Johnson, Holder seize the headlines in Windies Championship


An undefeated, seventh first-class hundred for retiring Guyana Harpy Eagles captain Leon Johnson, and a career-best spell from Barbados Satisfaction off-spinner Chaim Holder marked the West Indies Championship on Wednesday.

Leon Johnson, 35, introduced this month that he was retiring after this season, however he reminded them of his worth when he got here to their rescue with 142 not out in opposition to Jamaica Scorpions that dominated the primary day of the fourth-round match in Guyana.

Holder, 28, bagged 5 for 71 from 18.3 overs, and defending champions Satisfaction, stinging from a deflating loss within the earlier spherical, bowled out hosts Trinidad & Tobago Purple Pressure about an hour after tea.

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In south Trinidad, half-centuries from Karima Gore, Kieran Powell, and Kofi James gave Leeward Islands Hurricanes a powerful begin in opposition to Windward Islands Volcanoes.

AT THE GUYANA NATIONAL STADIUM: Johnson shared 126 for the fifth wicket with Tevin Imlach and a sequence of small stands to hold the table-leading Harpy Eagles to 268 for 9 of their first innings on the shut.

Despatched into bat, the Harpy Eagles stumbled to 55 for 4 earlier than lunch, and Leon Johnson, taking part in in his 106th match for the hosts, drew on all his expertise to drag them out of the outlet.

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He has struck 16 fours from 248 balls in 5 1/2 hours on the crease, Imlach supported with 46, and opener Kevlon Anderson acquired the ball rolling with 36.

Take a look at pacer Marquino Mindley and fellow pacers Derval Inexperienced and Ojay Shields have taken two wickets apiece for the Scorpions.

AT QUEEN’S PARK OVAL: Holder defied a half-century from discarded worldwide batsman Jason Mohammed and led the demolition of Purple Pressure’s first innings batting for 203.

Pacer Jair McAllister supported with three for 31 from 15 overs earlier than Satisfaction replied with 40 with out loss on the shut with Zachary McCaskie not out on 21 and left-hander Shayne Moseley not out on 19.

Mohammed led the Purple Pressure batting with 55 and anchored two precious stands with Tion Webster and West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Joshua Da Silva to prop up the Purple Pressure after they gained the toss and determined to bat.

Da Silva made 32 and dominated a fourth-wicket stand of 48 with Mohammed earlier than he was lbw to McAllister, and Webster made 46 and led the best way in a fifth-wicket stand of 39 earlier than Mohammed was the primary of six wickets that fell for 40 within the span of 18 overs after tea.

AT THE BRIAN LARA CRICKET ACADEMY: United States worldwide Gore was unbeaten on 87 and sizing up a maiden first-class hundred on debut to steer the Hurricanes to 271 for six within the first innings on the shut.

Gore has up to now struck 12 fours and one six from 177 balls in near 4 hours on the crease and shared 150 unbroken for the seventh wicket with Kofi James after the Hurricanes wobbled to 121 for six after lunch.

James was not out on 61 with three fours and one six from 153 balls in three hours of batting.

Earlier, discarded worldwide left-hander Powell adopted up his match-winning hundred in opposition to Satisfaction within the earlier spherical with 75 and held the highest half of the batting collectively earlier than he succumbed to Kenneth Dember within the first hour after lunch.

Off-spinner Dember and left-arm pacer Preston McSween have taken two wickets every for the Volcanoes.

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