Sherwin Ganga made a career-high 90 to help Trinidad & Tobago gain
first-innings points against Combined Campuses and Colleges on a rain-hit day in
St Augustine. Ganga, younger brother of captain Daren, helped his team reach 362
from 210 for 5, a first-innings lead of 47. Offspinner Ryan Austin struck
quickly in the morning, removing Gibran Mohammed on his overnight score of 8.
Richard Kelly then made 24 in a 44-run stand with Ganga before he was caught off
Austin.
Austin struck again to leave T&T at 269 for 8, but a 63-run partnership between
Amit Jaggernauth and Ganga ensured their team takes at least four points from
the game. Ganga fell ten short of a hundred, and was cheered on his return to
the pavilion. Jaggernauth, who finished on 37, added 30 for the final wicket
with Atiba Allert (17). Austin finished with 6 for 123 off 50 overs.
CCC lost two wickets in their 16 overs till stumps.
Guyana's poor start to the tournament became even worse, losing by an innings
and 59 runs to Barbados at Windward Park. It was Guyana's fourth straight loss
in the tournament, making it their worst-ever start to the domestic first-class
campaign.
Guyana, who resumed at 166 for 4 in their first innings, were bowled out for
288, and collapsed for 148 in their second after Barbados enforced the
follow-on. Allrounder Ryan Hinds, called up to the West Indies squad for the
second Test against England, and debutant Nikolai Charles split the wickets,
while Veerasammy Permaul was absent hurt. For Guyana, Travis Dowlin added 40 to
his overnight 49, while Derwin Christian chipped in with 47.
Leon Johnson top scored in the second innings with 65, but only two other
batsmen managed to reach double figures. The injured Permaul did not bat again,
while Royston Crandon, who made a half-century in the first innings, was forced
to retire hurt after he was struck by a ball on the elbow. Pedro Collins took 3
for 29 off eight overs.
Windward Islands had a mini-stutter, but they eased to a comfortable
seven-wicket win over Leeward Islands in St Lucia. Leewards, who started out
trailing by 36 runs with four second-innings wickets left, scored 80 runs.
Wicketkeeper Devon Thomas, overnight on 19, made 40. Darren Sammy got rid of
tailenders Robbie Joseph and Lionel Baker, who chipped in with 33 and 20. Set
45, Windwards' openers raced to 40. They were jolted by three quick strikes -
two for Joseph and one from Baker - but Johnson Charles, who made 31, took them
to victory along with Sammy.
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