HARPY EAGLES 1st Innings 278
Scorpions 1st Innings 115
Harpy Eagles 2nd Innings 294-7 dec
Scorpions 2nd Innings
(overnight 176-1)

L. Lugg c wk Imlach b Beaton 10

T. Gilzene lbw b Sinclair 85

*J. Blackwood c Savory b Sinclair 80

P. Palmer c wk Imlach b Smith 0

A. Mansingh lbw b Sinclair 12

+A. Thomas c Anderson b Beaton 1

D. Green c Anderson b Beaton 0

N. Bonner c Anderson b Sinclair 5

O. Shields st Imlach b Permaul 14

M. Mindley lbw b Permaul 0

N. Gordon not out 0

Extras (b10, lb5, nb7) 22

TOTAL (all out, 66.2 overs) 229

Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-182, 3-183, 4-207,5-208, 6-208, 7-214, 8-229, 9-229.

Bowling: Beaton 17-3-85-3 (nb1); Smith 10-1-42-1 (nb6); Motie 10-4-27-0; Permaul 11-5-23-2; Sinclair 18.2-4-37-4.

Result: Harpy Eagles won by 228 runs.

Points: Harpy Eagles 19.2, Scorpions 5.8.

Player-of-the-Match: L. Johnson (Harpy Eagles).

..Guyana in sight of 13th Regional title, Johnson eyes 6th as Skipper

By Sean Devers
GUYANA Harpy Eagles crushed Jamaica Scorpions by 228 runs yesterday at Providence Stadium on the final day of the penultimate round of West Indies Championships and have one hand on their thirteenth First-Class Regional title, while Leon Johnson is eyeing his sixth as captain in his last season at this level.

Resuming on their overnight 174-4, Jamaica were blown away for 229, losing their last nine wickets for 55 runs as off-spinner Kevin Sinclair (4-37), pacer Ronsford Beaton (3-45) and left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul (2-23) bowled Guyana to an emphatic victory with two sessions to spare.

Only overnight batters; Tevin Gilzene who made 85 from 141 balls 176 minutes with 14 fours and Jermaine Blackwood who hit 80 from 161 balls and 215 minutes with 12 boundaries offered any fight as the two batters extended their partnership to 173, but once Gilzene fell to off-spinner Sinclair as their last three wickets fell at 129

Scores: Guy 278 & 294-7 dec Jam 115 & 229
Jamaica still needed 282 for a miraculous win and everything depended on Gilzene, who survived a testing time from Ronsford Beaton on Friday and Blackwood who had already put together 165 for the second wicket after Leroy Lugg fell at 10-1.

Gilzene began the day on 81 while Blackwood was on 66 and how long they batted and how much they extended their partnership would indicate if Jamaica, on a still decent track and a fast outfield, had a sniff of a chance of a sensational win.

But Sinclair quickly extinguished those hopes when he had Gilzene LBW in the second over of the day while Nail Smith had Paul Palmer caught behind without scoring to leave the score on 183-3.

Abhijai Mansingh joined Blackwood, who stroked Smith gloriously through the covers for four before Mansingh edged Beaton for four.

Mansingh watched from the non-sticker’s end as Blackwood pushed forward to Sinclair and was caught bat/pad at 207-4, and it was soon 208-6 when Beaton removed Aldane Thomas (1) and Deval Greene (0) in identical fashion; caught at second slip by Kevlon Anderson while Mansingh (12) who was trapped LBW by one that did not turn from Sinclair at 214-7.

Ojay Shields, who lofted Sinclair for six over long-off, was stumped off Permaul who had Marquino Mindley lbw next ball before Blackwood was last man out for 80.

Guyana face the Leewards Volcanoes from next Wednesday at the Providence Stadium in the final round of the West Indies Championship.