Guyana, Leewards settle for no-result

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC):

Guyana and Leeward Islands had to settle for a no-result when rain and a soaked outfield forced play to be abandoned without a ball being bowled for the fourth straight day in their second-round match of the West Indies Cricket Board Regional Four-day Tournament yesterday.

The condition at the Bourda Oval remained unplayable after an overnight and early-morning deluge again assaulted the sodden outfield at the ground.

Umpires Clyde Duncan from Guyana and Vincent Bullen from Barbados again had the luxury of putting the two sides out of their misery even before the scheduled start.

The result meant that both teams earned three points to take Guyana to seven and the Leewards to three.

The two sides were coming off first-round defeats and were looking to rebound with a win.

Leewards manager Percy Daniels disclosed that his side was ready to leave Guyana after the first day was abandoned.

"The drainage at Bourda is not the best in the world and there was a lack of the type of equipment and manpower needed to facilitate play after so much water was on the ground," he said.