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Journalism of Courage
Shane Shillingford grabbed another five wicket haul to bowl West Indies to a second successive Test win over Zimbabwe but this time in front of a delirious home town crowd in Dominica on Friday. The tall spinner again wreaked havoc with five wickets for 34 as West Indies won by an innings and 65 runs inside three days with Zimbabwe bowled out for 141 in their second innings,well short of forcing the home side to bat again.
Zimbabwe,beaten by nine wickets in last weeks first Test in Barbados,offered little resistance after being asked to bat at the start of the third day in Roseau still 206 runs behind the West Indies who declared on the overnight total of 381 for eight.
A regular procession of wickets emphasised the gulf in class between the two sides as Zimbabwe had no answer to the turn and bounce of Shillingford in the final match of the series.
They otherwise gave away their wickets cheaply to part time bowlers Darren Sammy and Marlon Samuels.
The 30-year-old Shillingford,whose image was plastered all over posters and t-shirts at Windsor Park on his home island,took 19 wickets to be named man of the series easily beating the record West Indian wicket haul for a two-Test series set by Courtney Walsh in New Zealand in 1995. For Zimbabwe,only opener Vusi Sibanda stuck it out but surrendered his wicket for 35.
Brief scores: Zimbabwe 175 amp; 141 all out in 42.2 ovs V Sibanda 35,M Waller 20; S Shillingford 5/34 lost to West Indies 381 for 8 declared.
