Jaguars slip to number two after latest defeat

Defending champions Guyana Jaguars have slipped to number two on the points table after losing to Jamaica Scorpions in the fourth round of the West Indies Four-day championship at Providence.

The five-time champions started the round top of the table, marginally ahead of Barbados Pride, but they have swapped positions after the latest round.

This is Jaguars second defeat this season, to go along with two wins.

Jaguars are now on 49 points after losing to Scorpions by seven runs in a low-scoring affair, while Pride have accumulated 65.2 points after beating Leeward Islands Hurricanes by an innings and 81 runs.

Trinidad and Tobago Red Force are third on 41.6 points after a draw against Windward Islands Volcanoes, who are in fourth on 40.4 points.

The victory against Jaguars has moved Scorpions from bottom of the table to fifth on 36.8 points, while Hurricanes are now at the bottom on 29.2 points.

Round Five matches (February 13-16)

Scorpions vs Hurricanes – Trelawny Multipurpose Complex, Jamaica

Pride vs Red Force – Kensington Oval

Volcanoes vs Jaguars – Grenada National Stadium, Grenada