Guyana Harpy Eagles suffered an innings and 57-run innings defeat at the hands of Leewards Hurricanes inside three days of the West Indies Championship second round.
At Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad, Hurricanes extended their 250-run lead from the second day to 322 after declaring on 438 for seven after 146 overs. Harpy Eagles lasted just 50.1 overs and managed 265 runs.
Terance Ward resumed on 46 and went on to finish on 78 not out, his fifth half century and crossed the 1000-run mark in first class cricket during the process. Ward faced 168 balls and hit eight fours as well as one six.
Rahkeem Cornwall added two to his overnight score before he was dismissed by Gudakesh Motie for 15. The right-handed Ward then added 66 for the seventh wicket with Colin Archibald who made a brisk 38 from 19 balls, laced with four sixes and two fours before handing Nial Smith his third wicket. Smith and Motie ended with three wickets each for 100 and 119 runs respectively.
Alzarri Joseph was rampant from the get-go, removing Eagles opener, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, in the first over as well as Shimron Hetmyer and Leon Johnson in the third over to see the South American side slip to 14 for three. Chandrapaul Hemraj then revived the innings with a 59-run partnership with Vishaul Singh.
Hemraj hammered 11 boundaries in his 45-ball 50 before he was bowled by Jeremiah Louis while Singh made 18 from 37 balls before Louis sent him back to the pavilion.
Joseph continued his dominance by removing Anthony Bramble for a 70-ball 58, highlighted by five fours and two sixes. Bramble added 52 with Clinton Pestano (22) and 41 with Keemo Paul (28) but with a steaming Joseph at the other end, the task was tall for Guyana.
Joseph trapped Veerasammy Permaul leg before wicket to pick up his fifth wicket and ended with 5-94. Motie tried valiantly, hitting two sixes and six boundaries in a late flurry as he raced to 49 not out from 52 balls.
He added 60 for the last wicket alongside Smith who was dismissed by Archibald for 17 to seal Hurricanes’ win.
