The Windward Islands Volcanoes overpowered home team the Jamaica Scorpions to take a 9-wicket victory at Sabina Park on Day 3.

Chasing a 189-run lead of the Volcanoes first innings, the Scorpions posted 234 all out in their second innings a lead of 52 runs. The runs came from wicketkeeper batsman Romaine Morris who knocked a valuable 68 off 76 deliveries and Nkrumah Bonner with 45 off 77, but their lead was not enough to withstand the Volcanoes bowling. Daurius Martin picked up 4/85 and Shamar Springer had 2/30.

In their chase for victory, the Volcanoes lost their captain and opening batsman Kimani Melius for 4, but Jeremy Solozano 29 not out and Johann Jeremiah 22 not out took the Windwards to victory, earning them valuable Round 1 points. Marquino Mindley took the wicket of Melius to finish with figures of 1/13.

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Over at Chedwin Park, Barbados Pride enforced the follow-on against the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC), who started Day 3 chasing the Pride’s first innings total of 344/8 declared. CCC were bowled out for 185, Shaqkere Parris 44 and Jonathan Carter 59, along with 28 from wicketkeeper Demario Richards, bolstered the CCC run chase. Left-arm orthodox Jomel Warrican spun a web on the CCC batsmen to finish with figures of 22.3-10-29-4 and Chaim-Alexis Holder’s off-break scalped him figures of 20-5-71-3, to leave CCC 159 runs short of the Pride’s first innings total.

With the enforced follow-on, CCC closed Day 3 with a second innings of 96/2, still some 63 runs away from leveling the scores, with one day remaining. Holder had Kirstan Kallicharan caught for 24, while Akeem Jordan bowled Shaqkere Parris for 5.

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Meanwhile at Warner Park in St. Kitts, Leeward Islands Hurricanes Jeremiah Louis’ right-arm medium pace wreaked havoc on the West Indies Academy batters. Day 3 was interrupted several times with rainfall, but Louis did more damage than the water, as he scalped 5/29 as the West Indies Academy were all out for 177, a lead of 40 runs. Mbeki Joseph 42 and Joshua Bishop were the only Academy batters to show resistance to Louis’ pace and Javier Spencer’s left-arm quicks, which earned Spencer figures of 3/43.

In their second innings the Leewards finished Day 3 on 124/4 a lead of 84, thanks to a half-century from Mikyle Louis who played a patient 55 of 102 deliveries and 35 from Kofi James. Johann Layne had figures of 2/26 while his skipper Nyeem Young took 2/40 bowling for the West Indies Academy.

No play was possible in the match between Trinidad and Tobago Red Force and defending champions Guyana Harpy Eagles due to persistent rainfall and seepage of water at the Conaree Cricket Centre.

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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

West Indies Championship 2024

Round 1

7 to 10 February: 

Jamaica Scorpions vs Windward Islands Volcanoes - Sabina Park, Jamaica- Volcanoes won by 9 wickets

CCC vs Barbados Pride - Chedwin Park, Jamaica

Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs West Indies Academy - Warner Park, St. Kitts

Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Trinidad & Tobago Red Force - Conaree Cricket Centre, St. Kitts

Round 2

14 to 17 February: 

Jamaica Scorpions vs CCC - Sabina Park, Jamaica

Barbados Pride vs Windward Islands Volcanoes - Kensington Cricket Club, Jamaica

Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Guyana Harpy Eagles - Warner Park, St. Kitts

Trinidad &Tobago Red Force vs West Indies Academy - Conaree Cricket Centre, St. Kitts

Round 3

21 to 24 February: 

Jamaica Scorpions vs Barbados Pride - Sabina Park, Jamaica

Windward Islands Volcanoes vs CCC - Chedwin Park, Jamaica

Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Trinidad &Tobago Red Force - Warner Park, St. Kitts

West Indies Academy vs Guyana Harpy Eagles - Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG), Antigua

Round 4

13 to 16 March:

Trinidad &Tobago Red Force vs Windward Islands Volcanoes - Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad

CCC vs Leeward Islands Hurricanes - Diego Martin Regional Complex, Trinidad

Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Barbados Pride - Sir Frank Worrell Cricket Ground at UWI Spec (UWI SPEC), Trinidad

West Indies Academy vs Jamaica Scorpions - CCG, Antigua

Round 5

20 March to 23 March: 

Trinidad &Tobago Red Force vs Barbados Pride - Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad

Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Jamaica Scorpions - Diego Martin Regional Complex, Trinidad

Guyana Harpy Eagles vs Windward Islands Volcanoes - UWI SPEC, Trinidad

West Indies Academy vs CCC - CCG, Antigua

Round 6

10 to 13 April:

Jamaica Scorpions vs Guyana Harpy Eagles - Sabina Park, Jamaica

CCC vs Trinidad &Tobago Red Force - Chedwin Park, Jamaica

Leeward Hurricanes vs Barbados Pride - UWI SPEC, Trinidad

West Indies Academy vs Windward Islands Volcanoes - CCG, Antigua

Round 7

17 to 20 April:

Jamaica Scorpions vs Trinidad &Tobago Red Force - Sabina Park, Jamaica

CCC vs Guyana Harpy Eagles - Kensington Cricket Club, Jamaica

Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Windward Islands Volcanoes - UWI SPEC, Trinidad

West Indies Academy vs Barbados Pride - CCG, Antigua