BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Tail-ender Jamie Merchant smashed ten runs in two balls as Jamaica edged Leeward Islands by three wickets on the fourth day of their second round, Regional Four-Day match here Monday night.

With Jamaica needing ten for victory with 12 balls remaining, Merchant hit a six and a four to stun the local crowd and secure the second consecutive win for his side under lights at Warner Park.
Set 218 for victory, Jamaica coasted to 67 for the loss of one wicket by tea on the fourth and final day.
John Campbell top-scored with 43, Nkrumah Bonner 30 and later Jerome Taylor with 24 laid the foundation to the run chase.
However in a riveting crescendo to an engaging contest, Leewards fought back to reduce Jamaica to 154 for six.
The Jamaicans found themselves needing 151 runs to win off 26 overs, a situation requiring greater urgency.
Carlton Baugh and David Bernard added 49 for the seventh wicket to take them within reach of the target.
Bernard was run-out for 30, disrupting the Jamaica momentum amid tense moments.
Merchant’s heroics in hitting a six and a four in consecutive balls secured the win with ten balls to spare.
Gavin Tongue, Kelbert Walters, and Anthony Martin picked up two wickets each.
Leewards resumed Monday with a lead off 77 runs from an overnight score of 117 for three.
Devon Thomas, 53 not out and Kieran Powell 33 overnight consolidated the innings by compiling 142 runs for the fourth wicket.
Thomas went on to top score with 94 while Powell reached 86 in efforts which put Leewards in a position to force an outright victory.
Thomas also shared in a 6th wicket stand with Tonito Willett that produced 48 runs.
John Campbell finished with impressive figures of four wickets for 15 runs while Merchant grabbed three for 101.
Campbell was voted player-of-the-match for scoring 110 in Jamaica’s first innings and a four-wicket haul.

LEEWARD ISLANDS 2nd innings (117-3 o/n)
K. Powell stp. Baugh b N. Miller 86
M. Hodge c Baugh b Richardson 5
M. Richards lbw b Taylor 11
S. Joseph b Merchant 8
D. Thomas lbw b Merchant 94
J. Hamilton b Merchant 4
T. Willett c H. Miller b Campbell 21
H. Walsh b Campbell 2
G. Tonge b Campbell 0
K. Walters lbw b Campbell 0
A. Martin not out 1
Extras: (b-8, lb-4, nb-2) 14
Total: (all out; 86.5 overs) 246
Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-30, 3-40, 4-182, 5-194, 6-242, 7-244, 8-244, 9-245.
Bowling: Taylor 11-3-38-1, Richardson 2-1-5-1, Merchant 26-5-101-3, Bernard 7-1-18-0, Miller 29-10-42-1, Lambert 3-0-15-0, Campbell 8.5-1-15-4.

JAMAICA 2nd innings (target: 218 runs) 
H. Miller b Tonge 13
J. Campbell b Walters 43
N. Bonner lbw b Walters 30
T. Lambert b Martin 15
J. Blackwood c Walters b Martin 19
J. Taylor b Tonge 24
C. Baugh not out 27
D. Bernard run-out (Thomas) 30
J. Merchant not out 10
Extras: (lb-5, nb-2) 7
Total: (7 wickets; 37.5 overs) 218
Fall of wickets 1-20, 2-87, 3-90, 4-114, 5-148, 6-154, 7-203.
Bowling: Tonge 8-0-58-2, Walters 11.5-0-70-2, Martin 15-0-66-2, Willett 3-0-19-0.
Points Jamaica 19, Leeward Islands 6