Ja whip Leewards by 9 wickets
Published:Friday | January 16, 2015 | 7:49 PM
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):
Jamaica defeated Leeward Islands Hurricanes by nine wickets in the fourth game of the NAGICO Super50 at Queen's Park Oval here yesterday.
The Jamaicans blew away the Leewards for 115 in 40.1 overs then reached their victory target in 32.3 overs.
When the Leewards batted, pacer David Bernard bagged three for ten while spinners Damion Jacobs and Nikita Miller took three for 24 and two for 13 respectively. Orlando Peters top-scored for the Leewards with 20.
Opener Nkrumah Bonner (52 not out) and Tamar Lambert (30 not out) were the top batsmen for Jamaica.
Scores: Leeward Islands Hurricanes 115 all out in 40.1 overs ( Orlando Peters 20, David Bernard 3-10, Damion Jacobs 3-24, Nikita Miller 2-13).
Jamaica 119 for one in 32.3 overs (Nkrumah Bonner 52 not out, Tamar Lambert 30 not out, John Campbell 26, Rahkeem Cornwall 1-18).
AT SHAW PARK, Tobago: Trinidad and Tobago Red Force defeated the West Indies Under-19 by five wickets in their rain affected match.
Scores: West Indies Under-19 97 for seven in 21 overs ( Shimron Hetmyer 50, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 31, Ravi Rampaul 3-11, Sunil Narine 2-13).
Trinidad and Tobago Red Force 101 for five in 16 overs (Evin Lewis 38, Nicholas Sookdeosingh 35, Shamar Springer 3-24).
Meanwhile on Thursday, Windward Islands Volcanoes crumbled under spin as Guyana Jaguars hammered them by 142 runs at Queen's Park Oval.