Jamaica take charge - Four-Day final

GROS-ISLET, St Lucia (CMC):

A slew of brilliant indivi-dual performances shook the Headley/Weekes Trophy final to life yesterday, but a career-best spell from leg-spinner Damion Jacobs and Jermaine Blackwood's second half-century of the match put Jamaica firmly in charge against the Windward Islands.

Blackwood followed up his 94 in the first innings with an unbeaten 88 and defied a hat-trick from Kenroy Peters, as Jamaica reached 147 for seven in their second innings at the close on the third day of the finale to the Regional Four-Day Championship for an overall lead of 322.