BRIDGETOWN — Marlon Samuels proved an unlikely bowling hero for West Indies as he grabbed four wickets to help dismiss Zimbabwe for 211 on the first day of the first Test at the Kensington Oval Tuesday. But two wickets in successive balls for Kyle Jarvis saw the tourists make an early breakthrough as West Indies ended the day on 18 for two after being put in for the last 11 overs of the day. It trails by 193 runs. Samuels returned from injury to take an extraordinary one-handed catch in the gully and then four wickets with his off spin for a test best return of 4-13, slicing through the lower order as the spinners dominated despite a determined start by the West Indian quicks. It was the first time in more than a half century at the Kensington Oval that spinners had taken seven wickets in an innings for West Indies. Shane Shillingford marked his recall to the team with 3-58 off a workman-like 22 overs. A three-man quick attack pummeled Zimbabwe's openers with short deliveries on a pitch with variable bounce but did not get much profit. Tino Mowoyo, hit on the chest with the first ball of the day, showed bravery in withstanding a barrage of body blows to get through to lunch and then reach his 50 shortly thereafter before falling to a close on catch by Darren Powell off Shillingford. He was the only Zimbabwean batsman to get going although several others threatened with good starts. – Agencies Scoreboard Zimbabwe (1st Innings) Sibanda b Roach 12 Mawoyo c Powell b Shillingford 50 Masakadza c Samuels b Roach 17 Taylor b Gabriel 26 Ervine b Samuels 29 Waller lbw Shillingford 09 Chakabva c Powell b Shillingford 15 Cremer c Bravo b Samuels 25 Price not out 12 Jarvis c Powell b Samuels 00 Chatara c Roach b Samuels 02 Extras (4b, 10lb) 14 Total (76.4 overs, all out) 211 Falls: 1-17 (Sibanda), 2-59 (Masakadza), 3-100 (Mawoyo), 4-110 (Taylor), 5-135 (Waller), 6-158 (Ervine), 7-196 (Cremer), 8-196 (Chakabva), 9-197 (Jarvis), 10-211 (Chatara). Bowling: Roach 13-3-31-2, Best 12-3-33-0, Gabriel 14-5-45-1, Sammy 9-5-17-0, Shillingford 22-4-58-3, Samuels 6.4-1-13-4. West Indies (1st Innings) Gayle not out 11 Powell lbw Jarvis 05 Roach lbw Jarvis 00 Bravo not out 00 Extras (1w, 1nb) 02 Total (for 2, 11 overs) 18 Falls: 1-8 (Powell), 2-8 (Roach). To bat: M. Samuels, S. Chanderpaul, D. Sammy, D. Ramdin, S, Shillingford, T. Best, S. Gabriel. Bowling: Jarvis 6-2-9-2 (1w, 1nb), Chatara 4-3-8-0, Cremer 1-0-1-0.
