PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – A career-best spell from Kenneth Dember propelled Windward Islands Volcanoes to a convincing 121-run win against deposed champions Barbados Pride in the West Indies Championship on Saturday, and the runners-up spot in the tournament.

The Vincentian off-spinner grabbed five for 26 from 13 overs, and left-arm spinner Larry Edwards took three for 38 from 17 overs, and Pride were bowled out for 114 in their second a little before lunch on the final day of their fifth-round match at Queen’s Park Oval.

Pride resumed on 28 for three in their pursuit of 236 for victory and got a few starts from their batsmen, but none of them ever got going in a serious manner, and they crumbled to a rare defeat at the hands of the Volcanoes.

Pride lost their last seven wickets for 62 with rookie Jonathan Drakes getting the top score of 35, but no one else reaching 20.

Dember brought the match to a close when he bowled all-rounder Roshon Primus for 15 in, perhaps, the final over before the interval to hand Volcanoes only their third win against Pride in the Professional Cricket League [PCL] era (2014-15 onwards).

The result meant Volcanoes collected 16.2 points and finished the season with an aggregate of 74.2 for their highest finish in the tournament in the PCL era.

The two spinners combined for the first wicket of the day when Edward got nightwatchman Chaim Holder caught in the covers for nine in the fifth over, playing an ill-advised lofted drive.

Drakes anchored a period of resistance with fellow rookie and West Indies Under-19 graduate Kevin Wickham and their captain Shane Dowrich, but all three fell before Pride could cross the 100 mark.

Dember trapped Wickham and Dowrich lbw for 11 and 17 respectively, and Edward got Drakes stumped by imported Barbadian wicketkeeper Tevyn Walcott, and there was token resistance from the remaining batsmen.

Pride earned only 5.6 points from the match and ended the season third on 55.6.