T&T Red Force fell to a four-wicket defeat against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes on the final day of the third round of the West Indies Championship on Saturday in Basseterre, St Kitts.
Set 162 for victory at Warner Park, after bowling Red Force out in their second innings for 342, Hurricanes got a top score of 53 from West Indies white-ball stroke-maker Keacy Carty while 17-year-old Jewel Andrew missed out on his second fifty of the game with 48.
With the hosts in trouble at 26 for two, Carty put on 45 for the third wicket with Jahmar Hamilton who made 29 from 38 balls, and a further 70 with Andrew for the fourth wicket, to put Hurricanes in touching distance of victory.
While Carty faced 136 deliveries and struck half-dozen fours, the Under-19 World Cup star Andrew belted three fours and two sixes in an entertaining 53-ball knock.
Left-arm spinner Khary Pierre claimed four for 69.
Resuming earlier from 285 for six, Red Force were undermined by left-arm spinner Daniel Doram (3-80) who snatched three of the last four wickets to tumble.
It was the first loss for Red Force following a draw with reigning champion Guyana Harpy Eagles and a win against CWI Academy while Hurricanes helped themselves to their second win of the campaign after defeating the Guyanese team and suffered a defeat against the Academy.
Meanwhile, Harpy Eagles completed an emphatic, record win while leaders Windward Islands Volcanoes also remained top of the standings with a dominant victory.
Playing at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua, Harpy Eagles wasted little time in picking up the last four CWI Academy wickets cheaply, to storm to a 221-run win – the fifth largest margin of victory by runs for Harpy Eagles in the modern era of the championship.
For Harpy Eagles, it was also their first win of the campaign following a draw in their first game against Red Force and a heavy 273-run defeat to Leeward Islands Hurricanes in their second game.
Resuming the morning on 161 for seven in pursuit of 429 for victory, CWI Academy were dismissed for 207 all out, with veteran left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul (2-48) claiming two of the three wickets to fall.
Carlon Bowen-Tuckett, unbeaten on 34 overnight, top-scored with 43 while Ashmead Nedd, on two at the start, struck a breezy 30 off 28 balls.
Together, they stretched their eighth wicket stand to 32 before the final three wickets went down for 16 runs.
At Chedwin Park in Jamaica, Volcanoes notched a third straight victory with an eight-wicket verdict over Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) Marooners, with Test left-hander Alick Athanaze carving out his 13th first class fifty.
Left-arm spinning all-rounder Kavem Hodge grabbed two of the last four wickets to fall to end with two for 48 as CCC, resuming from 271 for six, were bowled out for 315.
Romario Greaves, unbeaten on 62 at the start, added just one while Sion Hackett never added to his overnight 24.
Set 125 for victory, Volcanoes cruised to their target with the 25-year-old Athanaze finishing unbeaten on a cavalier 58 not out off 42 balls.
He struck half-dozen fours and three sixes at number four, posting 83 in an unbroken third wicket stand with Trinidadian left-hander Jeremy Solozano who struck an unbeaten 42 off 61 balls with half-dozen fours.
Solozano put on 37 for the first wicket with Kimani Melius (20) before off-spinner Romario Greaves struck twice to end with two for 64.
At Sabina Park in Jamaica’s capital Kingston, Barbados Pride marched to their second win of the competition with a six-wicket victory over hosts Jamaica Scorpions.
Chasing 173, Pride reached their target courtesy of 43 from Roshon Primus, 29 from Kevin Wickham and 25 from Shayne Moseley, off-spinner Peat Salmon claiming three for 69.
Salmon struck twice early to leave Pride stumbling on 52 for three but Moseley posted 45 for the fourth wicket with Wickham before adding a further 44 for the fifth wicket with Primus, who slammed seven fours in a robust 34-ball knock, as Pride recovered well.
Scorpions had been earlier dismissed for 292 after resuming on 220 for eight, with pacer Shaquille Cumberbatch finishing with five for 46.
