Scorpions complete historic win over Jaguars
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Caribbean Life, February 14-20, 2020 39
By CWI Media
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Jamaica
Scorpions took their penchant
for comebacks this season to new
heights when they completed a
seven-run victory over Guyana
Jaguars to trigger a shake-up in
the West Indies Championship on
Sunday.
The Scorpions needed no more
than 35 minutes to take the final
Jags wicket — of Veerasammy Permaul
— to clinch their first win of
a topsy-turvy season on the final
day of their match in the fourth
round of the championship.
Set up by their bowlers, Barbados
Pride romped to their second
successive, three-day win this
season, when they crushed hosts
Leeward Islands Hurricanes by an
innings and 81 runs to knock the
Jaguars off the top of the standings.
And, Andre Fletcher gave proof
of his experience to lead resolute
batting on the final day from Windward
Islands Volcanoes, earning
them a draw with visiting Trinidad
& Tobago Red Force in their rainmarred
match.
Scorpions (187 & 184)
beat Jaguars (190 &
174) by seven runs at
the Guyana National
Stadium in Providence,
Guyana
Pacer Derval Green ended the
resistance of Veerasammy Permaul,
trapping him lbw for 28 to
bring the contest to a close and
inflicting a second defeat this season
on the Jaguars, a rarity over
the last five years of their dominance
of the championship.
The result gave the Scorpions
only their third victory over the
Jaguars in Guyana in the modern
West Indies first-class championship
(1966 onwards) — and first
in the Professional Cricket League
era. Tamar Lambert’s side was the
previous side to win in the South
American nation, when they
clinched a 214-run victory inside
three days over Permaul’s side in
April 2013 at the same venue.
And, Marlon Tucker’s side beat
Jerry Angus’ side by nine wickets in
1988 at the Albion Sports Complex
on the only other occasion a team
from Jamaica has won in Guyana.
Off-spinner Pete Salmon, whose
seven wickets in the Jaguars’ second
innings triggered a stunning
reversal of fortunes in the contest
for the Scorpions, was named Player
of the Match.
The result moved the Scorpions
up to fifth on 36.8 points and Jaguars
dropped to second on 49.
Hurricances (181 & 136)
lost to Pride (398)
by an innings and 81
runs at Warner Park in
Basseterre, St. Kitts
Former West Indies Under-19
World Cup-winning pacer Chemar
Holder was the most successful
Pride bowler with 3-33 from 10
overs.
There were two wickets apiece
for fellow pacer Keon Harding and
Hurricanes first innings wreckerin
chief, left-arm spinner Camarie
Boyce, who was later named the
Player of the Match.
Resuming from their overnight
total of 10 without loss, the
home team plunged to 24 for five
in the face of skilful pace bowling
from Holder and Harding.
Pride met resistance from tailender
Colin Archibald, whose 53
was the top score, and fellow lefthander
Amir Jangoo, one of the
Hurricanes’ draft choices from
Trinidad & Tobago-born, with
42.
The two left-handers brought
the match to life, when they
shared 62 for the eighth wicket
to take the hosts past 100, after
the innings took a further dive
to 70 for seven.
But the Pride bowlers, led
by Boyce, ensured there was no
comeback story for the home
team and wrapped up the innings
about an hour after lunch.
The result meant that Pride
moved to the top of the standings
with 65.2 points and Hurricanes
dropped to the bottom
on 29.2.
Red Force (373-9 dec)
drew with Volcanoes
293-8 at Windsor Park
in Roseau, Dominica
Fletcher, playing his first
match for the Volcanoes in
almost three years, led the way
with 88 and was one of three
batsmen that passed 50, coincidentally
all three are Grenadian.
Left-handed opener Devon
Smith made 67 and former
West Indies Under-19 captain
Emmanuel Stewart gathered 56.
Jamaica Scorpions celebrate their victory over Guyana Jaguars.
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