By Brij Parasnath

Trinidad and Tobago Under-15 crushed rivals Jamaica by 78 runs in their second round match of the WICB Under-15 Regional 50-Overs competition at Progress Park, Grenada , Friday.The match between Guyana and Barbados was abandoned at the Tanteen Recreation Ground because the umpires, Imran Moakan and E. Degallerie were concerned about players’ safety, due to the soggy outfield.
Barbados had won the toss and batted first. After 36 overs, the Barbadians had reached 101 for the loss of four wickets (Jacob Bethell 27, Demetrius Richards 23, Matthew Forde 25,and Shamar Forde 10), when the match was abandoned. Dwain Dick (8-1-30-1), Nigel Deodat (5-0-11-2) and Seon Glasgow (8-0-25-1), were the successful bowlers for Guyana. Deodat was voted “Player of Match”.
In the other match contested at LaSagesse Ground, Windward Islands beat arch-rivals Leeward Islands by 23 runs.
With two consecutive victories, T&T jumped to the top of the standings with 12.6 points and will play Windward Islands at Tanteen Recreation Ground, while Jamaica takes on Barbados at Progress Park, and Guyana and Leewards clash at LaSagesse Ground.
The T&T versus Windwards match could be in jeopardy if the ground condition does not improve.
In their match against Jamaica at Progress Park yesterday, Trinidad and Tobago amassed 172 for the loss of six wickets in 50 overs. Antonio Gomez 49 not out (3x4s off 58 balls) and Jayden Seales 34 (1×4 off 50 balls), shared an enterprising 83-run sixth wicket partnership which steered the Trinidadians to a comfortable position after they were reduced to 83 for five wickets. Tariq Mohammed 21, Darren Samlal 12, and Leonardo Julien 12, were the other batsmen to achieve double figure scores. Matthew Comerie grabbed two wickets for 24 runs.
In reply, the Jamaicans made little impact with the bat and were all out for 94 in 36.4 overs. Romaine Jacob topscored with 31.
Trinidadian bowlers Jayden Seales (9.4-1-33-3), Rivaldo Ramlogan (6-2-14-2), Sameer Ali (8-1-22-3), Nicholas Ali (8-3-8-1) and Aneil Pitiram (3-0-15-1), proved too much for the Jamaicans,who registered their second consecutive defeat in as many matches.
Lee Solomon 63 (1×6 and 4x4s off 111 balls) and Gervin Serieux 53 (2x6s and 4x4s off 85 balls), put together an attractive 116-run second wicket partnership as Windwards tallied 171 in 48.3 overs. Taiem Tonge 2 for 31, and Kvon Esdaille 2 for 25, were the main wicket-takers.
Chasing 172 for victory, Leewards could only muster 123 all out in 39.1 overs withDamien Hodge 24, Carlon Tuckett 16, and Rasheed Henry 22,getting into double figures. Solomon returned with the ball and collected three wickets for 22 runs, and was voted “Player of the Match,” while Simeon Gerson got 4 for 16.