6 for 119 from 42.5 overs.
This after the tall off spinner became the first Dominican to play test cricket on home soil.
Australia, after resuming the morning on 212/7, was all out a few minutes before lunch for 328, but not before wicket keeper Matthew Wade became the first Australian to score a century for the series hitting his maiden test on 106.
The Aussies started the morning session with a clear purpose and mission, posting a 50 partnership between Wade and Starc for the 8th wicket in 60 minutes from 91 balls.
However, disaster struck when Wade drove elegantly towards long-off off and the front foot of fielder Brathwaite slid and pulled the ball back inches from the rope. Brathwaite then threw the ball to the keeper (Baugh) as Starc was ambling back to his crease without grounding the bat and Baugh quite nonchalantly took the bails off
Starc’s foot was actually in the air when the bail was dislodged. The third umpire was called and Starc was out.
Wade then posted his maiden half century in 152 minutes from 110 balls hitting 7 fours. He and Hilfenheus posted a 102 runs partnership for the 9th wicket and in the process Australia went past 300 runs.
But Wade, who had previously pulled Shillingford for two sixes, was on 106 and was attempting a third six when he was brilliantly caught at the boundary edge by Bravo.
Final scores, Australia 328 off 114.5 overs, Shane Shillingford 6 from 119 from 42.5 overs.
good job i feel proud and happy 4 u keep it up
CONGRATS SHANE GOOD BOWLING U MADE US PROUD
Well done Shane for what you have proven to be six wicket in an innings on your home soil for your first time thats remarkable.You will be rewarded for that by my prime minister, im sure a piece of land awaiting you or maybe a home who knows? congrats once again looking for better things in the next innings.
criket yesterday was well played but the thing i did not like is when k.roch balled the filder drouped it twice.
Am soooo proud great job shane BUT if you want to cement your place on the west indies side bro you got to score some runs, this WI team keep letting us down with the BAT……..Now the west indies cricket board must take the windward islands seriously…we need a batting coach…..I recommend Carl Hooper.
Not a herd follower, stop with all than hate. It’s a new day and time. Forget what’s behind look to the future. Who ever thought DA would host test cricket and further more that we are ever so proud that a Dominican making waves. On my job folks apologize because during the controversy of where the test should be played, we got blose like old clothes,Today our prayers are answered. WE ARE IMPORTANT. just. like all the others. GOD BLESS DA and BLESS the TEAM as we lift our heads again. Nothing last forever. The first shall be the last and the last shall be the first, I didn’t not say it, Jehovah did.
Watch cricket at home in Denver has never been so sweet. Dominican to the BONE!!!
Shane bowl them Aussies with the Shu Shut googly and Toody them with the zahid off breaks.
Whilst Shane is at it, please name the Media Center at the stadium “The Jeff Charles Media Center”. It’s about time that we show Jeff Charles appreciation for his tremendous contribution to Dominica and Winward Island cricket by way of great commentaries on and off the field, and player development, and his radio maestro.
well done Shane you will continue to do bettter , you are turlly blest..
just wish they had starthed the march on a weekend so that the REAL dominican crowd could have come out.
This is the first time inj a longtime they have deviated from the norm in not having a weekend as part of the test. Hope is not a conspiracy just to limit the imp[act of the dominican crowd, thus limiting dominica’s chance of other games.
SHANNNNNNNNE SHILLINGFORD!! They send you and learn to bowl and WE BALL DEM OUT!!!! Take dat!! bondieu I am beyond jubilant. Dominica is now your nose will longie..
Today I declare Shane Shillingford baller extraordinaire!!!! Look at what Shane give us to be proud of! Look how he reminded us what it is to be DOMINICAN!! say sa ki cricket!
Shaney on a roll boi
Congratulations Shane!!!!!!!!!Great job.
This is beyond doubt Shane Shillingford’s day! But also a beautiful thing for Dominica.
That said, many others come in for praise on this most historic Dominican accomplishment.
See what we can do, if we stop the non-stop hate mongering, roll up our collective sleeves and do all we can for ourselves and for Dominica?
please give us a good batting performance, we need that too.
Shane , i got a crush on you
shano my boy words can express how you have dominicanz jumpin up for joy..am a da livin in lucia and am so proud ‘my boy keep it up our prayers go to you for god grace…to tell you the truth …. thanks to skerrit and the chines today dominica in live tv and internet like the others …well done skerro….and shano darling thanks for making us b the first dominican to make it through to the side though we had other soldiers but they have falli short…but shano my boy bravo…lucian eyes are glue on you and so is the rest of the world…my boy you are the spot light of this cricket match or series..way to go bravo and god guidance
TO HELL WITH THE WEST INDIES! THEY HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTING THEIR FANS FOR 15 PLUS YEARS
The bad times don’t last forever FOOL! FOOL! FOOL!
If u choose to condemn urself to hell go right ahead but the rest of us West Indians not in ur marjee!!! Idiot
shut your mouth jakabat sakway sot everythign from u have to be negative??? one to win one to loose u ever see in your wildest west indies match up Austrailia like dat?? jackass u should be born in the 1960s shame on u bring down your own for a strange man I tired with all u wii in dat place nofing good comes from Dominica or de caribbean >>>
i hope u are perfect and all waht u do u always on target. ok perfect one.
tell west indies cricket bored to respect dominica boiii
dey fink we easy!!! we eat each other like dog eat dog to de outside world but when it comes to yard we in dat
indeed an incredible bowler! surely will follow in the footsteps of some great west indian bowlers. we are proud of you shaney! just do your thing!