Day three of the Regional four day clash between Jamaica Scorpions and Guyana Jaguars at Sabina Park promises to be an interesting day with tournament leaders Scorpions set to resume the day on 61-1 in their second innings and a slim lead of 54 runs.
At the crease is Test batsman Jermaine Blackwood on 25 and first innings’ centurion Chadwick Walton on nine. Debutant fast bowler Romario Shepherd captured the only wicket to fall in Scorpions’ second innings, removing John Campbell for 26 caught by wicket keeper Anthony Bramble for 26.
Alzarri Joseph picked up three in a good spell at the Kensington Oval
Earlier Guyana resumed day two on 69 without loss, with Shimron Hetmyer on 51 and Tagenarine Chanderpaul on 14 and still trailing by 186 runs. They progressed to 104 before Jaguars’ lost their first wicket, that of Hetmyer for 74.
Subsequent to Hetmyer’s dismissal, Jaguars’ failed to build on a perfect foundation set by the two youngest members in the playing 11 and eventually folded for 262. Apart from the talented former West Indies U-19 skipper, the Chanderpauls also scored fifties.
Father Shivnarine made 57 while son Tagenarine recorded 58 to help take Jaguars past Scorpions’ first innings. Spinners Nikita Miller 4-69, Andre McCarthy 3-18 and Damion Jacobs 2-35 were the leading bowlers for the host.
Meanwhile, over at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada, hosts Windward Islands Volcanoes failed to really reply to 275 all out made by the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in their first innings. At the end of the second day, the visitors were 23/1 enjoying a lead of 194 runs with nine wickets in hand and firm control of the sixth round match.
Red Force began the day on 250/7 were eventually bowled out for 275 with Yannic Cariah completing a fine century ending on 102 not out while Steven Katwaroo (59) and Khary Pierre (50) also made half centuries with Kyle Mayers taking 4/24 and Sherman Lewis 3/59.
When the Volcanoes batted they got 34 from Shane Shillingford and 31 from Kyle Mayers. Sheldon Cottrell picked up 3-30 while there were two wickets each for Marlon Richards, Bryan Charles and Imran Khan.
In the other match of the round, hosts Barbados Pride ended the opening day in a commanding position at 302/8. The match started a day late following the West Indies versus England One Day International Series which ended on Thursday in Barbados. The Pride were led by Shamarh Brooks with 62, Roston Chase 49 and Jonathan Carter 46 while Justin Greaves and Jomel Warrican were unbeaten on 30 runs each when stumps were drawn. The Hurricanes opening bowlers, Alzarri Joseph (3-39) and Gavin Tonge (3-29) were the key wicket takers with Nkrumah Bonner picking up the remaining two scalps.
