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B'dos, Windwards Complete Wins

Barbados at Jamaica (Sabina Park):

Defending champions Barbados secured a 40-run win over hosts Jamaica to extend their lead in the Carib Beer 2004 competition.

Final scores: Barbados 198 (Ryan Hinds 56, Antonio Mayers 47; Ryan Cunningham 4-49, Gareth Breese 3-52, Tamar Lambert 2-6) and 251 (Martin Nurse 77, Tino Best 42 not out; Andrew Richardson 4-36, Gareth Breese 3-79). Jamaica 205 (Dave Bernard 81; Tino Best 5-44, Pedro Collins 2-42, Sulieman Benn 2-47) and 204 (Maurice Kepple 65, Keith Hibbert 51; Sulieman 3-21, Ryan Nurse 3-48, Tino Best 3-53).

Guyana at Windwards (Dominica):

Darren Sammy's five-wicket haul led the Windwards to a 131-run victory over winless Guyana. Sammy (5-20) teamed up with Deighton Butler (4-17) to scythe through the Guyana batting on the fourth day at the Botanic Gardens.

Final scores: Windward Islands 204 (Roland Wilkinson 64, Rawl Lewis 56; Mahendra Nagamootoo 4-79, Lennox Cush 2-20, Neil McGarrell 2-44) and 242 (Darren Sammy 87, Devon Smith 52; Reon Griffith 6-44, Neil McGarrell 2-61). Guyana 192 (Travis Dowlin 78; Cameron Cuffy 3-27, Shane Shillingford 3-54, Rawl Lewis 2-20) and 123 (Sewnarine Chattergoon 42, Krishna Arjune 41; Darren Sammy 5-20, Deighton Butler 4-17).

Kenya at Trinidad & Tobago (Shaw Park): A five-wicket haul from Trinidad & Tobago's Reyad Emrit pushed the home side to the brink of an outright victory over Kenya but the visitors clung on for a draw on another rain-interrupted day.

Final scores: Trinidad & Tobago 257 (Shazam Babwah 100, Dwayne Bravo 69; Peter Ongondo 5-60, Maurice Odumbe 3-63) and 103 (Martin Suji 4-23, Maurice Odumbe 3-16, Steve Tikolo 2-22). Kenya 150 (Kennedy Obuya 39; Dwayne Bravo 4-20, Marlon Black 2-35 Amit Jaggernauth 2-38) and 88-8 (Reyad Emrit 5-12, Dwayne Bravo 2-21).

* The West Indies 'B' team, made up entirely of Under-23 players, also completed an outright victory in the third round, whipping the Leeward Islands inside three days.