North Sound, Antigua, CMC — Leaders Guyana Jaguars continued their winning run in the WICB Professional Cricket League when they battered Leeward Islands Hurricanes by eight wickets inside three days here Sunday.
Set a paltry 73 for victory, Guyana needed just over an hour to reach their target, to post their fifth win of the tournament, and continue at the top of the standings on 95 points.
In contrast, the Leewards remained rooted to the bottom of the standings on 16 points, suffering their sixth loss in as many outings.
Summarized Scores:
Leeward Islands Hurricanes 1st Innings: 139 All Out (56 Overs). Jeremiah Louis 27*, Akeem Saunders 21, Austin Richards Jr 20, Gavin Tonge 15; Ronsford Beaton 13-4-40-4, Veerasammy Permaul 16-6-32-2, Christopher Barnwell 7-1-17-2, Narsingh Deonarine 5-1-10-1.
Guyana Jaguars 1st Innings: 267 All Out (92.4 Overs). Rajindra Chandrika 83, Leon Johnson* 48, Narsingh Deonarine 32, Christopher Barnwell 25; Rahkeem Cornwall 33.4-8-96-7, Hayden Walsh 27-3-79-2, Sherwin Peters 16-7-28-1, Gavin Tonge 4.4-3-7-0.
Leeward Islands Hurricanes 2nd Innings: 200 All Out (88.1 Overs). Gavin Tonge 46, Sherwin Peters 46, Akeem Saunders 21, Devon Thomas* 20; Davendra Bishoo 30.1-5-82-6, Veersammy Permaul 29-14-57-3, Narsingh Deonarine 8-2-17-1, Ronsford Beaton 8-5-9-0.
Guyana Jaguars 2nd Innings: 73/2 (19.2 Overs). Leon Johnson* 36, Vishaul Singh 22*, Rajindra Chandrika 7, Narsingh Deonarine 4*; Rahkeem Cornwall 9-3-30-1, Gavin Tonge 4-0-15-1, Jeremiah Louis 1-0-2-0, Sherwin Peters 2-0-6-0.
Guyana Jaguars won by 8 wickets