BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Off-spinner Terrance Warde snatched two wickets to spark a dramatic slide as Leeward Islands Hurricanes stunned Barbados Pride by 34 runs in their day/night opener of the Regional Four-Day Championship on Sunday night.
Chasing 170 for victory at 3W’s Oval, Pride went to the first break on 82 for four but lost their six wickets for 51 runs afterwards, to be bowled out for 135.
Captain Shamarh Brooks top-scored with 32 while wicketkeeper Tevyn Walcott got 30 and veteran left-hander Jonathan Carter, 24.
Warde claimed four for 33 while West Indies seamer Alzarri Joseph picked up three for 16 to finish with a seven-wicket match haul.
SCORES
At the Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium (Gros Islet): Jaguars beat Volcanoes by 125 runs.
GUYANA JAGUARS 224 (Vishaul Singh 75, Romario Shepherd 44; Shane Shillingford 4-59) and 310 for four decl. (Tagenarine Chanderpaul 84 not out, Clinton Pestano 69, Chris Barnwell 61 not out, Leon Johnson 51)
WINDWARD ISLANDS VOLCANOES 187 (Delorn Johnson 34 not out, Alick Athanaze 34; Clinton Pestano 4-46, Veerasammy Permaul 3-13) and 222 (Alick Athanaze 64 not out, Taryck Gabriel 57, Denis Smith 38, Kavem Hodge 32; Veerasammy Permaul 3-56, Romario Shepherd 2-30)
At 3Ws Oval (Bridgetown): Hurricanes beat Pride by 34 runs.
LEEWARD ISLANDS HURRICANES 252 (Keacy Carty 114; Hayden Walsh Jr 5-75, Miguel Cummins 2-42) and 165 (Jeremiah Louis 38, Montcin Hodge 26, Damion Jacobs 24; Miguel Cummins 3-29, Aaron Jones 2-11, Justin Greaves 2-29)
BARBADOS PRIDE 248 (Jonathan Carter 63, Anthony Alleyne 36; Alzarri Joseph 4-48, Sheldon Cottrell 3-48) and 135 (Shamarh Brooks 32, Tevyn Walcott 30, Jonathan Carter 24; Terrance Warde 4-33, Alzarri Joseph 3-16)