Four-Day: Smith, Permaul seal massive win after tons from Chanderpaul and Imlach
SUMMARY: Guyana Harpy Eagles 308 all out from 80.5 overs (Kevin Sinclair 74, Kevlon Anderson 48, Gudakesh Motie 43, Veerasammy Permaul 30; Darel Cyrus 5-67, Daurius Martin 2-63, Shamar Springer 2-75) & 224-2 dec from 87 overs (Tevin Imlach 107, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 101; Martin 1-45, Ryan John 1-47) beat Windward Volcanoes 113 all out from 31.5 overs (Tevyn Walcott 41*, Cyrus 23, Kimani Melius 14; 4-38, Ronaldo Alimohamed 3-30, Motie 2-12) & 165 all out from 56.2 overs (Springer 69*, John 41; Smith 5-29, Permaul 5-47) by 254 runs
Nial Smith and Veerasammy Permaul shared ten wickets as Guyana Harpy Eagles defeated Windward Volcanoes by 254 runs on day three of their West Indies Four-Day Championship match at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua.
Smith took 5-29 while Permaul got 5-47 to bundle Volcanoes for 165 in the chase of 419.
All-rounder Shamar Springer led the resistance with an unbeaten 69 while pacer Ryan John got 41 and Test batsman Kavem Hodge made 21.
Earlier, Tevin Imlach and Tagenarine Chanderpaul converted their respective overnight scores of 88 and 78 to much-deserved centuries.
Imlach made 107 (9x4s) from 243 balls, while Chanderpaul got a welcome return to form for an unbeaten 101 (9x4s; 2x6s) from 248 balls as Harpy Eagles declared on 242 in the second innings.
The Championship takes a break and resumes April 10, when the Harpy Eagles will travel to Sabina Park to face the Jamaica Scorpions.
