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From page 28 having scored twin tons against the Leewards and, arguably the best batter in the tournament, looked in sublime form and got off the mark with a delicate flick for four as Beaton strayed on his legs.

The elegant left-hander, who turned 34 last month, cut Beaton for four before executing an imperious ‘Brian Lara like’ extra cover drive and the approximately 85 fans in the stands would have gotten their $20 entrance fee worth from that shot alone.

Solozano, who reached the boundary twice in his patient 15 from 61 balls, failed to cover the line of the ball and a played a loose drive off Paul and had his off-stump disturbed at 51-2 after the 50 was posted in 20 overs.

But the fired-up Beaton was bowling with genuine pace and aimed some fast short ball at Bravo’s rib-cage…not even the great Lara enjoyed balls in that area…and Bravo didn’t either; fending the ball over the head of Matthew Nandu at short-leg.

Nandu dived full length to his left to take a stupendous catch and the ‘big fish’ was caught for 12 at 59-3.

Mohammed’s first three scoring shots were boundaries off Paul.

Mohammed was then bowled by Nial Smith’s ‘noball’ on 15, but swivelled and disdainfully pulled the next ball for four as Smith pounded it in short.

At Lunch the score was 81-4 and after the interval Jud Goolie stroked Permaul gloriously past cover and back past him for boundaries, but like so many modern West Indian batters, he tried to pull one from Paul that ‘got big’ on him and lobbed a catch to mid-off when well set on 22 at 117-5

When Tion Webster was caught and bowled by Permaul for duck at 150-6, the last four wickets, which included Mohammed, who was ninth out, fell for 10 runs.

Beaton had the wickets of Brian Charles (0) gloving a wicked bouncer to the ‘keeper’ as he took evasive action, Mohammed who edged a catch to the Keeper and last man Justin Manick (0) LBW, while Permaul bowled Khan (2).

West Indies Championship – 2nd day, 3rd round

From page 28

24, Devon Thomas 20, Hayden Walsh Jr 20; Dominic Drakes 3-38, Chaim Holder 2-7, Jair McAllister 2-36, Shamar Springer 2-48) and 13 without loss.

At the Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana:

WINDWARD IS -

LANDS VOLCANOES

217 (Alick Athanaze 81, Justin Greaves 50, Tevyn Walcott 22; Derval Green

11-3-30-5, Nicholson

Gordon 2-26, Jamie Merchant 2-39) and 298 (Alick Athanaze 97, Kavem Hodge 82, Justin Greaves 33, Sunil Ambris 23; Patrick Harty 3-62, Marquino Mindley 2-44, Nicholson Gordon 2-59).

JAMAICA SCORPIONS 101 (Derval Green 33, Jamie Merchant 24; Justin Greaves 10.3-4-346, Shermon Lewis 2-29, Ryan John 2-38) .

At the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad:

GUYANA HARPY

EAGLES 324 (Kevin Sinclair 69, Leon Johnson 62, Anthony Bramble 56, Keemo Paul 46, Kemol Savory 44; Imran Khan 4-86, Bryan Charles 3-85, Uthman Muhammad 2-31) and 96 for three (Kemol Savory 34 not out, Matthew Nandu 33).

TRINIDAD & TO -

BAGO RED FORCE 160 (Jason Mohammed 50, Jyd Goolie 22; Ronsford Beaton 4-31, Veerasammy Permaul 3-36, Keemo Paul 3-37).