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Pagon lifts Melbourne

Donovan Pagon drives through the offside during his innings of 115 for Melbourne against Lucas at Nelson Oval yesterday.

A CLASSY century by schoolboy Donovan Pagon highlighted yesterday's opening day of the three-day Rothmans All Island Cricket Championship final between defending champions Lucas and Melbourne at the Nelson Oval.

Scores: Melbourne 290 for seven off 104 overs (Pagon 115, Aubrey Wollaston 72; Delroy Morgan 3-29, Oneil Cruickshank 2-63).

Lucas won the toss and asked the visitors to take first strike but were made to pay for a rather questionable decision by Melbourne's openers Wollaston and Pagon who put on 147 for the first wicket.

The pair who went to lunch with the score on 116 for no loss, continued to play some wonderful shots to various sections of the ground before the burly Wollaston, who batted for 200 minutes and faced 137 balls was caught by Delroy Morgan at first slip off the bowling of Ashumon Kentish for 72.

After the dismissal of Wollaston, the elegant Pagon found another good partner in Ray Stewart and the two added 89 runs before Stewart was yorked by Cruickshank with the very last ball before tea for 36 to leave the Derrymore Road team at 236 for two at the break.

The post tea session however belonged to Lucas who fought back to grab five Melbourne wickets for the addition of only 54 runs.

With only one run added after tea, Pagon's long innings came to an end rather softly when he hit a full toss straight back to Cruickshank after he has spent 284 minutes at the crease, faced 245 balls and had struck 14 fours and one six.

Marlon Samuels who replaced Stewart did not last very long as after playing loosely outside the offstump at Cruickshank he then edged a Morgan delivery to wicketkeeper Andre Coley after scoring two at 241 for four.

Wickets continue to tumble after the tea interval as offspinner Morgan continued to bowl well.

Captain Robert Samuels who was badly dropped by Kentish at mid-off when he was on six, progressed to 16 before he received a well-pitched delivery from Morgan, went back too much and only succeeded in hitting his wicket to depart the scene at 267 for six.

Carlton Baugh Jr. eased Cruickshank through square-leg for four but shortly afterwards edged spinner Omar Burke to Morgan at first slip when he had seven at 181.

Baugh's brother Kevin, who is on eight and Llewelyn Meggs on six ensured that Melbourne did not lose any more wickets before the close of play.

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