Hurricanes top table after opening round

2018-2019 CWI Regional 4-Day Tournament…
– Karty, Pestano, Walsh, Permaul among outstanding performers

By Brandon Corlette

It was a great start to the new season of the 2018-2019 Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional 4-Day tournament, with the Leeward Islands Hurricanes and Guyana Jaguars registering contrasting victories.

In the Guyana Jaguars encounter against the Windward Islands Volcanoes, the four-time defending champions cruised to a 125-run victory; while the Leeward Islands Hurricanes completed a 34-run victory against the Barbados Pride.
Star performers for the Jaguars in their match against the Volcanoes was Player of the Match Clinton Pestano, Veerasammy Permaul, Christopher Barnwell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Vishaul Singh and Romario Shepherd. For the Volcanoes, the star players were Alick Athanaze and Taryck Gabriel.
Pestano picked up six wickets in two innings, while he contributed significantly with the bat in scoring 72 runs in two innings. Veerasammy Permaul picked up six wickets in a team wherein he was the lone front-line spinner selected in the starting XI. Tagenarine Chanderpaul’s marathon innings of 84 in the second innings resulted in him finishing the opening round with the most runs scored for the Jaguars. Christopher Barnwell was second on the batting chart for the Jaguars in the first round with 79 runs in his two innings. Vishaul Singh, who played a valuable knock in the first innings, has 78 runs thus far. Captain Leon Johnson has 66 runs in both innings, having scored an attractive half-century in the first innings. He will be aiming to convert those half-centuries into centuries in the upcoming rounds.
Keacy Carty was the only centurion in the first round, smacking for the Hurricanes a masterful 114 from 199 balls. The 21-year-old was resilient during his splendid knock, which included 10 hallmark boundaries and one maximum.

It was a roller coaster match between the Hurricanes and Pride. Hurricanes scored 252 all out, and Hayden Walsh captured five in the Pride reply of 248 all out. Carter scored a resolute 63 off 183 balls for Pride, while Joseph starred with four wickets.
In the second innings, the Hurricanes were bundled out for 165. The Barbados Pride required 169 runs for victory, but failed to achieve same and were bowled out for 135, with Terrence Wade capturing four wickets. Unsurprisingly, Keacy Carty was awarded Player of the Match for his match-winning century.
The second round will continue from December 13 with three exciting matches: Barbados Pride will play Jamaica Scorpions, Leeward Hurricanes will play Guyana Jaguars, and Trinidad and Tobago Red Force will play Windward Islands Volcanoes. All matches are scheduled for a 10:00h Eastern Caribbean Time start.