Wavell Hinds out of tour

West Indies have suffered yet another injury blow to their tour of South Africa as Wavell Hinds was forced to return home on Sunday because of a groin problem.

Hinds picked up the injury during the drawn third Test at Cape Town, and Ricky Skerritt, the West Indian team manager, confirmed that Hinds's tour was over. No replacement will be sent for ahead of the fourth and final Test which begins at Centurion on Friday, although an extra player may be called up for the one-day series which follows.

Hinds is the fourth West Indies player to head home from the tour following injuries to Omari Banks, Jerome Taylor and Marlon Samuels.

The latest blow came as West Indies endured another mediocre day on the field, dismissed for just 263 in the second innings of their tour match against Easterns, the South African first-class champions, at Willowmore Park in Benoni.