PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  (CMC) – Three batsmen scored centuries in the opening round of the CWI Rising Stars Under-17 Two-Day Championship, with two of the matches petering out into tame draws on Wednesday.

However, the Leeward Islands are in complete control of their match against Jamaica which started a day late after play on Tuesday was postponed.

At Inshan Ali Park: Barbados picked up valuable first innings points after securing a slim five-run lead over Trinidad and Tobago.

T&T racked up 252 for eight declared on the opening day, thanks mainly to solid contributions from the top and middle order.

Christiano Ramanan top scored with 47, Scyon Charles scored an unbeaten 41, while Renaldo Fournillier (36), Christian Lall (26) and Saleem Khan (24) all made useful knocks.

Justin Parris was Barbados’ best bowler with 3-51, while Jahidi Hinds (2-37), and Raphael Lovell (2-38) took two wickets apiece.

Captain Gadson Bowens then scored 111 off 154 balls to lead Barbados to 257 for nine declared.

Opener Jordan Graham made 47 and Justin Parris 31.

T&T then finished on 89 for three before the match was declared a draw.

At the National Cricket Centre: Theo Edward struck an impressive century as the Windward Islands earned first innings points over Guyana with their match also ending in a draw.

Edward smashed 139 off 133 balls with 19 fours and four sixes as the Windward Islands made 281 for nine declared in their first innings.

Micah Amsterdam delivered a superb spell of fast bowling to end with 5-58.

Shamar Apple then made 123 from 144 balls, but it was not enough to carry Guyana past that total and they were dismissed for 264.

The Windward Islands then reached 84 for two in their second innings, with Jorden Charles unbeaten on 47.

At the Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground: The Leeward Islands staged an impressive fightback to hold the advantage at the end of the opening day of their match against Jamaica.

After being skittled out for just 96 in their first innings with offspinner Demarco Scott grabbing a remarkable 5-11 from 6.5 overs, the Leeward Islands produced a sterling bowling effort to dismiss Jamaica for just 75.

Kunal Tilokani (4-7), Kasim Challenger (3-17) and J’Quan Athanaze (2-9) were the main destroyers for the Leeward Islands.

Having secured a slender 21-run first innings lead, the Leeward Islands ended the day on 128 for two, an overall lead of 149 runs.

Captain Tanez Francis is unbeaten on 61, while Tilokani made 49.