Barbados Pride maintains dominance, while Thomas and Chanderpaul shine with the bat

Defending champions and current season points leaders Barbados Pride, maintained their dominance over home side Trinidad & Tobago Red Force at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy. 

Meanwhile In North Trinidad, a century by Aldine Thomas and an unbeaten 96 from Tagenarine Chanderpaul highlighted the batting favoured clash between Jamaica Scorpions and Guyana Harpy Eagles, to conclude day two action in Round four of the West Indies championship.

Barbados Pride, led by West Indies test captain Kraigg Braithwaite resumed day two on 87/2 eventually posted 294 all out to gain a commanding 151-run first innings lead over the Red Force. The Pride's first innings total was built on solid half centuries by Raymond Reifer 79 (161 balls, 8x4) and Justin Greaves 50 (75 balls, 8x4, 1x6), while medium pace all-rounder Terrence Hinds secured his maiden first-class, five-wicket haul with figures of (14.5-3-32-5) to be the Red Force's main wicket taker. When Roston Chase (2-1-6-1) with his off spin bowled Darren Bravo (4) late in the day, the home team were left precariously placed on 51/3 after 21 overs heading into the penultimate day.

Scorecard:

https://www.windiescricket.com/matches/211472/

At Queens Park Oval:

Leeward Islands Hurricanes currently in second place in the points standing had an excellent day highlighted by two things. A Caribbean domestic record 10th wicket partnership of 154 runs between day one centurion Colin Archibald who ended unbeaten with 106 (109 balls,13x4, 4x6) and Daniel Doram 43 (95 balls, 6x4, 1x6). The pair broke the previous 10th wicket record of 124 runs between Preston McSween and Sherman Lewis versus Guyana in 2021/22.

Archibald’s score was also the highest by a number 10 batsman regionally, eclipsing Franklin Rose's 96 versus Leeward Islands in 1996/97.

Then, after posting 333 in their first innings the Hurricanes' bowling effort was led by their captain Rakheem Cornwall who ended the day with (22-5-61-5), his 21st first-class five wicket haul, as the Windward Islands Volcanoes were bowled out for 173. The Volcanoes innings could have been worse outside of the resistance shown by vice-captain Keron Cottoy 73 (97 balls, 13x4).

Scorecard:

https://www.windiescricket.com/matches/211473/

At Diego Martin Sporting Complex:

Trinidad & Tobago newest first class cricket venue continued to be a batting paradise on day two of the clash between Jamaica Scorpions and Guyana Harpy Eagles.

Resuming day two on 282/6, the Scorpions lost day one centurion, Jermaine Blackwood 114 (261 balls, 14x4) who just added four runs to his overnight score. However, 27-year-old wicket-keeper batsman Aldine Thomas 100 (101 balls, 16x4, 2x6) registered a shot-filled maiden first-class century to aid the Jamaicans in posting a very solid first innings total of 393 all out.

Tagenarine Chanderpaul continued his ruthless scoring from round three for the Harpy Eagles. He is unbeaten on 96 (228 balls, 16x4) and has now amassed 259 runs over three innings in round three and four without being dismissed, as the Harpy Eagles ended day two on 213-1. Chanderpaul so far has been well supported by opening partner Chanderpaul Hemraj 78 (87 balls, 15x4, 1x6) with Hemraj being the aggressor of the pair, taking the attack to the Jamaicans before being dismissed.

Scorecard:

https://www.windiescricket.com/matches/211474/