Adrian Griffith left his best batting of the series for the last innings and blasted the West Indies to a 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second and final cricket Test at Sabina Park yesterday.
Berated for his monotonous batting in his three previous innings in the series, Griffith produced an array of extravagant strokes in the 45 minutes of cricket on the final day to speed the West Indies to the magic number of 75 and clinch a 2-0 series win.
All but 10 of his 54 runs in just under an hour came from boundaries, four of them alone from left-arm medium-paced bowler Bryan Strangs.
It was a thrilling end to what had been a competitive series between the two sides. Both started out looking to enhance their reputations in the international game - which had taken a hit in the months leading up to the two Tests.
The West Indies may now feel that not all is lost after the odds appeared stacked against them before the series opened.
Pakistan, set to tour in the upcoming weeks, will present a clear danger to the spirit which the West Indies have built over the last two weeks under new skipper Jimmy Adamas.
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