Green bags fiver and Scorpions beat Hurricanes
Derval Green grabbed three of the last four Leeward Islands Hurricanes wickets and ended with career-best figures to help Jamaica Scorpions complete an innings and 118 runs win in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship on Sunday.
The long-serving Scorpions pacer ended with 5-75 from 22.1 overs – the first time he has taken five in a first-class innings – and the Hurricanes were bowled out for 183 in their second innings about an hour before lunch on the final day of eighth round matches in the Championship.
Green formalised the result, when he had tail-ender Jeremiah Louis caught at extra cover for 29 from a mistimed pull at a short, rising ball.
The result meant that the Scorpions have now moved into a two-way tie for third with five-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars on 91.8 points.
HURRICANES (260 & 183) LOST TO SCORPIONS (561-9 DEC) BY AN INNINGS AND 118 RUNS AT THE VIVIAN RICHARDS CRICKET GROUND IN NORTH SOUND, ANTIGUA
Starting the day on 134 for six, Hurricanes suffered an early setback, when experienced opener Montcin Hodge was caught behind off Green for the top score of 61, nibbling outside the off-stump, after adding just one to his overnight score.
Marquino Mindley trapped West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph lbw for a duck in the following over, playing across the line, and three overs later, Green had Hayden Walsh Jr caught at first slip for 35 to continue the slide.
Hurricanes were 154 for nine, and Louis indulged himself towards the end before Green cleaned him up to bring the match to a close and the Scorpions complete the season sweep.
On Saturday, leaders Barbados Pride brushed aside the Jaguars by 235 runs to extend their lead at the top of the table to 43 points, after Trinidad & Tobago Red Force crushed Windward Islands Volcanoes by an innings and 84 runs to move into second on 91.8 points.
Following this round of matches, CWI has suspended the season because of the growing threat of the global coronavirus pandemic.
Scoreboard
Match points: Scorpions 12, Hurricanes 0
First innings batting bonus points: Scorpions 5 (maximum achieved), Hurricanes 2 (completed)
First innings bowling bonus points: Scorpions 3 (maximum achieved), Hurricanes 1 (completed)
Pace bowling bonus points (completed): Scorpions 3.2, Hurricanes 1.4
Total points: Scorpions 23.2, Hurricanes 4.4
POINTS TABLE
(Before the eighth round of matches)
1. Pride 116 points
2. Jaguars 85.8
3. Volcanoes 75.6
4. Red Force 72.2
5. Scorpions 68.6
6. Hurricanes 48.4
NOTE: Bonus points are only added to the Points Table at the conclusion of each match.
MATCH RESULTS
Round 1
January 9 to 12
Hurricanes lost to Jaguars by 10 wickets – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua
Red Force drew with Scorpions – Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad
Volcanoes beat Pride by three wickets – Arnos Vale Cricket Ground, St. Vincent
Round 2
January 16 to 19
Scorpions drew with Volcanoes – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Pride beat Jaguars by 7 wickets – Kensington Oval, Barbados
Red Force beat Hurricanes by an innings and 168 runs – Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Round 3
January 23 to 26
Scorpions lost to Pride by 119 runs – Sabina Park
Jaguars beat Red Force by 219 runs – Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
Volcanoes lost to Hurricanes by – Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia
Round 4
February 6 to 9
Jaguars lost to Scorpions by seven runs – Guyana National Stadium
Volcanoes drew with Red Force – Windsor Park, Dominica
February 7 to 10
Hurricanes lost to Pride by an innings and 81 runs – Warner Park, St. Kitts
Round 5
February 13 to 16
Scorpions beat Hurricanes by five wickets – Trelawny Multipurpose Complex, Jamaica
Pride beat Red Force by 299 runs – Kensington Oval
Volcanoes drew with Jaguars – Grenada National Stadium, Grenada
Round 6
February 27 to March 1
Scorpions lost to Jaguars by seven wickets – Trelawny Multipurpose Complex
Pride beat Volcanoes by 127 runs – Kensington Oval
Hurricanes drew with Red Force – Warner Park
Round 7
March 5 to 8
Red Force beat Pride by 147 runs – Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Volcanoes beat Scorpions by 2 wickets – Grenada National Stadium
Jaguars drew with Hurricanes – Guyana National Stadium Scoreboard
Round 8
March 12 to 15
Red Force beat Volcanoes by an innings and 84 runs – Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Hurricanes vs Scorpions – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground
Jaguars lost to Pride by 235 runs – Guyana National Stadium
MATCH SCHEDULE
(All matches start at 10 am daily, except where indicated in brackets)
Round 9
To be determined – Suspended because of global coronavirus pandemic
Jaguars vs Volcanoes – Guyana National Stadium (9:30 a.m. daily)
Scorpions vs Red Force – Sabina Park (2 p.m. daily)
Pride vs Hurricanes – Kensington Oval
Round 10
To be determined – Suspended because of global coronavirus pandemic
Pride vs Scorpions – Kensington Oval (2 p.m. daily)
Hurricanes vs Volcanoes – Warner Park
Red Force vs Jaguars – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad