Trini U-19s in sight of victory

Resuming on 62 for two wickets yesterday, the young Trinidadians paced by William Perkins who hit a solid 54 and skipper Jason Mohammed who got 33, raced to 221.

Rishi Bachan added 28 and Javed Moham-med 26 to the Trinidad and Tobago total.

Justin Atha-naze toiled manfully for his three wickets which cost 29 runs while Dillon Skellekie took three for 50.

Batting a second time, the Leward Islanders soon ran into the wiles of left arm back of the hand spinner Dane Teeluck-singh who took three wickets for eight runs, and were staring defeat on 71 for five wickets, still trailing by 14 runs with half their side out.

Meanwhile, at the Stubbs Ground Guyana resuming from 109 for two, scored 360 for eight declared in reply to Barbados 161.

And the Bajans trailing by 199 runs on first innings, reached 27 without loss in their second innings.

And at the Sion Hill Ground, Windward Islands resuming on 46 for five in their reply to Jamaica first innings total of 168, were dismissed for 111.

Jamaica decided to bat again and were 187 for six wickets, a commanding lead of 244 runs.

Summarised scores: LEEWARDS 136 and 71/5 - Kieran Powell 36, Javia Liburd 18, Dane Teelucksingh 3/8 vs TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 221 - William Perkins 54, Jason Mohammed 33, Rishi Bachan 28, Javed Mohammed 26, Justin Athanaze 3/29, Dillon Skellekie 3/50.

BARBADOS 161 and 27/0 Omar Phillips 13 not out vs GUYANA 360/8 declared - Leon Johnson 200 not out, Gajanand Singh 47, Andrew Williams 17 not out, Shamarh Brooks 3/89, Kemar Roach 2/48, Steven Pinder 2/62.

JAMAICA 168 and 187/6 - Jamie Trenchfield 44, Jeffrey Scott 39, Albert Gopie 30, Nickoy Samuels 25, Damion Ebanks 15 not out, Andre Fletcher 2/22, Nelon Pascal 2/41) vs WINDWARD ISLANDS 111 - Dalton Polius 17, Trevor Walcott 14 not out, Heron Campbell 14, Lauron Francois 11, Nelon Pascal 11, Ronald Etienne 10, Alton Beckford 5/34, Dennis Bulli 4/44)