DISCOVERY BAY, Jamaica (CMC) – Leg-spinner Odean Brown set things up, and Brenton Parchment hit a half-century to help Jamaica formalise a four-wicket victory over Canada in the Jamaica Cricket Festival on Thursday. Parchment struck 10 fours in a run-a-ball 72, as Jamaica, set a modest 149 to win from their allocation of 50 overs, reached their target with 130 balls to spare at Port Rhoades Oval.
Brown had taken four wickets for 33 runs from 10 overs, as Canada, sent in to bat, were dismissed for 148 in 41 overs.
Parchment put Jamaica back on track, after they were off to a shaky start, when they lost Danza Hyatt and Donavan Pagon to leave the home team on three for two.
Carlton Baugh Jr joined Parchment, and they pulled Jamaica out of trouble with a third-wicket stand of 60.
Baugh fell for 13 and Jamaica captain Tamar Lambert fell for a duck in quick succession to send the hosts sliding to 64 for four.
Jamaica continued to inch towards their target with Dave Bernard Jr scoring 17 and Andre Russell getting 19 not out in the closing stages.
Henry Osinde was the most successful Canadian bowler with three for 59 off eight overs.
Earlier, Canada, sent in to bat, failed to cope with the accuracy of Jamaica’s bowlers and were blown away long before the scheduled cut-off time.
The Canadian lost wickets at regular intervals as Khrismar Santokie, Bernard, and Russell rocked their top order to leave them on 89 for four.
But Ashish Bagai, the Canadian captain, anchored his side to a respectable total, hitting seven fours in 53 from 64 balls, as Brown came into the attack, and spun a web around the visiting batsmen.
Bernard ended with two for 23 from seven overs, and Santokie collected two for 34 from 10 overs.

CANADA (maximum 50 overs)
T. Bastiampillai c & b Santokie    9
R. Cheema lbw b Bernard    9
H. Patel b Bernard    5
A. Bagai b Russell    53
U. Limbada stp. Marshall b B. Brown    24
S. Dhaniram c Santokie b O. Brown    15
K. Chohan c Parchment b O. Brown    6
J. Dawood c Hyatt b Santokie    9
H. Baidwan stp. Marshall b O. Brown    2
H. Osinde lbw b O. Brown    1
P. Desai not out    0
Extras: (b-2, lb-2, w-9)    13
Total: (all out, 41 overs)    148
Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-27, 3-36, 4-89, 5-121, 6-128, 7-138, 8-138, 9-141.
Bowling: Russell 7-1-24-1, Bernard 7-1-23-2, Santokie 10-2-34-2, B. Brown 7-0-30-1, O. Brown 10-2-33-4
JAMAICA (target: 149 runs off 50 overs)
D. Hyatt c Baidwan b Osinde    0
B. Parchment not out    72
D. Pagan c Cheema b Chohan    1
C. Baugh c Osinde b Baidwan    13
T. Lambert c wkp. Bagai b Osinde    0
D. Bernard b Cheema    17
K. Marshall c wkp. Bagai b Osinde    8
A. Russell not out    19
Extras: (b-6, lb-3, w-11)    20
Total: (6 wkts, 28.2 overs)    150 
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-3, 3-64, 4-64, 5-108, 6-121.
Bowling: Osinde 8-0-59-3, Chohan 3-0-13-1, Baidwan 4-0-24-1, Desai 6.2-0-19-0, Cheema 7-0-26-1.