There were three centuries in the Jamaica-Barbados contest
Guyana 264 & 233 for 6 (Imlach 82, Nandu 58; John 2-4
beat Windwards 286 & 209 (Ambris 107*, Descarte 39; Motie 4-46) by 4 wickets
The Guyana Harpy Eagles commenced their defense of the West Indies Championship in ideal fashion, defeating the Windward Islands Volcanoes by 4 wickets on Wednesday’s final day of their round one encounter at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua and Barbuda.
The Harpy Eagles, who began the day on 38 for 1, needing an additional 194 runs for victory, were handed a sturdy foundation from overnight batsmen captain Tevin Imlach (82) and Matthew Nandu (5.
The pair shared in a 137-run second-wicket stand to bring the Harpy Eagles to within 94 runs of victory, before useful contributions from Kemol Savory (24) and Gudakesh Motie (23) saw them to a successful chase at 233 for 6 in 78.4 overs.
There were two wickets apiece for Ryan John (2/4 and Kenneth Dember (2/75).