ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Jason Mohammed’s unbeaten double century for the Trinidad & Tobago Pink Power was the spotlight on the finish of day two of Thursday’s third spherical of matches within the West Indies Championship.
Mohammed scored 204 not out, his third century in as many matches, because the Pink Power declared their innings on a mammoth 529 for 5 towards the Leeward Island Hurricanes.
Elsewhere, after capturing first innings leads, the Barbados Delight and Windward Islands Volcanoes maintain slender benefits over the Jamaica Scorpions and Mixed Campuses & Schools.
At Warner Park in St Kitts: Jason Mohammed continued his splendid run of type with a cultured, unbeaten double hundred that put the Trinidad & Tobago Pink Power within the driver’s seat towards the Leeward Islands Hurricanes.
Mohammed’s unbeaten 204 off 298 balls and Joshua Da Silva’s 152 piloted the guests to 529 for 5 declared after resuming the day on 326 for 3.
It was Mohammed’s third century of the match, scoring 176 towards the Mixed Campuses & Schools and 103 towards the Windward Islands Volcanoes.
Along with Da Silva, they added 259 runs for the fourth wicket to place their aspect in full management.
Mohammed additionally shared a 53-run partnership with Joshua James, who scored 31 and 62, and Khary Pierre, who completed unbeaten on 14.
Rahkeem Cornwall was the Hurricanes’ finest bowler with 3-127.
Nevertheless, the house aspect made a strong reply, ending the day on 45 with out loss, with Mikyle Louis unbeaten on 23 and Kadeem Henry on 17.
At Kensington Oval: Jonathan Drakes’ century for the Barbados Delight earned them a 62-run first-innings lead over the Jamaica Scorpions.
Drakes scored 108, and the Delight had been dismissed for 293 in reply to the Scorpions’ first innings, which totaled 231.
Drakes and Leniko Boucher, who scored 55, rescued the Delight after they’d slipped to 62 for 4 at one stage.
They added 108 essential runs for the fifth wicket earlier than Boucher fell to leg spinner Tamarie Redwood with a rating of 170.
Drakes then discovered a dependable ally in Matthew Forde, with the duo including 58 runs for the sixth wicket.
Forde scored 26, and Chaim Holder, who ended not out on 26, added helpful runs to make sure the Delight took a useful first-innings lead.
Off-spinner Brad Barnes completed with 6-94, whereas Jermaine Blackwood picked up 2-32.
Veteran pacer Kemar Roach then struck to take away opener Carlos Brown, because the Scorpions ended the day on 26 for one, nonetheless 36 runs in arrears.
At Windsor Park: The Windward Islands Volcanoes required a powerful displaying from its decrease order to overtake the Mixed Campuses & Schools’ (CCC) first innings whole.
Leg spinner Darel Cyrus cleaned up the CCC’s tail after they resumed on 137 for 5 to dismiss them for 216.
Cyrus took 5-71, together with three of the final 4 wickets to fall, and Kenneth Dember supported with 3-68 because the CCC misplaced their final 4 wickets for 45 runs.
CCC then regarded set on selecting up a first-innings lead of their very own once they had the Volcanoes in dire straits at 80 for six after quick bowler Akeem Jordan destroyed their prime order by claiming the primary 4 wickets.
However Gian Benjamin and Ryan John had different concepts, sharing a partnership of 60 runs for the seventh wicket to get their aspect out of hassle.
When Romario Greaves dismissed John for 23 with a rating of 149 for seven, Benjamin scored 49 and added 55 with Kenneth Dember.
Following Benjamin’s dismissal, Dember, unbeaten on 40, and Cyrus, who isn’t out on 13, carried their aspect to 232 for eight on the finish of the play, a lead of 16 runs.
Jordan has taken 4-49, whereas Romario Greaves lent assist with 3-55.
