Jamaica beat Combined Campuses
Published:Monday | February 15, 2010 | 6:19 PM
A career-best spell of bowling from Tamar Lambert propelled tournament leaders Jamaica to a tense 29-run victory over Combined Campuses & Colleges in their day/night WICB regional first-class championship at the Guyana National Stadium.
The Jamaica captain grabbed a career-best eight wickets for 42 runs with his part-time off-spin, as Combined Campuses and Colleges, chasing 206 for victory, were bowled out for 176 about 10 minutes before lunch.
Lambert finished with a match haul of 10 for 63, and had the privilege of snaring the last wicket, when he had Khismar Catlin caught at first slip for a duck.
Leg-spinner Odean Brown, an eight-wicket bowling hero in the first-innings, supported with two for 79 from 36 overs for match figures of 10 for 133.
Only Kyle Corbin, with a fluent 38, made any impression for the Combined Campuses and Colleges on the final day.
Jamaica’s win was their fourth in four matches this season and leaves them top of the table with a maximum 48 points.
They are three ahead of Barbados on 45, followed by Combined Campuses and Colleges 24, Leeward Islands 22, Trinidad and Tobago 21, Windward Islands 16 and Guyana 7.
Jamaica next meet second-placed Barbados in round six, starting on Friday at the Frank Worrell Memorial Ground in Trinidad.
Final scores are Jamaica 202 and 164, Combined Campuses and Colleges 161 and 176.
At Albion Sports Complex, a decisive spell of medium-fast bowling from Kevin Stoute helped Barbados advance to a 58-run victory over hosts Guyana.
Stoute finished with three wickets for 15 runs from 5.4 overs, as Guyana, chasing 329 runs for victory, were dismissed for 270 in their second innings about five minutes before tea.
Final scores are Barbados 403 and 154 for nine declared, Guyana 229 and 270.
The Leeward Islands beat the Windward Islands by 53 runs.
Windward Islands, set a victory target of 320 were bowled out for 266.
Scores in the so far, Leeward Islands 325 and 198, Windward Islands 204 and 266 for nine.