ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC)

Off-spinner Shane Shillingford's five-wicket haul on the final day of the three-day match against New Zealand yesterday was not enough to earn him a spot in the first Test squad against the tourists starting onWednesday.

The right-armer bowled brilliantly to take five for 77 to put the WICB President's XI on the brink of victory at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground before the Kiwis battled to a draw as they finished on 181 for eight in their second innings.

Shillingford, however, was not among the 13-man squad named by West Indies selectors on Sunday evening.

Facing a deficit of 177 on first innings, New Zealand's batsmen struggled for the second time in the match.

Brendon McCullum top-scored with 51, Kane Williamson hit 25 while wicketkeeper Kruger van Wyk averted defeat with an unbeaten 38, but were the only three batsmen to show enterprise.