McSween, Edward arrange edifying win for Volcanoes
Their bowlers, led by Preston McSween and Larry Edward, set it up, and their batsmen formalized a six-wicket win for Windward Islands Volcanoes towards Leeward Islands Hurricanes within the West Indies Championship on Saturday on the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.
Left-arm pacer Preston McSween ended with 5 for 39 from 13 overs, and left-arm spinner Edward grabbed three for 9 from eight overs, and the Hurricanes have been bowled out for 144 of their second innings a few half-hour earlier than lunch on the ultimate day of their fourth spherical match on the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.
Needing 174 to win, Check batsman Sunil Ambris made 40 not out and led strong top-order batting for the Volcanoes and so they reached their goal about quarter-hour after tea to clinch their second win of the season.
Volcanoes captain and first-innings century-maker Alick Athanaze made 38, opener Keron Cottoy received 37, and Kavem Hodge, one other first-innings century-maker, added 27.
Barbadian wicketkeeper-batsman Tevyn Walcott formalized the outcome when he pulled a supply from Kofi James, bowling his uncomplicated off-spin, by sq. leg for 4.
The outcome meant Volcanoes secured 20.2 factors from the competition and jumped to 58 within the standings, and Hurricanes gained 7.2 to inch to 41.4.
Within the last spherical beginning on Wednesday, Volcanoes battle Barbados Pleasure at Queen’s Park Oval within the Trinidad & Tobago capital of Port of Spain, in a contest that can resolve runners-up, on the identical time that Hurricanes face hosts and desk leaders Guyana Harpy Eagles on the Guyana Nationwide Stadium.
Earlier, long-serving opener Montcin Hodge added 14 to his in a single day rating and completed with the highest rating of 59 for the Hurricanes, however not one of the different batsmen that got here to the crease on the day reached 20.
Hurricanes stumbled to 99 for 5 on the shut on the day past, and so they misplaced their final 5 wickets for 30 within the span of 63 balls with Edward being the chief wrecker of the underside half of the batting.
He eliminated United States worldwide Karim Gore for six, Jeremiah Louis for 11, and Javier Spencer for a duck, all to lbw choices, and McSween bowled first innings century-maker Kofi James for 12 and Rahkeem Cornwall for one to assist mop up the tail.
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