CMC – JAMAICA Scorpions easily disposed of USA Cricket by 80 runs in their final preliminary match of the Regional Super50 here Sunday but their spot in the semi-finals remained in doubt as English county Kent remained front-runners to take the final berth.
Choosing to bat first at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Scorpions compiled 259 for eight off their 50 overs with Trevon Griffith stroking a top score of 80 and all-rounder Fabian Allen hammering an unbeaten 62.

Steven Taylor scored 40 against his former team while left-arm seamer Saurabh Netravalkar claimed four for 45.

Scorpions then bundled out USA for 179 off their 50 overs, despite Jaskaran Malhotra’s 70.
Left-arm spinner Chris Lamont (2-17), off-spinner Andre McCarthy (2-33) and pacer Odean Smith (2-39) all picked up two wickets apiece.
Despite the win, Scorpions’ place in the semi-finals now hinges on the outcome of Sunday’s final Group B match between Kent and and Leeward Islands Hurricanes at Coolidge Cricket Ground.

Scorpions entered the contest in third position, two points behind Kent on 19 points, and the win saw them assume second position ahead of the county side.
However, a Kent victory over the severely weakened Hurricanes will see them leapfrog Scorpions into the semi-finals.

Scoreboard

SCORPIONS
* C Walton lbw b Netravalkar 13
T Griffith lbw b Netravalkar 80
A McCarthy c Sohal b Silva 15
+S Taylor c Hutchinson b Nair 40
B King c Marshall b Nair 1
F Allen not out 62
A Williams c Malhotra b Kenjige 20
P Salmon b Netravalkar 9
Extras (lb1, w5, nb2) 8
TOTAL (8 wkts, 50 overs) 259
Did not bat: C Lamont, S Casey.
Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-63, 3-151, 4-155, 5-155, 6-211, 7-235, 8-253.
Bowling: Hutchinson 10-1-63-0, Netravalkar 10-2-45-4, Kenjige 10-1-61-1, Silva 10-0-37-1, Patel 4-0-26-0, Marshall 2-0-10-0, Nair 4-0-16-2.
USA
S Sohal c Smith b McCarthy 14
J Malhotra c Allen b Lamont 14
X Marshall lbw b Lamont 0
*+I Khaleel b Allen 29
R Silva c Casey b Smith 16
M Patel st Taylor b McCarthy 9
E Hutchinson c Williams b Salmon 11
T Patel run out 4
S Netravalkar b Smith 1
P Nair run out 7
N Kenjige not out 10
Extras (lb3, w5) 8
TOTAL (all out, 50 overs) 179
Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-32, 3-32, 4-86, 5-113, 6-137, 7-145, 8-156, 9-160, 10-161.
Bowling: Lamont 10-2-17-2, Smith 9-1-39-2, McCarthy 10-3-33-2, Casey 6-0-23-0, Salmon 7-0-38-1, Allen 8-0-26-1.