Windies complete sweep

Both played extravagant strokes as they set about the Zimbabwean attack.

Griffith scored an unbeaten 54 which included 11 fours and came from just 38 balls. He smashed four fours from a Bryan Strang over and Campbell (16 not out) then hit Trevor Gripper to the boundary in the 13th over to take his side to 75 for no wicket and secure the victory.

The win followed Monday’s celebrations for Courtney Walsh’s record 435th Test wicket and the 2-0 series win is the first for Jimmy Adams’ team since the West Indies beat England 3-1 in the Caribbean in 1998.

Walsh’s dismissal of Henry Olonga not only marked a new bowling peak but also completed the second-innings demolition of Zimbabwe for 102.

Before Walsh and his pace partners went to work on Zimbabwe’s batting, Jimmy Adams celebrated his appointment as West Indies captain by completing a century.

Adams made an unbeaten 101 as his team totaled 339 to gain a first-innings lead of 31. His sixth Test century came off 373 balls and included six fours.

The left-hander, a picture of patience throughout his dogged 507-minute innings, was given great support in an eighth-wicket partnership of 147 by fast-bowler Franklyn Rose, who made 69.

It was Rose’s second-highest first-class score and his best at Sabina Park. He hit 11 fours and faced 179 balls. The pair broke the 26-year-old West Indies eighth-wicket record of 124, between Sir Vivian Richards and the late Keith Boyce.

Scoreboard

Zimbabwe (1st innings) 308
West Indies (1st innings; overnight 295-7): A Griffith b Johnson 6, S Campbell c Campbell b Murphy 48, C Gayle c A Flower b Olonga 13, S Chanderpaul c A Flower b Strang 12, J Adams not out 101, W Hinds c Campbell b Murphy 14, R Jacobs c A Flower b Olonga 27, C Ambrose c Carlisle b Johnson 7, F Rose c A Flower b Johnson 69, C Walsh c G Flower b Johnson 0, R King b Olonga 4; Extras (b8, lb18, nb12) 38. Total (all out, 164.1 overs) 339
Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-69, 3-85, 4-85, 5-122, 6-161, 7-170, 8-318, 9-318.

Bowling: Olonga 31.1-8-65-3, Strang 36-17-43-1, Johnson 37-15-77-4, Murphy 36-12-99-2, G Flower 18-9-14-0, Gripper 6-2-15-0

Zimbabwe (2nd innings): G Flower c Hinds b Walsh 11, T Gripper c Jacobs b Walsh 0, M Goodwin b King 9, A Campbell lbw b Ambrose 22, A Flower b King 10, N Johnson b Rose 29, S Carlisle lbw b Gayle 7, B Murphy not out 0, B Strang c Ambrose b Rose 3, H Olonga c Hinds b Walsh 2. H Streak did not bat; Extras (lb 4, nb 5) 9. Total (all out, 59.5 overs) 102
Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-14, 3-37, 4-48, 5-72, 6-90, 7-96, 8-100, 9-102.

Bowling: Ambrose 16-9-14-1, Walsh 15.5-6-21-3, Rose 12-5-24-2, King 10-1-30-2, Gayle 6-3-9-1.

West Indies (2nd innings; overnight 8-0): S Campbell not out 16, A Griffith not out 54; Extras: (nb5) 5. Total (for no loss, 12.4 overs) 75

Bowling: Strang 3-0-21-0; Johnson 5-1-27-0; Olonga3-0-20-0; Flower 1-1-0-0; Gripper 0.4-0-7-0