Louis drives Leewards’ resistance on Day 1

A sparkling century off the bat of Mikyle Louis put up resistance for the Leeward Islands Hurricanes as they faced the Guyana Harpy Eagles on the first day of the second round in the ongoing West Indies Championships.
The GHE bowlers toiled to get wickets on what appeared to be a decent batting track at the Warner Park in St. Kitts and Nevis, but managed only to remove 6 batsmen after the Hurricanes won the toss and opted to bat first.
Louis slammed 113 from 221 deliveries, while Jahmar Hamilton also batted well to get the Hurricanes close to 300 after the first day. Hamilton hit 77 from 122 balls before being removed by Neiland Cadogan in taking his first first-class wicket.

The next best score came from Rahkeem Cornwall, who remained unbeaten on 39 from 55 balls at the end of play.
For the Harpy Eagles, Ronaldo Alimohamed bagged 2 wickets for 49 runs from 15.3 overs; while Kevin Sinclair, Veerasammy Permaul, Anthony Adams and Cadogan each bagged one wicket. Though not getting any rewards just yet, Isai Thorne was economical in his first outing for the Harpy Eagles, claiming 0-32 from 11.3 overs.
The four-day action will continue today from 10:00hrs.

SCORECARD
Leeward Islands Hurricanes 299/6
BATTING R B
Mikyle Louis RHB lbw V Permaul 113 221
Kofi James RHB c K Savory b RJ Alimohamed 12 29
Kacey Carty RHB c RJ Alimohamed b K Sinclair 13 41
Terance Warde RHB lbw RJ Alimohamed 23 71
Jewel Andrew RHB c V Permaul b AO Adams 0 1
Jahmar Hamilton RHB c K Sinclair b N Cadogan 77 122
Rahkeem Cornwall RHB not out 39 55
Jeremiah Louis RHB not out 3 13 0 0 23
Yet to bat: Hayden Walsh, Colin Archibald
Extras – 19 b: 4 lb: 10 wd: 4 nb: 1
Total 299/6 (91.0 overs)
BOWLING O M R W
Isai Thorne PACE 11.3 3 32 0
Neiland Cadogan PACE 5.0 1 15 1
Ronaldo Alimohamed PACE 15.3 2 49 2
Veerasammy Permaul SPIN 29.0 9 54 1
Kevin Sinclair SPIN 13.0 0 66 1
Anthony Adams SPIN 17.0 3 69 1