West Indies Championships: GHE settle for draw with Hurricanes

-after Sinclair, Louis register half-centuries

Although the Guyana Harpy Eagles had batted themselves into a commanding position in their 6th Round clash with the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the West Indies Championships tourney, they still had to settle for a drawn result in St. Kitts and Nevis on Saturday.

The Harpy Eagles resumed the final day’s play on 381-4, with Captain Tevin Imlach unbeaten on 103 after recording his sixth First- Class century and third this season in the final session on Friday afternoon. Imlach added another 20 runs to his tally, for 123 from 238 deliveries, before perishing.

At the other end, Kevin Sinclair hit the second half- century on the Harpy Eagles’ scoresheet by notching up 62 off 121 balls, including 3 fours and 2 sixes.
Keemo Paul and Veerasammy Permaul contributed 16 and 15 runs respectively before the Harpy Eagles declared on 490- 9, leaving the hosts 349 runs to get in order to pull off a win.
Hurricanes’ standout bowler Javier Spencer ripped through the Eagles’ lower order to produce 5-77 from 25 overs, while Hayden Walsh, Rahkeem Cornwall and Karima Gore each claimed one scalp.
With just two sessions left for the Leeward Hurricanes to cut down the massive score, the Harpy Eagles appeared to be heading down the path of a draw after the clash at Warner Park in St. Kitts and Nevis; and that is exactly what unfolded.
Openers Mikyle Louis and Kadeem Henry, enjoying an illustrious 98-run first wicket partnership, frustrated the Guyanese bowlers, who were eager to wrap up the win. Louis brought up his second half- century of the game, and eventually hit 61 off 101 balls before handing his wicket to Veerasammy Permaul for the opening that Guyana needed.

In the blink of an eye, the Hurricanes were 99-3, as an aggressive shot from Jewel Andrew sent him back to the dugout for a duck, while Henry put his good start to waste by being LBW trapped by Permaul for 36 off 101 deliveries. However, as wickets seemingly dried up for the visitors, the draw was agreed upon and the match saw an early close of play.
Permaul claimed 2-27 from 18 overs, and Ashmead Nedd took the other wicket for 47 runs off 17 overs.
In other Round 6 results, Jamaica Scorpions ended Trinidad and Tobago’s unbeaten streak with a 223- run victory in Trinidad; Combined Campuses and Colleges settled for a draw with West Indies Academy also in Trinidad, and Barbados Pride defeated Windwards Islands Volcanoes by 2 wickets in St Lucia.
The seventh and final round of the 2025 West Indies Championships will bowl off on Wednesday, April 9, with the Harpy Eagles locking horns with T&T Red Force from 10:00hrs at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad as they look to retain their title.