NOTTINGHAM, England — West Indies captain Darren Sammy scored his maiden Test century as the tourists kept England in the field for most of the second morning of the second Test at Trent Bridge here Saturday.

The West Indies was eventually dismissed for 370, with Sammy making 106 and Marlon Samuels 117.

Their partnership of 204 was on a West Indies record for the seventh wicket against England, surpassing the 155 shared by Garry Sobers and Bernard Julien at Lord’s in 1973.

England was eight without loss in reply at lunch. Andrew Strauss, the England captain, was four not out and fellow left-hander Alastair Cook two not out.

But Cook had a reprieve when, on one, he was brilliantly caught one-handed by diving wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin off fast bowler Kemar Roach.

However, Cook was called back after umpire Aleem Dar used television technology to check for a no-ball he hadn’t called on the field.

Replays revealed Roach had over-stepped by a distance to the despair of the West Indies, battling to level this three-match series at 1-1 after losing the first Test at Lord’s by five wickets.

West Indies resumed Saturday on 304 for six having collapsed to 63 for four and 136 for six after their top order’s latest failure. — AFP