COUVA, Trinidad, (CMC) – Veteran batsman Steve Liburd missed out on a second first class hundred as Leeward Islands Hurricanes made an encouraging reply on the second day of their final round WICB PCL game against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force here yesterday.When rain ended play prematurely in the final hour, the visitors were on 245 for nine, 46 runs adrift of Red Force’s first innings of 291, heading into the penultimate day at the National Cricket Centre.

At the heart of that effort was Liburd’s 93, compiled off 197 balls in a shade over four hours at the crease. He hit 15 fours and a six.
He got support from Montcin Hodge who struck 38, the in-form Devon Thomas who made 29, and tail-ender Gavin Tonge who scored 24.
Seamer Marlon Richards, with three for 34 and leg-spinner Imran Khan, with three for 67, shared the responsibility of the attack.
Resuming the day on 13 without loss, the Leewards slumped to 59 for four, losing wickets in clusters, as Richards scythed through the top order.
However, Hodge and Liburd combined in an 86-run, fifth wicket stand to steady the innings and take the visitors to lunch at 108 for four.
Hodge, unbeaten on 16 at the interval, faced 113 balls in 165 minutes and counted five fours before becoming the first of Imran Khan’s wickets at 145 for five.
Rahkeem Cornwall was lbw to Imran Khan for a first ball ‘duck’ but Liburd superbly held together the lower order with sensible batting.
He put on 33 for the eighth wicket with Tonge and 49 for the ninth with Quinton Boatswain (16 not out), before he was bowled by off-spinner Jason Mohammed with a century in sight.