Morton shines with 103

NAIN: Runako Morton completed his second hundred of the season for the Leewards Islands, but Jamaica strengthened their grip on the Final Challenge of the Carib Beer Cricket Series with his dismissal off the last ball of the day at Alpart yesterday. Morton batted resolutely to score 103, his fifth regional and career hundred, to lift the Leewards to 227 for six in their second innings when stumps were drawn on the third day, after the visitors had dismissed Jamaica for 372 to concede a first innings lead of 192. 
 
The 24-year-old Morton hit half-dozen fours and four sixes from 241 balls in just over five hours to help the Leewards continue their fight back, but clearly showing signs of fatigue, he lazily offered no stroke to the first ball of the day’s final over from left-arm spin bowler Nikita Miller and was adjudged leg before wicket. Morton was part of two half-century partnerships that helped the Leewards’ recovery effort. He added 66 for the second wicket with opening batsman Junie Mitchum, who scored 38, and 97 for the third wicket with the Leewards captain Sylvester Joseph, who made 53.  Miller has been the pick of the Jamaica bowlers with three wickets for 64 runs from 25.1 overs, taking his tally of wickets to a season-high 39.