Brendan Nash aims to perform at his best in Saint Kitts Test

The West Indian vice-captain, Brendan Nash anticipates that he will perform well in the second Test against Pakistan at Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts, which will commence from 20^th May, 2011.

Nash still has fond memories of that ground where he dispatched his highest score of his career in 2010 against South Africa.

The second Test match was played from 18^th June to 22^nd June, 2010, where Nash dispatched 114 runs off 148 balls with the help of one six and 14 fours and he was unlucky to be run out. He shared a 220-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who also contributed 166 runs in that match.

The Windies were able to score 546 runs in their first innings chasing the Proteas total of 543 runs and the match ended in a draw.

"I felt I batted really well, adding some valuable runs with Shiv [Chanderpaul], who also got a good century. Shiv and I put on a very good partnership. There were quite a few runs scored in that match and it was good the way we responded. Coming back here again this year I will be looking for another big score for the team. I didn't get many in Guyana so I know I will be looking to make a greater contribution in this match”.

West Indies had a morale boosting victory against Pakistan in the first Test played at Providence Stadium, Guyana from 12^th May to 15^th May, 2011. They beat Pakistan by 40 runs with an entire team effort but Nash was unable to impress with the bat since he scored 5 and 3 runs in both innings.

The first Test match was won mainly because of their bowling efforts, as their batting remained average. The bowling was led by their Captain Darren Sammy, who grabbed five crucial wickets in the second innings, and had match figures of seven wickets.

Ravi Rampaul was also unplayable and took seven wickets as Devendra Bishoo got four wickets.

Nash has played 19 Test matches for West Indies and scored 1057 runs at an average of 36.44 runs, with a best of 114 runs, two centuries and eight fifties.

The Caribbean Kings have already reached Saint Kitts for the preparations of the second Test, which begins from 20^th May, 2011. Marlon Samuels, Kraigg Brathwaite and Fidel Edwards have also accompanied the team and the final 13 will be announced on 19^th May.

Nash had a poor contribution in the first Test against Pakistan last week but Saint Kitts is a happy hunting ground for him and he looks forward to a repeat performance from last year against South Africa.