Leg-spinner Damion Jacobs starred with bat and ball to hand Jamaica Franchise the edge against Leeward Islands Hurricanes on the opening day of their fourth-round match in the WICB Professional Cricket League Four-Day match at Sabina Park yesterday.Jacobs secured a five-wicket haul as Leeward Islands Hurricanes, sent in to bat, were bowled out for just 103 after the lunch interval.
The 29-year-old ended with figures of five for 27 from 15 overs, while David Bernard Jr supported with two for 10 from five overs.
Jacobs then teamed up with West Indies player Nikita Miller to rescue Jamaica Franchise from 87 for seven to 167 for seven at close of play.
The pair put on an undefeated 78 runs for the eighth wicket as Jamaica Franchise secured first innings points to end the day 62 runs ahead.
Miller is 50 not out, while Jacobs is 33 not out.
Miller’s half century came off 70 balls and he hit five fours and a six.
Gavin Tonge and Orlando Peters shared seven wickets for the Hurricanes.
Tonge finished the day with four for 46 from 15 overs, while Peters had three for 33 from nine overs.
Earlier, Lyndell Richardson 31 and Rahkeem Cornwall 20 scored most of the runs for the bottom-placed Hurricanes.
Second-placed Jamaica Franchise are seeking their third victory from four games. (Sportsmax.com)

LEEWARDS 1st Innings
A Richards Jr c Campbell b Mindley 8
L Richardson lbw b Bernard 31
M Hodge lbw b Jacobs 9
O Peters lbw b Jacobs 0
*+D Thomas c H Miller b Jacobs 2
J Hamilton c wkp Baugh b Bernard 0
S Liburd lbw b Jacobs 3
R Cornwall lbw b N Miller 20
J Louis run out 19
G Tongue lbw b Jacobs 0
C Hamer not out 4
Extras (lb5, nb2) 7
TOTAL (all out, 42.4 overs) 103
Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-42, 3-52, 4-52, 5-52, 6-55, 7-66, 8-78, 9-85, 10-103
Bowling: Mindley 6.4-2-16-1, Wallace 6-1-19-0, Bernard 5-1-10-2, Jacobs 15-7-27-5, Miller 10-2-26-1.

JAMAICA 1st innings
S Thomas c wkp Hamilton b Peters 20
J Dillon Campbell c wkp Hamilton b Tonge 1
H Miller b Tonge 2
A McCarthy c Liburd b Tonge 4
*T Lambert lbw b Peters 8
D Bernard Jr c wkp Hamilton b Peters 16
+C Baugh c Peters b Tonge 18
N Miller not out 50
D Jacobs not out 33
Extras (b10, w2, nb1) 13
TOTAL (7 wkts, 45 overs) 165
To bat: M Mindley, K Wallace.
Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-7, 3-19, 4-36, 5-37, 6-60, 7-87.
Bowling: Tonge 15-6-46-4, Louis 9-0-26-0, Peters 9-0-33-3, Cornwall 10-3-35-0, Hamer 2-0-15-0.
Position: Jamaica lead by 62 runs with three wickets intact.