Jason Holder and Joshua da Silva gathered purposeful half-centuries and West Indies made a tame start to their tour of South Africa today.Holder hit the top score of 58 and da Silva was not out on 55, as the Caribbean side reached 283 for nine in their first innings against the South Africa Invitational XI at the close on the first day of their three-day, tour match at Willowmoore Park.A handful of other batsmen had starts without carrying on, but West Indies needed the pair to put on 96 for the sixth wicket after they were sent in to bat and wobbled to 124 for five, though none of the home team’s bowlers posed a significant threat.Left-hander Raymon Reifer added 32, Roston Chase made a run-a-ball 30, West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite got 25, and Devon Thomas supported with 21, but the visitors’ batsmen were jolted back to reality after their three-week safari in Zimbabwe.Holder struck nine fours and one six from 64 balls before he gave a return catch to left-arm spinner Bryce
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