West Indies 4-Day Championship 2023: Savory’s century keeps Guyana Harpy Eagles soaring
Kemol Savory scored a maiden hundred
‘The Prince of Essequibo, Kemol Savory, playing in his third first-class match, has slammed an unbeaten 101 against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago.
Playing in this third-round match of the West Indies Four-Day Championship, Savory’s patient knock came off 222 balls and took Guyana to 247-6 declared.
Red Force are still in the hunt, with Darren Bravo’s unbeaten 63 making him stand tall. Red Force are 106-3, requiring another 306 runs to win on the final day.
Earlier, Guyana restarted the day on 96-3, with Leon Johnson supporting Savory with 74, his second fifty of the match. The duo of Savory and Johnson added 141 runs for the fourth wicket, to keep Red Force at bay.
Johnson’s 74 came off 158 balls, and included 10 fours and one six.
Thomas and Mansingh scored half-centuries for Jamaica on day three at Providence (Brandon Corlette photos)
Savory lost partners in Kevin Sinclair (01) and Anthony Bramble (02), but the Essequibian displayed patience in scoring five fours and one six in his unbeaten 101. Guyana had declared on 247-6, setting a target of 412 for Red Force to win.
In Red Force’s second innings, they lost openers Keagan Simmons and Jeremy Solozano cheapy to Nial Smith and Keemo Paul, but Bravo stood firm with his 63 from 105 balls. Paul then accounted for Jason Mohammed (13).
Jyd Goolie is unbeaten on 14 as Red Force seek to chase the big total on day four. Paul has 2-38 in 10 overs, while Smith has 1-21 in eight overs.
In the other fixture at Providence, Windward Islands need one wicket to win, while Jamaica need 182 runs to win. Jamaica were 233-9 when stumps were drawn after 99 overs. Aldaine Thomas (55) and Abhijai Mansingh (50) were the main contributors. Shermon Lewis has 4-22 in 14 overs.
At Queen’s Park Oval, Leeward Island beat Barbados Pride by two wickets, ending victorious on 247-8 in 49.2 overs. Kieran Powell slammed 104, while Jahmar Hamilton made 55. Chaim Holder had 3-38 in a losing effort.
The final day will resume at 10:00h Eastern Caribbean time today. (Brandon Corlette)
