Australia spinner Xavier Doherty took four wickets to lead the visitors to a 64-run victory over the West Indies in the first One-Day International of their five-match series Friday. It was a familiar story of failing with the bat while chasing a modest total for the Caribbean side as it kicked off the series, which also includes three Tests, in disappointing fashion. Australia was restricted to 204 with only opener Dave Warner, who struck 40 from 55 balls, and George Bailey's 48 on his one-day international debut able to master the tricky conditions for the visitors. Dwayne Bravo was the most effective of the West Indies bowlers, picking up 3-58, while Kemar Roach's pace and Marlon Samuels' off-spin also helped pin down the tourists on a slow track. West Indies made a decent start to taking on what was a very achievable target with Samuels (35) and Dwayne Bravo (32) getting amongst the runs but when the latter was bowled by Daniel Christian, the floodgates opened. Six wickets fell for just seven runs and only a late cameo from skipper Darren Sammy (35) offered any kind of resistance at the Arnos Vale Ground. The two teams observed a minute's silence prior to the start of the match in honor of Runako Morton after the former Leeward Islands captain and West Indies batsman died in a car crash two weeks ago. The second match of the series is also in St Vincent Sunday.
