ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Jonathan Drakes struck his maiden first-class hundred to provide Barbados Pleasure an opportunity at victory in opposition to Guyana Harpy Eagles of their fourth-round match within the West Indies Championship.
Resuming Friday’s third morning right here at Coolidge Cricket Floor on 20 not out with Pleasure on 59 for 3 of their first innings, the 29-year-old carved out 101 to elevate his facet to 230 all out.
Drakes confronted 204 balls and struck 13 fours. He was the linchpin of the Pleasure innings, as wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich was the one different batsman to achieve 20 with 41.
Trailing Harpy Eagles by 206 runs on the primary innings, Pleasure then decreased Harpy Eagles to 136 for eight declared, Take a look at left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican claiming three for 32 to harm the innings.
Quick bowlers Jair McAllister (2-21) and Chemar Holder (2-40) contributed two wickets apiece, however the Harpy Eagles by no means actually recovered after sliding to 32 for 3.
Kevlon Anderson top-scored with 33, whereas Kevin Sinclair (25) and Veerasammy Permaul (24) chipped in to increase the lifetime of the innings.
Set 343 for victory, and Pleasure ended on 31 with out loss with Zachary McCaskie unbeaten on 18 and captain Kraigg Brathwaite on eight.
On 89 for 5 after former Take a look at captain Jason Holder (4) nicked off to second slip off seamer Nial Smith (3-54), Pleasure recovered courtesy of a 68-run sixth wicket stand between Drakes and Dowrich.
When Dowrich and Take a look at star Kemar Roach (0) perished in 5 balls to depart the innings on 158 for seven, Drakes once more countered in a 41-run, seventh-wicket partnership with Warrican (13).
Batting a second time, the Harpy Eagles all the time lacked stability. They wanted Anderson to sew collectively two crucial stands—36 for the fourth with Sinclair and 29 for the fifth with Kemol Savory (22 not out)—to carry issues collectively.
At Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad, Sunil Ambris and Jeremy Solozano struck half-centuries to rescue leaders of Windward Islands Volcanoes and place them in a profitable place.
On 68 for 2 in the beginning, Volcanoes slipped to 151 for 5 earlier than recovering to submit 288 of their second innings.
Ambris struck 71, dealing with 97 balls and belting 9 fours and a six, whereas opener Solozano, on 30 in a single day, hit 11 fours off 192 deliveries.
Solozano prolonged his third-wicket stand with captain Alick Athanaze (28) to 59 earlier than including 42 extra for the fourth wicket with Ambris.
The 30-year-old Ambris then posted 71 for the sixth wicket with Shamar Springer (40), who added 32 for the seventh with Ryan John (34) earlier than Volcanoes misplaced their final three wickets for simply 4 runs.
Set 186 to win, Purple Power slumped to 10 for 2 on the shut, nonetheless requiring 172 extra on Saturday’s closing day.
On the Frank Worrell Memorial Floor at UWI St Augustine, additionally in Trinidad, Yannick Ottley missed out on a second first-class hundred with 99 as Mixed Campuses and Schools carried their in a single day second innings place of 76 for 3 to 301 all out.
When the innings crashed to 76 for 4 early within the day, Ottley placed on 36 for the fifth wicket with Roshon Primus (23), 74 for the sixth wicket with Ordain McCatty (37), and 64 for the ninth with Zishan Motara (30).
All advised, Ottley struck seven fours and two sixes off 260 deliveries, as off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall completed with 4 for 62 and seamer Jeremiah Louis, three for 59.
Requested to chase 316 for victory, Leeward Islands Hurricanes ended on 15 with out loss.
At Sabina Park in Jamaica, hosts Scorpions confronted a run chase of 234 on Saturday’s closing day after dismissing CWI Academy for 281 of their second innings.
Carlon Bowen Tuckett (53) and opener Kadeem Alleyne (52) struck half-centuries whereas Joshua James supported with 36 down the order, together with Ashmead Nedd, who made 30.
Leg-spinner Abhijai Mansingh completed with 4 for 70, whereas off-spinner Peat Salmon picked up three for 55.
Left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop claimed six for 96 as Scorpions had been dismissed for 372 after resuming on 326 for seven.
Salmon was unbeaten in a single day, scoring 60 and scoring 81, an inning that required 198 balls and included eight fours and a six.
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