BRIDGETOWN – Barbados Pride defeated the Leeward Islands Hurricanes by an innings and 26 runs on the third day of their sixth round cricket match in the Digicel Regional 4-Day Tournament at Kensington Oval here Monday.
Forced to follow-on with a deficit of 150 runs, the Leeward Islands Hurricanes were dismissed for 124 off 59 overs in their second innings about 50 minutes after lunch. Captain Kieran Powell was unable to bat in both innings because of health reasons.
No.3 batsman Keacy Carty top-scored with a career-best 79 off 181 balls in 236 minutes. He struck ten fours.
Fast bowler Kemar Roach was Barbados Pride’s most successful bowler with four for 18 off 16 overs.
Summarised Scores:
Barbados Pride 313 (Shamarh Brooks 63, Roston Chase 49, Jonathan Carter 46, Kevin Stoute 41, Justin Greaves 38, Jomel Warrican 32; Alzarri Joseph 5-42, Gavin Tonge 3-29, Nkrumah Bonner 2-46). Leeward Islands Hurricanes 163 in 61.2 overs (Nkrumah Bonner 70, Jason Campbell 39 not out, Gavin Tonge 17; Kemar Roach 3-29, Miguel Cummins 3-34, Kevin Stoute 2-29) and 124 in 59 overs (Keacy Carty 79, Jahmar Hamilton 15, Akeal Hosein 15; Kemar Roach 4-18, Roston Chase 2-37). Barbados won by an innings and 26 runs.
