HOVE, June 20: Shivnarine Chanderpaul's unbeaten 71 saw the West Indies home to a six-wicket win against Sussex in a rain-affected day/ night game here on Saturday.
After the embarrassment of their midweek defeat by Ireland, the West Indies badly needed a victory to get their tour of England back on track ahead of next week's triangular one-day series, also featuring New Zealand.
Sussex won the toss and made a useful total of 292 or six from their full 50 overs. Former Zimbabwe batsman Murray Goodwin's 90 was the centrepiece of their innings. Goodwin faced just 94 balls with one six and 11 fours.
Together with Tim Ambrose he put on 99 for the fourth wicket with the wicket-keeper going on to make 79 not out from 87 balls with one six and 11 fours. However, rain between innings meant the West Indies were left 255 runs to win off 40 overs and a further interruption saw them chasing a target of 181 off 23, at an average of nearly eight an over.
Devon Smith (nought) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (one) both fell cheaply to James Kirtley, the former England seamer taking two for four in three overs.
Scoreboard
SUSSEX:
M.H. Yardy b Rampaul 10
M.J. Prior b Rampaul 37
M.W. Goodwin c Gayle b Sammy 90
C.J. Adams c Best b D.R. Smith 8
T.R. Ambrose not out 79
C.D. Hopkinson c Lara b Sarwan 11
R.S.C. Martin-Jenkins c sub b Best 22
L.J. Wright not out 9
EXTRAS (LB-11, W-3, NB-12) 26
TOTAL (for six wkts, 50 ovres) 292
FALL OF WKTS: 1-37, 2-67, 3-103, 4-202, 5-217, 6-261.
DID NOT BAT: M.J.G. Davis, R.J. Kirtley, J.A. Voros.
