RAIN had the final say on the second day of action in the West Indies Cricket Board/Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day matchup involving Guyana Jaguars and Barbados Pride at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Two stoppages, the first at 10:00hrs and the other 90 minutes later, prevented the teams from taking the middle and continue their battle. Barbados Pride were 33 for 2 off 15.1 overs, in reply to the first day 261 made by the Guyana Jaguars, of which Anthony Bramble topscored with 73.
Barbados Pride resumed the day on 4 without loss, with Kyle Corbin and skipper Carlos Brathwaite on 2 each and got broad smiles on their faces, when Corbin struck the first ball of the day from Ronsford Beaton, past squareleg for four.
The Jaguars got the last laugh, when Trevon Griffith held a blinder at gully three balls later to removed Corbin for 6 at 8 for 1, before rain interrupted play at 10:00hrs, with Brathwaite on 4 and Shai Hope 1, at 12 for 1 in the in the ninth over.
When play resumed 50 minutes later, Brathwaite struck Beaton for two fours in one over, before he was caught by Raymon Reifer at extra cover off Permaul for 18 (3×4). At 33 for 2, with lunch being taken shortly after due to another shower, which eventually forced the abandonment of play for the day. Weather permitting, play will commence at 09:00hrs this morning.

Scorecard
Guyana Jaguars 1st innings 261
Barbados Pride 1st Innings (O/night 4/0)

K Corbin c Griffith b Beaton 06
C Brathwaite c Reifer b Permaul 18
S Hope not out 08
J Carter not out 00
Extras: (b-1)01
Total (for 2 wickets off 15.1 overs) 33
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Corbin, 2.4), 2-33 (C. Brathwaite, 14.5),
To bat: D Smith R Hinds S Dowrich O Philips A Nurse J Warrican M Cummins
Bowling: Permaul 2-0-3-1 Barnwell 1-0-2-0 Beaton 6-0-22-1 Reifer 6.1-3-5-0

(By Calvin Roberts)