West Indies four-day Championships…

THE Guyana Harpy Eagles registered an emphatic three-day 10-wicket victory over the Windwards Volcanoes yesterday in the fifth round of the Regional First-Class Championship at the Providence Stadium to remain at the top of the points table.

This was the fourth win by the defending champions as they remained unbeaten with four wins and a draw.
Set 25 to win after dismissing the Windwards for 135 in their second innings, Guyana reached 28 without loss in 4.3 overs with Matthew Nandu hitting four boundaries in his 14-ball 18, while Raymond Perez finished on 10 from 13 balls.

Once Kavem Hodge was dismissed for 40 from 70 balls, decorated with four fours and a six and 19-year-old Stephon Pascal hit a shot-filled 22 reaching the ropes four times, nobody else got to 20.

Pascal fell to Renaldo Ali-Mohamed after sharing in a 43-run opening stand with Jeremy Solozano, who was LBW to Gudakesh Motie for 17 at 47-2.
Skipper Alick Athanaze (18) was LBW to Veerasammy Permaul at 93-3 and when Hodge was caught and bowled by Motie 102-4, Windwards lost their last six wickets for 33 runs.
Test left-arm spinner Motie had 6-38 to register his five-wicket haul.

Permaul, in his 149th first-class game, had 3-46 to take his first-class tally to 662 and extended his regional first-class record to 584.
Earlier, Guyana resumed the penultimate day in brilliant sunshine on 159-3 with Imlach on 40 and Kemol Savory on 46. However, once Savory, who fell for 99 in this tournament, had added three to his overnight score and was LBW to fast bowler Gilon Tyson for 49 from 85 balls with four fours at 167-4, the Windwards began to sneak back into the match.
When he arrived from Pakistan, Imlach scored a century in the second round and he and Kevin Sinclair took their team to 208 before Sinclair, who hit four fours in 20, fell to off-spinner Kenneth Dember, while Keemo Paul (0) hit Shadrack Descarte to mid-off at 213-6.

Renaldo Ali-Mohammed was taken on the mid-wicket boundary by Darel Sylus but stepped over the ropes as the pugnacious Ali-Mohammed opened his account with a six.
Ali-Mohammed hit two sixes and four in a quick-fire 20 before he was caught and bowled by leggie Sylus at 249-7.

Motie hit four boundaries in his 32, was removed by Sylus at 301-8, while Permaul (4) was caught and bowled by Dember at 316-9.
Imlach reached his second ton in this tournament and his fifth overall, with a reverse sweep off Dember before being last out at 319.

Sylus had 3-82, Dember 3-92 and Tyson 2-51 were the main wicket-takers.