Tough final day chase for Hurricanes

LEEWARD ISLANDS Hurricanes captain Rahkeem Cornwall led a lion-hearted effort from the bowling attack yesterday to leave his side with a final-day chase of 302 for victory against Jamaica Scorpions in the Regional 4-Day Championship.

The burly Cornwall collected 4-32 from 29 overs with his high-class off-spin, and fastmedium bowlers Sheeno Berridge and Jeremiah Louis shared five wickets as the Scorpions were bowled out for 191 in their second innings just before the close on the third day of their fourth-round match at Warner Park.

Derval Green, batting at seven, led the way for the Scorpions with 51, which included nine fours from 48 balls in just over an hour at the crease.

A few others got starts without carrying on as the unreliability of the Scorpions’ batting once again reared its head – their captain Nikita Miller scored 26, opener Garth Garvey made 23, left-handed opening partner John Campbell got 22, and Damion Jacobs was not out on 20.

Berridge scalped 3-47 from 12.3 overs and Louis 2-47 from 15 overs to complete the demolition of the Scorpions’ secondinnings batting.

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Miller, playing his first match of the season, had finished with 5-56 from 28.4 overs with his left-arm spin, and Jacobs supported with 3-35 from 20 overs as the Hurricanes were dismissed for 232 inside the first hour to hand the visitors a 110run, first-innings lead.

Campbell then gave the Scorpions a typical rollicking start before he edged to the ‘keeper off Berridge just before the visitors reached 41 for one at lunch.

After the interval, just when it looked like Garvey was getting into the swing of things, Louis also had him caught behind and Cornwall followed up in the next over to dismiss Brandon King for a three-ball duck, leaving Scorpions 55 for three.