Number nine Derval Green resisted with 48 not out off 78 deliveries with seven fours and a six, putting on 40 for the ninth wicket with Gordon Bryan (26) and 37 for the last wicket with Ojay Shields (4).
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Scores:
At Warner Park (ST KITTS): Hurricanes won by four wickets.
RED FORCE 137 (Jyd Goolie 30; Colin Archibald 3-28, Jeremiah Louis 3-38) and 342 (Jyd Goolie 64, Jason Mohammed 49, Tion Webster 38, Cephas Cooper 36, Terrance Hinds 34, Joshua Da Silva 34, Vikash Mohan 25, Bryan Charles 24; Rahkeem Cornwall 3-68, Daniel Doram 3-80, Jeremiah Louis 2-70)
HURRICANES 318 (Jewel Andrew 87, Kieran Powell 65, Jeremiah Louis 41, Mikyle Louis 34; Anderson Phillip 4-62, Bryan Charles 3-81) and 165 for six (Keacy Carty 53, Jewel Andrew 48, Jahmar Hamilton 29; Khary Pierre 4-69)
At Sabina Park (JAMAICA): Pride won by four wickets.
SCORPIONS 269 (Romaine Morrison 97 not out, Carlos Brown 40, Kirk McKenzie 40, Peat Salmon 24; Jomel Warrican 27.4-6-62-5, Jair McAllister 3-69) and 292 (Abhijai Mansingh 54, Derval Green 48 not out, Leroy Lugg 43, Kirk McKenzie 39, Carlos Brown 35; Shaquille Cumberbatch 5-46, Kevin Wickham 2-26)
PRIDE 389 (Kraigg Brathwaite 142, Kevin Wickham 63, Shane Dowrich 44, Jonathan Drakes 31, Roshon Primus 22; Derval Green 4-78, Peat Salmon 3-94) and 176 for six (Roshon Primus 43, Kevin Wickham 29, Shayne Moseley 25; Peat Salmon 3-69)
At Chedwin Park (JAMAICA): Volcanoes won by eight wickets.
COMBINED CAMPUSES AND COLLEGES MAROONERS 204 (Demario Richards 46, Damel Evelyn 43, Jonathan Carter 31, Shamarh Brooks 29; Darel Cyrus 25-2-72-6, Gilon Tyson 3-32) and 315 (Jonathan Carter 94, Romario Greaves 63, Damel Evelyn 56, Zishan Motara 33, Sion Hackett 24; Shamar Springer 2-33, Kavem Hodge 2-48).
WINDWARD ISLANDS VOLCANOES 395 (Kavem Hodge 158 not out, Sunil Ambris 120, Alick Athanaze 26; Romario Greaves 5-142, Jediah Blades 2-35, Edmond Govasta 2-54) and 128 for two (Alick Athanaze 58 not out, Jeremy Solozano 42 not out)
At Coolidge Cricket Ground (ANTIGUA): Harpy Eagles won by 221 runs.
GUYANA HARPY EAGLES 175 (Ronaldo Alimohamed 30, Matthew Nandu 28, Tevin Imlach 24, Kevin Sinclair 24; Joshua James 4-43, Johann Layne 2-27, Joshua Bishop 2-31) and 415 for seven decl. (Kevin Sinclair 165 not out, Kemol Savory 58, Kevlon Anderson 49, Ronaldo Alimohamed 31, Veerasammy Permaul 29 not out, Tevin Imlach 29, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 22; Ashmead Nedd 5-97).
CWI ACADEMY 162 (Rashawn Worrell 58, Joshua Bishop 51; Kevin Sinclair 4-45, Veerasammy Permaul 3-15, Gudakesh Motie 3-31) and 207 (Jordan Johnson 54, Carlon Bowen-Tuckett 34, Joshua James 26; Isai Thorne 4-49, Kevin Sinclair 2-30)