FOUR-DAY: Perez hits career-best as Harpy Eagles take first innings honours against Red Force

Opener Raymond Perez made his highest First-Class score as Guyana Harpy Eagles grabbed first innings honours against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force by stumps on Day Two of the final round of the West Indies Four-Day Championship at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain on Thursday.

This is a top-of-the-table clash and with Guyana Harpy Eagles leading by just 6.2 points on the table, first innings points in a drawn encounter, coupled with fast bowling bonus points, will guarantee a successful defence of the title.

Harpy Eagles closed the day on a solid 269-5, a lead of 29 on first innings with two days to play.

The right-handed Perez stroked 82 off 144 balls, falling leg before to left-arm spinner Khary Pierre when in sight of a maiden hundred.

Perez, who shared a 58-run opening stand with Matthew Nandu (11), struck 11 fours.

Kevlon Anderson continued his fine form with another fifty (52 off 62), but was also trapped leg before by Pierre.

Captain Tevin Imlach and his deputy Kemol Savory made 33 and 32 respectively, while all-rounder Kevin Sinclair (21*) and Keemo Paul (18*) ended the day unbeaten.

Pierre has taken 3-61 thus far.

Earlier, Red Force added just 23 runs to their overnight 217-7 with Nial Smith taking 4-49, Paul 3-45 and Ronaldo Alimohamed 2-42.

Below are the summarised scores of the other matches:

At Coolidge Cricket Ground: Windward Islands Volcanoes 106 all out from 25 overs (Noelle Leo 22, Kimani Melius 20; Nathan Edward 2-15, Kelvin Pitman 2-22, McKenny Clarke 2-34) and 181 all out from 46.1 overs (Alick Athanaze 41, Kimani Melius 40; Johanna Layne 6-30) lost to West Indies Academy 253 all out from 66 overs (Teddy Bishop 56, Carlon Bowen-Tuckett 45, Justin Jagessar 42; Kenneth Dember 6-45) and 35-0 from 3.3 overs (Ackeem Auguste 33*) by 10 wickets

At Warner Park: Leeward Islands Hurricanes 444-9 declared from 133.4 overs (Justin Greaves 124*, Jahmar Hamilton 84, Jewel Andrew 66, Keacy Carty 55; Jomel Warrican 7-111) lead Barbados Pride 153-5 from 37 overs (Kevin Wickham 55*; Justin Greaves 2-18, Oshane Thomas 2-64) by 291 runs

At Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground: Jamaica Scorpions 133 all out from 36.2 overs (Kirk McKenzie 31; Jaden Edmund 5-59, Larry Edward 3-6) and 206-5 from 46 overs (Javelle Glenn 86; Larry Edward 3-47) lead Combined Campuses and Colleges 327 all out from 86.3 overs (Shaqkere Parris 112, Johann Jeremiah 69, Larry Edward 44; Abhijai Mansingh 5-91) by 12 runs