Four-Day: Motie, all-round Permaul lead Harpy Eagles to huge win over Volcanoes

Guyana Harpy Eagles pulled off a magnificent innings and 141-run win over Windward Islands Volcanoes, winning with a day to spare at the Antigua Recreation Ground in Round Two of the West Indies Four-Day Championship on Tuesday.

After conceding a massive lead of 340 on first innings, Volcanoes were bowled out for 199 in their second innings with Albion left-armers Gudakesh Motie and Veerasammy Permaul putting the Volcanoes in a spin.

Motie took 5-51, his ninth five-wicket haul in First-Class cricket, and Permaul bagged 4-20, with only opener Ackeem Auguste putting up any resistance with 91 off 139 balls.

Motie finished the game with figures of 6-55 to go with his match-haul of 10-119 in the first round.

The four-wicket haul was Permaul’s best returns of the season thus far, but his real impact came earlier in the day when he scored his eighth First-Class fifty, an unbeaten 82.

With Shamar Joseph and Nial Smith as company, Permaul led a Harpy Eagles batting surge that ended with a total of 491 in response to Volcanoes 151.

Resuming on 361-8, Harpy Eagles had a ninth wicket partnership of 74 between Permaul and Joseph, before Smith joined Permaul to add 86 for the final wicket.

Permaul faced 150 balls and struck nine fours and two sixes, while Joseph cracked 46 off 32 and Smith made 37 off 52. Smith had taken 5-36 in their first innings.

Harpy Eagles and Volcanoes clash in Round Three of the tournament starting April 26.

Below are the summarised scores from the other games 

Brathwaite and Wickham ton up against Scorpions’ at Sabina Park

SUMMARY: Jamaica Scorpions 457 all out from 103 overs (Kirk McKenzie 114, John Campbell 96, Javelle Glenn 65, Odean Smith 54, Brad Barnes 40; Shamar Springer 3-99, Johann Layne 2-67, Jomel Warrican 2-89, Roston Chase 2-92) vs Barbados Pride 460-5 from 125 overs (Kraigg Brathwaite 176*, Kevin Wickham 105, Jonathan Drakes 55, Shayne Moseley 53; Peat Salmon 4-100) Pride lead by three runs

Hurricanes take vital lead against Red Force at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium 

SUMMARY: Leeward Islands Hurricanes 131 all out from 39.3 overs (Karima Gore 57, Jeremiah Louis 19; Anderson Philip 6-38, Jayden Seales 3-33) and 130-7 from 47.3 overs (Mikyle Louis 73, Jahmar Hamilton 41; Jayden Seales 7-34) vs Trinidad and Tobago Red Force 175 all out from 60 overs (Jyd Goolie 51*, Joshua Da Silva 36; Kelvin Pitman 6-52, Oshane Thomas 3-52) Match declared a draw as pitch deemed to be dangerous