West Indies Championship Savory’s ton, Johnson’s 74 leave Red Force 412 to win

By Sean Devers in Trinidad

Guyana Harpy Eagles were large and in charge in T&T Red Force’s own backyard at the end of the penultimate day of their third round West Indies Championship fixture at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy yesterday

A supberb maiden unbeaten 101 from 26-year-old Kemol Savory from 222 balls, 270 minutes with five fours and six and a compact 74 with 10 fours and a six from 158 balls by 35-year-old Leon Johnson have virtually batted the hosts out of the game

The pair of Savory in only his third game and Johnson, a veteran of 125 first - class games including nine Tests, joined forces on the second afternoon at 80-3 and shared in a wonderful 141-run stand before Johnson was dismissed in the second session

This was his second fifty in his final game in Trinidad and he tried very hard to finish here with a seventh First - Class ton and first in three years at this level but would be very pleased with his team’s position Guyana, resuming yesterday on 96-3, declared at 14:02 hrs at 247-6 when Savory , who spent almost an hour in the 90s, reached his hundred Daren Bravo and Brian Charles had two wickets each for the Red Force who, set an improble 412 to win , were 106-3 needing 306 more with seven wickets in hand for a come-from- behind win.

Jud Goolie (14*) will hope to give Bravo, whose unbeaten 63 came from 105 and has included seven fours, support today.

Guyana resumed the day with Savory on 34 and Johnson on nine, with a lead of 260 and the pair batted in ultra-cautious mode as the partnership slowly progressed Savory , who plays for Police in the Georgetown , was dropped at short leg by