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Shamar Joseph played the role of destructive finisher at the end of the West Indies' first innings against England at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
The Guyanese tail-ender - who was the only Windies batsman to record a strike-rate in excess of 100 - did some damage to England's scorecard by hitting five fours and two sixes as part of a 27-ball knock of 33.
He unfortunately also caused some damage to the roof of the pub at Trent Bridge when one of his huge sixes dislodged some tiles.
Those tiles then slid off the roof and fell towards some unsuspecting fans, who had to take evasive action.
Joseph was dismissed soon after when his leading edge off the bowling of Mark Wood was caught by Gus Atkinson.
Shamar Joseph hit two sixes on Saturday during a Test between England and the West Indies
One of those sixes resulted in the ball damaging the roof of the Trent Bridge Taverners Club
Some tiles then slid down the roof and fell towards a group of spectators who were sat nearby
Joseph's 27-ball knock of 33 runs helped the West Indies finish their first innings on 457
But his fine finishing helped the tourists establish a lead of 41 runs, having been all out for 457.
Joshua Da Silva finished unbeaten on 82 off 122 balls.
He and Joseph shared a partnership of 71 runs, which was the West Indies' second-highest ever for the 10th wicket in a Test match against England.
Kavem Hodge had earlier top-scored with 120, while Alick Athanaze and Kraigg Brathwaite contributed 82 and 48 respectively.
Prior to his heroics with the bat, Joseph had brought England's first innings to an end by taking the wicket of Shoaib Bashir.
That was his only wicket in 11.3 overs, during which he bowled at an economy rate of 3.82.
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