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B'dos Whip Jamaica; Secure Carib Double

Barbados beat Jamaica by seven wickets shortly after lunch on the fourth and last day of the Carib Beer 2003 International Challenge final at Kensington Oval on Sunday.

Set 35 runs to win, Barbados reached 35 for three at approximately 1.00 p.m. local time to become the first team to complete the Cup and Challenge double in regional first-class cricket.

Final scores:

Barbados 369 (Kurt Wilkinson 125, Floyd Reifer 88, Ryan Hinds 38, Philo Wallace 35; Gareth Breese 4-97, Jermaine Lawson 2-56, Jerome Taylor 2-67) and 35 for three (Ryan Hinds 21 not out; Jermaine Lawson 2-12).

Jamaica 184 (Brenton Parchment 52, Leon Garrick 30, David Bernard 22, Wavell Hinds 22; Corey Collymore 5-44, Pedro Collins 3-36) and 219 (Brenton Parchment 82, Leon Garrick 75; Vasbert Drakes 3-44, Pedro Collins 2-42, Ryan Hurley 2-43).