Test left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican struck twice in the final hour and followed up a solid 72 from Jonathan Drakes that enabled Barbados Pride to hold a slim advantage against hosts and arch-rivals Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in the West Indies Championship at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain on Thursday.
Warrican ended the day with two for 19 from 12 overs, and Red Force were 100 for three in their second innings when stumps were drawn at Queen’s Park Oval, with Pride holding a lead of seven.
Opener Kjorn Ottley has so far led the way with 39, and first innings batting hero Amir Jangoo was not out on 30.
Earlier, Drakes anchored the Pride batting after they continued from their overnight total of 99 for four, sharing successive half-century stands with Kevin Wickham and clubmate Holder that carried the visitors past 250 before he was dismissed.
Wickham and Holder made 34 each, and retired West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Shane Dowrich made 40 before Pride lost their last four wickets for 14 in the span of 28 balls, and they were bowled out about 45 minutes before tea.
A quickfire 32 from Barbadian opener Kadeem Alleyne enabled Cricket West Indies Academy to extend their lead past 100 after a destructive spell from Guyanese off-spinner Ashmead Nedd led the demolition of the batting of hosts Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners.
But Alleyne gave a return catch to Trinidadian spinner Yannick Ottley off the eventual final ball of the day, and the CWI Academy closed on 44 for one in their second innings with an overall lead of 113 at Frank Worrell Field on the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies in Trinidad.
Nedd ended with four for 51 from 22 overs, fellow left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop took two for 44 from 21 overs, and pacer Johann Layne grabbed two for 60 from 17 overs, and the Marooners were bowled out for 231.
Barbadian wicketkeeper-batsman Demario Richards led the way with 59, and leg-spin bowling compatriot Zishan Motara batted resolutely for nearly 5 1/2 hours for 56.
Summerise Scores
At Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua
Guyana Harpy Eagles lead Windward Islands Volcanoes by 363 with nine seconds innings wickets standing.
HARPY EAGLES 308 all out (Kevin Sinclair 74, Kevlon Anderson 48, Gudakesh Motie 46, Veerasammy Permaul 30, Matthew Nandu 25, Ronaldo Alimohamed 22, Nial Smith 20; Darel Cyrus 12.5-0-67-5, Darius Martin 2-63, Shamar Springer 2-75) and 168 for one (Tevin Imlach 88 not out, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 78 not out) vs VOLCANOES 113 all out (Tevyn Walcott 41, Darel Cyrus 23; Isai Thorne 4-38, Ronaldo Alimohamed 3-30, Gudakesh Motie 2-12).
At Queen’s Park Oval in T&T
Trinidad & Tobago Red Force trail Barbados Pride by seven runs with seven second innings wickets standing.
RED FORCE 172 all out (Amir Jangoo 93 not out; Jason Holder 4-47, Chaim Holder 3-28, Shaquille Cumberbatch 3-50) and 100 for three (Kjorn Ottley 39, Amir Jangoo 30 not out; Jomel Warrican 2-19) vs PRIDE 279 all out (Jonathan Drakes 72, Zachary McCaskie 46, Shane Dowrich 40, Kevin Wickham 34, Jason Holder 34, Kraigg Brathwaite 30; Khary Pierre 3-54, Jayden Seales 2-33, Bryan Charles 2-57, Anderson Phillip 2-71).
At Frank Worrell Field in T&T
Cricket West Indies Academy lead Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners by 113 with nine second innings wickets standing.
CWI ACADEMY 300 all out (Carlos Bowen-Tuckett 76 not out, Johann Layne 63, Joshua Dorne 36, Joshua Bishop 32, Rashawn Worrell 27; Yannick Ottley 22.3-8-47-5, Jediah Blades 3-59) and 44 for one (Kadeem Alleyne 32) vs MAROONERS 231 all out (Demario Richards 59, Zishan Motara 56, Sadique Henry 29, Shamarh Brooks 25; Ashmead Nedd 4-51, Joshua Bishop 2-44, Johann Layne 2-60).
At Sabina Park, Jamaica
SCORPIONS 221 all out (Carlos Brown 68, Romaine Morris 42, Derval Green 20 not out; Jeremiah Louis 3-34, Rahkeem Cornwall 3-69, Colin Archibald 2-23, Daniel Doram 2-27) and 59 for four (Kirk McKenzie 24 not out; Jeremiah Louis 2-11) vs HURRICANES 231 all out (Justin Greaves 62, Keacy Carty 53, Kieran Powell 41, Jewel Andrew 32; Peat Salmon 23-4-50-5, Ramaal Lewis 4-80).
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