GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Three-wicket hauls from Jeremiah Louis and Shaquille Martina undermined Jamaica and gave Leeward Islands the advantage, on the opening day of the second round of matches in the Regional Under-19 Championship here yesterday.
Louis finished with three for 18 and Martina, three for 28, as Jamaica were bundled out for 117 after they were sent in at the Demerara Cricket Club.
In-form middle order batsman Romaine Morris top-scored with 29 while Abijai Mansingh chipped in with 22 and Mark Parchment, 21.
At the close, the Leewards were five without loss, behind by 116 runs heading into day two.
Jamaica were always in trouble, slipping to 26 for three early in the day as Louis, Martina and Colin Archibald, who took two for 24, all made key strikes.
Parchment and Morris then bolstered the innings with a 51-run, fourth wicket stand to carry their side to lunch at 56 for three. However, the last seven wickets tumbled for 40 runs as Martina and Louis returned to wreck the middle and lower order.
