BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) – Devon Thomas struck his 13th first class half-century and passed 3 000 runs but Jamaica Scorpions found themselves with all to do to avoid defeat heading into Monday’s penultimate day of their final round Regional four-day game against Barbados Pride.

Replying to Pride’s first innings of 377 all out, Scorpions were dismissed for 224 to concede a lead of 153 runs on day two of the contest at Kensington Oval.
Antiguan Thomas led the way with a top score of 59 while Guyanese Trevon Grifftith got 39 and Paul Palmer, 27.
Fast bowler Justin Greaves extended his excellent all-round form with three for 40 while off-spinner Ashley Nurse (2-50) and left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn (2-51) claimed two wickets apiece.
Greaves had earlier made 114 after resuming the day on 104 while Nurse converted his overnight 33 into 60 – his maiden first class half-century.
Off-spinner John Campbell and fast bowler Derval Green both finished with three for 57.
Resuming the day on 297 for six, Pride increased their stranglehold on the game when Greaves and Nurse extended their seventh wicket stand to 96 before being separated.
The right-handed Greaves was first to fall in the morning’s sixth over, yorked by Green after an innings spanning 205 balls in just over four hours at the crease and including nine fours.
Nurse, who has been good enough to score a first class hundred, faced 110 deliveries and struck seven fours in his knock.
The impressive Greaves then stunned Scorpions with a three-wicket burst, reducing the visitors to 33 for three inside the first hour after lunch.
He had West Indies batsman Chadwick Walton caught at first slip by Benn for three, removed the left-handed Campbell also to a catch at slip by Benn for 10 before knocking over Test batsman Jermaine Blackwood, bowled off the inside edge for four.
Griffith and Palmer then added 49 for the fourth wicket – the best stand of the innings – to prop up Scorpions’ reply and help them reach tea at 93 for four.
Unbeaten on eight at the break after Griffith was bowled by left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican in the fourth over before tea, Thomas rallied Scorpions with an innings that came from 78 balls in 109 minutes and included eight boundaries.

PRIDE 1st innings
(overnight 297 for six)
K Corbin c Blackwood b Bulli 51
A Alleyne c Blackwood b Taylor 1
J Carter c wkp Thomas b Green 10
R Wiggins c Blackwood b Allen 1
*K Stoute c Blackwood b Green 11
K Williams c Griffith b Bulli 82
J Greaves b Green 114
A Nurse c Allen b Campbell 60
+M. Rampersaud lbw b Campbell 12
J Warrican not out 23
S Benn c Miller b Campbell 8
Extras (b1, lb3) 4
TOTAL (all out, 118.1 overs) 377
Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-43, 3-50, 4-65, 5-98, 6-222, 7-318, 8-341, 9-351, 10-377.
Bowling: Taylor 19-4-50-1, Green 17-4-57-3, Allen 16-3-52-1, Miller 24-4-51-0, Bulli 25-0-106-2, Campbell 17.1-1-57-3.
SCROPIONS 1st Innings
C Walton c Benn b Greaves 3
J Campbell c Benn b Greaves 10
T Griffith b Warrican 39
J Blackwood b Greaves 4
P Palmer lbw b Benn 27
+D. Thomas c Alleyne b Corbin 59
F Allen run out 17
D Green c Alleyne b Benn 17
D Bulli c & b Nurse 4
*N. Miller lbw b Nurse 19
J Taylor not out 15
Extras (b6, lb1, w1, nb2) 10
TOTAL (all out, 64.3 overs) 224
Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-27, 3-33, 4-82, 5-102, 6-129, 7-159, 8-170, , 9-196, 10-224.
Bowling: Nurse 16.3-3-50-2 (nb1), Stoute 8-2-15-0, Greaves 9-2-40-3 (w1), Williams 4-0-13-0 (nb1), Warrican 10-0-44-1, Benn 16-1-51-2, Carter 1-0-4-1.
Position: Pride lead by 153 runs.