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KINGSTOWN—Jamaica
was in sight of victory over the Leeward Islands yesterday
in the final of the Carib Beer Challenge Trophy at the Alpart
Sports Club.
At the close of the third day, the visitors were 227 for six
wickets in their second innings, leading by 35 runs with four
wickets in hand.
Runako Morton with a courageous 103 led the way for the visitors.
He was out to the last ball of the day, leaving a straight
ball from leftarm spinner Nikita Miller to be adjudged leg
before wicket by umpire Eddie Nichols.
The experienced Ridley Jacobs is on one.
Morton brought up his century just before the close with a
big six over longon off offspinner Tamar Lambert. He batted
for 306 minutes, hit six fours and three sixes and faced 241
deliveries.
He and captain Sylvester Joseph shared a third wicket stand
of 97 to carry the Leewards within 12 runs of making Jamaica
bat again. But with the score on 180, Joseph was bowled for
53 by leftarm spinner Nikita Miller going for a big hit.
Bowled by a no ball just before tea, Joseph hit three fours
and two sixes off 121 deliveries.
Joseph’s dismissal triggered a mini collapse, as Stuart
Williams was trapped leg before wicket by offspinner Gareth
Breese for nought and Wilden Cornwall was run out for eleven,
the second time in the match he was found short of his crease.
Morton and Joseph came together after the dismissals of openers
Shane Jeffers and Junie Mitchum. With the score on 17, Jeffers
was adjudged leg before wicket lbw to fastbowler Dwight Washington
while Mitchum was bowled by Miller playing across the line
for 38 to make the score 83 for two.
Mitchum and Morton added 65 for the second wicket.
Bowling for Jamaica, Miller has so far taken three wickets
for 64 runs from 25.1 overs.
The Leewards reached 56 for one at lunch and were 151 for
two at tea.
Resuming at 357 for eight, the hosts were bowled out for 372
in their first innings, responding to 180 made by the visitors.
(AP)
Jamaica
vs. Leewards
Jamaica first inns:
(overnight 357 for eight)
W. Hinds b A. Sanford 26
C Gayle c R. Morton b O. Banks 131
D Pagon c wicketkeeper R. Jacobs b C. Simon 42
M Samuels c Simon b W. Cornwall 58
D Bernard b Banks 18
T Lambert c K. Jeremy b Banks 52
C Baugh c Morton b Sanford 16
G Breese c Jacobs b Sanford 1
N Miller c Morton b Banks 0
J Taylor lbw b Banks 1
D Washington not out 1
EXTRAS: 26
TOTAL (all out) 372
Wkts at: 1-85, 2-157, 3-275, 4-277, 5-316, 6-343, 7-350, 8-353,
9-357, 10-372.
Bowling: A. Sanford 27-2-92-3; K. Jeremy 10-1-46-0; C. Simon
23-2-61-1; O. Banks 44.3-6-126-5; W. Cornwall 11-2-35-1; S.
Jeffers 1-0-2-0.
Leeward Islands second inns
(first innings 180)
S Jeffers lbw b D. Washington 8
J Mitchum b N. Miller 38
R Morton lbw b Miller 103
S Joseph b Miller 53
S Williams lbw b G. Breese 0
W Cornwall run out 11
R Jacobs not out 1
EXTRAS: 13
TOTAL (for six wickets) 227
Wkts at: 1-17, 2-83, 3-180, 4-181, 5-206, 6-227.
Bowling: J. Taylor 16-2-38-0; D. Washington 9-1-26-1; D. Bernard
3-0-15-0; N. Miller 25.1-4-64-3; G. Breese 16-3-41-1; T. Lambert
7-0-23-0; M. Samuels 4-1-7-0.
Toss: Jamaica
Umpires: Eddie Nichols (Guyana), Terrence Birbal (T&T)
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