ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Teenager Jewel Andrew struck his maiden first half-century in solely his second match. Leeward Islands Hurricanes remained in management on day two of their third-round conflict with Trinidad and Tobago Purple Drive.
The 17-year-old right-hander, contemporary from the Younger West Indies’ marketing campaign on the ICC Beneath-19 World Cup in South Africa this month, was top-scored with 87 to assist the hosts to 318 of their first innings at Warner Park in Basseterre on Thursday.
Check left-hander Kieran Powell transformed his in a single day 54 into 65 whereas tail-ender Jeremiah Louis chipped in with a major 41 as Hurricanes took a first-innings lead of 181 runs.
Batting a second time, Purple Drive completed on 48 with out loss, with Vikash Mohan unbeaten on 25 and Cephas Cooper unbeaten on 21.
Resuming the morning on 105 for one, Hurricanes suffered a setback of the day’s second supply when West Indies white-ball batsman Keacy Carty (11) provided no stroke and misplaced his off-stump to quick bowler Anderson Phillip (4-62).
Powell, who hit 9 fours and confronted 101 deliveries, added 29 for the third wicket with Terrance Warde (22) earlier than turning into the primary of two wickets in an over from off-spinner Bryan Charles (3-81), caught at slip driving.
When Jahmar Hamilton perished a number of balls later, bowled lacking a heave at Charles with out scoring, Hurricanes had been stumbling on 135 for 4.
Nonetheless, Andrew got here to his facet’s rescue in a knock that lasted 146 balls, a shade over 2-½ hours, and included ten fours and three sixes.
He placed on 33 for the fifth wicket with Warde earlier than dominating in a 107-run sixth wicket stand with Louis, who belted 5 fours in an innings lasting 105 balls.
At Coolidge Cricket Floor right here, reigning champions Guyana Harpy Eagles ended the day with a lead of 178 runs after getting the higher of the exchanges.
Left-arm spinners Veerasammy Permaul (3-31) and Gudakesh Motie (3-31) captured three-wicket hauls as West Indies Academy, resuming on 96 for 4, had been dismissed for 162 of their first innings.
Rashawn Worrell, unbeaten in a single day on 34, struck 58 from 146 balls with 4 fours and three sixes, whereas Joshua Bishop, resuming on 33, made 51 from 55 deliveries with eight fours.
The pair stretched their fifth wicket stand to 90 earlier than the final six wickets tumbled for 34 runs.
Armed with a lead of solely 13, Harpy Eagles completed on 165 for 5 to move into day three of the competition with a transparent benefit.
Kevlon Anderson top-scored with 49, including 59 for the third wicket with captain Tevin Imlach (29), after Check opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul (22) and Matthew Nandu (19) had posted 41 for the primary wicket.
When Harpy Eagles misplaced three wickets for 26 runs to slide to 129 for 4, Kemol Savory (20 not out) and Kevin Sinclair (16 not out) propped up the innings in an unbroken fifth wicket stand value 36.
Left-arm spinner Ashmead Nedd has taken 4 wickets to fall for 27 runs.
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