Jamaica retain title as Morton gets record

Published: Tuesday | March 31, 2009


CHARLESTOWN, Nevis (CMC):

Runako Morton yesterday scored an unprecedented second double century in as many games, the first time in the history of sponsored regional cricket since 1966 that a batsman has scored double centuries in consecutive matches.

He stroked a robust 231 and propelled the Leeward Islands to a seasonal team record total of 596 all out, on the last day of their drawn 12th-round WICB Regional Four-day match at Grove Park. The Leewards secured a 77-run first innings lead and CCC reached 44 for one in their second innings when the game was called off as a tame draw.

The match result also confirmed Jamaica as George Headley/Everton Weekes Trophy winners, as the Leewards were the only side with a mathematical chance of overtaking them, but needed maximum points from all their remaining fixtures to achieve that.

Jamaica lead the standings with an unassailable 94 points, followed by Windward Islands on 75, the Leewards at 65, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago tied on 54, Combined Campuses and Colleges with 36 and Guyana on 30.

T&T, Guyana draw

AT PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago drew with Guyana.

Scores:

GUYANA 282 (Sewnarine Chattergoon 68, Steven Jacobs 54, Travis Dowlin 42, Christopher Barnwell 30, Assad Fudadin 22; Imran Khan 5-42, Navin Stewart 2-74) & 213 for seven (Narsingh Deonarine 74, Christopher Barnwell 57; Sherwin Ganga 2-13, Imran Khan 2-24, Atiba Allert 2-35).

T&T 259 (Daren Ganga 92, Adrian Barath 38, Sherwin Ganga 36, Darren Bravo 27; Veerasammy Permaul 4-54, Davindra Bishoo 3-48).