FOUR-DAY: Imlach and Savory lead Harpy Eagles fightback against Volcanoes

Skipper Tevin Imlach and Kemol Savory added an unbroken 85 for the fourth wicket to stabilise Guyana Harpy Eagles innings by stumps on Day Two against the Windward Islands Volcanoes at the National Stadium, Providence.

Thursday was another rain-affected day in the fifth round match of the West Indies Four-Day Championship, and Harpy Eagles ended on 159-3, responding to Volcanoes first innings score of 213.

Harpy Eagles were in early trouble at 74-3 with Matthew Nandu (8), Raymond Perez (33) and Kevlon Anderson (21) all back in the dugout.

Imlach and Savory then dug deep in the final session to lift the Harpy Eagles and keep the Volcanoes bowlers at bay.

Savory is not out on 46 off 78 (4x4s) and Imlach on 40 off 70 (2x4s).

Earlier, Volcanoes, resuming on 77-2, collapsed from a position of relative strength at 125-2, as Harpy Eagles’ spin trio Veerasammy Permaul (4-55), Gudakesh Motie (3-44) and Kevin Sinclair (2-54) combined for nine wickets.

Opener Jeremy Solozano made 83 off 142 (10x4s), skipper Alick Athanaze 39 off 71 (4x4s, 1×6) and Sunil Ambris 33 off 52 (4x4s).

Below are the summarised scores from the other fifth round games

At Kensington Oval: Barbados Pride 86 all out from 26.2 overs (Kemar Roach 21, Shai Hope 16; Anderson Phillip 4-36, Joshua James 3-8, Jayden Seales 2-32) and 121 all out from 45.4 overs (Roston Chase 41, Shai Hope 20; Joshua James 3-16, Khary Pierre 2-11, Anderson Phillip 2-38, Jayden Seales 2-50) lost to Trinidad and Tobago Red Force 263 all out from 83.4 overs (Kamil Pooran 60, Amir Jangoo 56; Jason Holder 5-52) by an innings and 56 runs

At Sir Vivian Richards Stadium: Leeward Islands Hurricanes 425 all out from 98.5 overs (Jewel Andrew 122, Justin Greaves 104, Karima Gore 65; Chemar Holder 5-107) and 94-1 (Kadeem Henry 41, Mikyle Louis 34*) lead Combined Campuses and Colleges 170-9 from 44 overs (Romario Greaves 39; Alzarri Joseph 6-35) by 349 runs

At Coolidge Cricket Ground: Jamaica Scorpions 375 all out from 92.2 overs (John Campbell 101, Javelle Glenn 68, Odean Smith 51, Brad Barnes 50; Jediah Blades 4-64) and 110-2 from 23 overs (Brandon King 58*; Johann Layne 2-16) lead vs West Indies Academy 211 all out from 46.5 overs (Carlon Bowen-Tuckett 57, Mbeki Joseph 54; Brad Barnes 3-25, Ojay Shields 3-40) by 274 runs