Guyana Jaguars and Leeward Islands ended their seventh round West Indies Championship match in a draw on the final day at the Providence National Stadium ground yesterday.
Hurricanes resumed on 355-7 but with Sheno Berridge out with a back injury, their final two wickets fell 30 minutes and 23 runs later. The hosts then responded with 228 for eight declared before Hurricanes closed the match at 33 for 1 chasing 112 for victory.
Earlier, left arm seamer, Raymon Reifer (3-79) made the early breakthrough by removing Jeremiah Louis who slogged a catch down to Gudakesh Motie after adding five to his overnight score of six.
Rahkeem Cornwall, however, thumped the Jaguars bowlers a few times, including a drive that landed on the glass screen protecting the journalists on the top floor of the Players’ Pavilion end, echoing a loud explosion throughout the empty stadium. He ended on 19 not out from 36 balls and 40 minutes at the crease. Veerasammy Permaul picked up the final wicket to end with four for 102 from 45 overs.
Cornwall, who ended with three for 97 from 32 overs, returned to put Jaguars on the back foot with a few quick strikes to reduce them to 72 for three at lunch.
The West Indies test spinner removed Tevin Imlach for a first-ball duck, which was glanced to short leg in the first over. The off-spinner then removed Tagenarine Chanderpaul (04) and Vishaul Singh (17) within one run to see Jaguars in a spot of bother at 24 for three.
However, Leon Johnson and Christopher Barnwell saw them to the interval. When the pair returned, the partnership blossomed into a 73-run stand until Barnwell slashed at a wide delivery outside off and into the wicketkeeper’s hand for 40. His 75-minute innings featured three boundaries while facing 61 balls.
Johnson, with over three hours spent at the crease shifted gear on his way to 63 from 144 balls, decorated by 10 boundaries. The 32-year-old captain guided his side to 181 for four at tea with Anthony Bramble at the other end.
The pair added 97 for the fifth wicket but Johnson fell three overs after the break, guiding a simple catch to Jahmar Hamilton behind the stumps.
Bramble spent only 20 minutes more at the crease and pushed his score onto 69 from 105 balls, laced with eight boundaries but popped a conventional catch to short mid-wicket off of Keacy Carty.
Carty also accounted for Kevin Sinclair (08) and Veerasammy Permaul (02) to end with three for 30 at the declaration.
With an hour’s play left, Hurricanes lost Montcin Hodge for 10 after being trapped leg before wicket to Nial Smith while the Powell cousins, Keiran and Ross finished on 12 and five respectively.
