Guyana Harpy Eagles wicketkeeper-batsman Kemol Savory struck a superb 127* to rescue the Eagles on day one of the West Indies Four-Day match against Jamaica Scorpions at Sabina Park.
Savory’s second First-Class ton took the Eagles from a perilous position to one of comfort.
The defending champions reached stumps 278-7 after being 61-6 in 27.1 overs.
Savory entered in the 14th over with the Eagles 17-3 after skipper Tevin Imlach retired, hurt due to a suspected finger injury.
He and Gudakesh Motie then produced a counter-attacking stand of 127 for the seventh wicket, which shifted the momentum back to the Eagles.
Motie played a significant role in scoring 56 (8x4s; 1×6) from 86 balls, while Savory has thus far faced 251 balls and struck 13 fours and three maximums.
Imlach returned to finish unbeaten on 33 (3x4s) from 93 balls and has added 90 with Savory.
Pacer Ojay Shields leads the day with 3-56 as off-spinner Peat Salmon took 2-64.
Below are the summarised scores of the other three matches:
At UWI Spec: Trinidad and Tobago Red Force 374-4 from 84 overs (Jason Mohammed 157, Amir Jangoo 151*, Kjorn Ottley 47; Amari Goodridge 3-37, Khesan Ottley 1-51) v Combined Campuses and Colleges
At Queen’s Park Oval: Barbados Pride 248-3 from 90 overs ( Kraigg Brathwaite 117*, Zachary McCaskie 101, Jonathan Drakes 22; Rahkeem Cornwall 2-70, Justin Greaves 1-32)
At Coolidge Cricket Ground: Windward Volcanoes 162 all out from 48.3 overs (Shamar Springer 31, Stephan Pascal 26; Joshua Bishop 4-24, Johann Layne 3-30, Kadeem Alleyne 2-20) lead West Indies Academy 99-5 from 22.1 overs (Alleyne 35, Teddy Bishop 18, Joshua James 14*; Gilon Tyson 2-30) by 63 runs
