Date-stamped : 02 Feb97 - 18:22 Report - Trinidad Express T&T COLLAPSE They were put on the run by a rookie, leg-spinner Terry Rollock. But at the end of the first day of the Red Stripe Cup match against Barbados at Kensington Oval, Trinidad and Tobago's cricketers had made a fair recovery. At the close of a hard-fought, dramatic opening day at Kensington Oval, Barbados, after losing Sean Armstrong (5), Philo Wallace (19) and Stanton Proverbs (7) with only 45 runs on the board, recovered to be 94 for three, requiring 72 more runs for first innings honours with Ricky Hoyte not out 29 and Floyd Reifer on 20. The three Bajan wickets fell to pace, fast bowler Mervyn Dillon taking two and make-shift medium pacer Andre Lawrence, supplementing an attack that contains three spinners, one. But it was leg-spinner Rollock who undermined the effort of Richard Smith's team. The 27-year-old, in just his second regional game, took six wickets for 15 runs as he spun out Trinidad and Tobago for a paltry 165. The early action gave a sign of things to come. The match was just one over old when Andre Lawrence fell to the first ball he received, the first of the second over bowled by Collins. By lunch, T&T, sent in to bat, had progressed to 77 for two, losing the wickets of openers Andre Lawrence (0) and Anil Balliram (22). Lincoln Roberts, the promising Tobagonian strokeplayer was on 35 at the interval and skipper Smith 10. Roberts once more gave some stability to the top of the order when he added 61 with Balliram for the first second wicket to repair the early damage. He eventually went on to reach his maiden first-class fifty-52- putting on 72 with Smith who made a fluent 47. The pair featured in a stroke-filled, run- a-minute third-wicket stand that seemed set to turn things decidedly in the visitors' favour. But order would turn to disorder once Rollock began to do his thing. Both batsmen fell with the score on 133 and the floodgates were opened, the visitors limping to 151 for eight at tea. And it was the leg-spinner who triggered a dramatic post-lunch collapse, six wickets falling in the space of 18 runs. It was a mesmerising spell from Rollock, who delivered seven maidens in his 12.1 overs and he received admirable support from fast bowler Ottis Gibson, who took two for 26 off 21 overs. He started the demolition job in his second over by first removing Roberts, who clipped a ball off his legs to be caught at short mid-wicket by Philo Wallace. Roberts' innings spanned 166 minutes and 126 balls and he struck 10 fours. Without addition to the score, Smith was deceived by a slower ball from the cunning Gibson and scooped a catch to Armstrong at mid-off. Rollock, who got the ball to bounce and turn, quickly neutralised T&T's use of the extra batsman when he removed Keno Mason (3), Bodoe (5) and Ramnarine (0) while Gibson, varying his pace, got rid of David Williams (4) with the last ball before tea. After the interval, Rollock wrapped up the tail, sending back fast bowler Mervyn Dillon and bowling Rajindra Dhanraj, who had survived two chances in consecutive balls off his bowling. The turn that Rollock was able to extract would have been the one source of encouragement to Smith and his spinners. But it was not spin that have sent back the three bats so far dismissed in the hime team's innings. Opener Armstrong went for five, caught at second slip off Lawrence, who had the distinction of opening both batting and bowling. Dillon, who conceded 52 runs off six overs, picked up Barbados' captain Wallace and Proverbs. Wallace hooked him for a six over long leg before he played an in-swinging delivery onto his stumps while Proverbs hooked a bouncer into Lawrence's hand at deep backward square-leg. Hoyte joined the in-form Reifer and the two left-handers carried their team safely through to the close. Barbados have their noses in front. But Smith will be hopeful that one of his spin trio can do a "Rollock" for T&T this morning. Source :: The Trinidad Express (http://www.trinidad.net/express/) Day 2 report- Trinidad Express SPINNERS PUT T&T BACK IN FRAY BRIDGETOWN (Cana) - Leg-spinners Rajindra Dhanraj and Dinanath Ramnarine shared six wickets to lead a Trinidad and Tobago fightback against Barbados on the second day of their second round Red Stripe Cup cricket match at Kensington Oval here yesterday. At the close, Trinidad and Tobago, after conceding a first innings lead of 73 runs, were 81 for two in their second innings, just eight runs on with eight wickets in hand. Make-shift opener Mahadeo Bodoe, who survived chances on 15 and 28 off fast bowler Hendy Bryan, has played defiantly to be 41 not out alongside his captain Richard Smith on 12. Earlier, Barbados, resuming from their overnight score of 94 for three, were dismissed for 238, ten minutes before the scheduled tea break. Floyd Reifer, who made an unbeaten 151 against Guyana in the first round, again topscored with 50 while Ottis Gibson shored up the lower order with a vital knock of 49. Ramnarine captured three for 39 off 25.3 tidy overs while Dhanraj took three for 59 off 23 overs. Barbados, seeking a big first innings lead at the start of the day, struggled to 176 for seven at lunch, losing the wickets of Ricky Hoyte (31), Ryan Hurley (13) Terry Rollock (27) and Reifer while adding 82 runs. Dhanraj trapped Hoyte leg before wicket in the day's sixth over and also had the diminutive Hurley caught at first slip by captain Smith. Ramnarine then induced Rollock to hit a simple catch to extra-cover in the first over of a new spell while Dhanraj captured the prized scalp of the in-form Reifer, just before the break. Reifer, who batted 197 minutes, faced 142 balls and struck five fours in scoring exactly 50, attempted a big heave at Dhanraj as he advanced down the pitch and was quickly stumped by wicketkeeper David Williams. In the post-lunch session, Gibson went on the attack, striking two huge sixes and two fours in his knock before he was ninth out, caught at short extra-cover off off-spinner Mukesh Persad. Ramnarine then wrapped up the tail, removing the defiant Reid, who had batted 88 minutes and faced 83 balls for his 16, and Bryan. Trinidad and Tobago were forced to start their second innings without the services of injured opener Anil Balliram, who sustained a bruised left arm after being struck by fast bowler Gibson in the first innings. After losing opener Andre Lawrence for one, brilliantly caught at forward short-leg by Rollock off left-arm pacer Pedro Collins in the second over of the innings, Bodoe and Lincoln Roberts then carried the score to 49 before left-arm spinner Reid, trapped Roberts leg before wicket for 17 with his second delivery. Smith joined Bodoe and the pair saw off the deficit without further loss to keep alive Trinidad and Tobago's hopes of setting Barbados a challenging victory target. Trinidad and Tobago's coach Rangy Nanan told CANA Balliram's injury is not a serious one and he will bat later in the innings. Balliram was taken to the hospital here Friday and X-rays revealed there was no fracture. Source :: The Trinidad Express (http://www.trinidad.net/express/) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com)