KINGSTON, Jamaica, (CMC) – Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican broke the record for the most wickets in a regional first class season by a Barbados player when he snatched a seven-wicket haul to undermine Jamaica on the second day of their final round WICB PCL contest here yesterday.Responding to Barbados Pride’s 310 all out, Jamaica stumbled to the close at Sabina Park on 222 for nine, with Warrican proving the visitors’ trump card with seven for 68.The haul took the 22-year-old’s haul for the season to 48, surpassing the 47 taken by outstanding former left-arm spinner Winston Reid in the 1999 season.
Several Jamaica batsmen got starts but failed to carry on. Jon-Ross Campbell top scored with 36, his opening partner John Campbell hit 35 while Test batsman Jermaine Blackwood chimed in with 33.
Due to their enterprise, Jamaica prospered at 147 for three after tea but suffered a collapse to lose six wickets for 54 runs.
Barbados enter today’s penultimate day 88 runs ahead.
The Campbells handed Jamaica a great start, posting 69, allowing the hosts to reach 67 without loss at the lunch interval.
Overall, Jon-Ross struck three fours and two sixes off 79 balls in just over 1-1/2 hours at the crease while John hit five fours off 58 deliveries in 85 minutes.
On resumption, however, Warrican began to weave his magic, removing both openers in quick time before wrecking the middle and lower order.
He claimed John Campbell in the second over after the interval and then had Jon-Ross stumped four overs later. Blackwood put on 33 for the third wicket with captain Tamar Lambert who got 18 before falling lbw to Warrican.
Blackwood attempted another recovery effort, this time with wicketkeeper Chadwick Walton who scored 12, as Jamaica rebuilt after the tea break taken at 120 for three.
Yet again, Warrican got the breakthrough, removing Blackwood after the right-hander had faced 111 deliveries in just over two hours at the crease and struck two fours and a six.
Wickets then tumbled regularly with off-spinner Ashley Nurse, who claimed two for 96, joining in the fray to ensure Barbados Pride held the advantage at the end of the day.