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Titty is the Windys rabbit! ever since!

Carlos 'Braffit' is an exciting development!

if Sammy thought his life just got easier with Bib B down he still must contend with Russell, and now in addition 'Braffit'

life doh get easier does it!

is wood in Sammy rarse! nowhere to hide!

At the end of the penultimate day's play, the Leewards were 132-5 in their second innings, still 67 runs in deficit, with Tonito Willett (59) and Jahmal Hamilton (25) the not out batsmen. Medium-pacer Dave Bernard has taken four wickets in this innings so far.

The Lions were 168 without loss in their second innings, Kieswetter racing to 102 at stumps, while Adams was with him on 56. Their first innings lead is a mere 45 runs, so they will have to bat fast if they want to declare and leave the CCC a significant target.

Sherwin Ganga was run out for 31, but at the close Trinidad reached 127-4, in effect still less than 100 runs in credit against the Windwards. Darren Ganga is 62 not out and with him is Ramdin on 14, while Deleon Johnson has taken two wickets to date.

Guyana were 90-4 at stumps in their second innings, having lost Chandrika (24), Fudadin (11), Johnson (21) and Gajanand Singh (2). The not out batsmen are ROyston Crandon (15) and Vishual Singh (9), while the main destroyer for Barbados in this innings is Stoute with two wickets.

Relief for most here on The fan is guyana finally playing well...so well as to have the mighty Bajans on the ropes.

good going.

wat is Fuddadin doing here...wat is he demonstrating..that he may have soemthing to offer at the top?

JAvLI: GAME OVER: Hyatt blasts his 3rd boundary to take Jamaica 13/0. Hyatt 13*, Jackson 0*. Jamaica 12 points, Leewards 0.

ENGAvCCC: At tea CCC 86/5 from 33 overs chasing 302 to win. They need another 216 runs from a minimum 37 overs."

WINvTT:TEA!Windwards chasing 224 to win are 107/4 at tea. Fletcher 58*,James 6*. An exciting final session on the final day of this game.

BDvGY: WICKET! BD's skipper Hinds is adjugded lbw to Permaul for 3. BD 35/3 Braithwaite 7*. BDvGY: BD 35/3 batsmen out- Richards 13, Hope 6, Hinds 3. Bowling Bess 1-14, Fudadin 1-7, Permaul 1-0.

Despite Fletcher's 67 and a knock of 33 by James, none of the other Windwards batsmen really came to the party, as they were dismissed for 172. Seamer Rayad Emrit took 4-40, young Cariah took three wickets, and Jaggernauth two.

In contrast, the Lions bowling failed to bowl out a side in their second innings, as the CCC comfortably secured a draw in their match, reaching 204-7, with Brathwaite and McClean not out on 11 each. But the draw had already been secured by a 99-partnership between Jamaicans Bonner (72) and Thomas (22). Woakes, Harris and Chambers took two wickets each....

Barbados reached 87-4 at stumps, as their match against Guyana also ended in a draw, Stoute on 24 and Chase on 18. Bess, Permaul, Fudadin and Johnson took one wicket each.

fletcher scored again. interesting. lets see if he continues next round!

solid win Trinidad pulled of there. gangadin in deh wiyah. superb work for titty by the captain!

Samuels doing fine. it looks like the wicb intend to pick him as soon as deh cyan. dats good! I want to see who deh go drop to include samuels in de tess side!

Carlos 'Braffit' did not take a step back with the bat but its the ball we wish to see him excell with...his batting being a major plus if he can be a good to great fast bowler.

Corbin the keeper continues to display a significant batting capability. thats very interesing as Ramdin continues to return moderately at the crease.

had been loooking forward to Jason Dawe last year and this year to be a blazing young prospect. he does not appear to be filled with fiyah and yearning to be a great fast bowler?

and fuh Titty Emerit again...4 wickets in a famous win!

no em-shit anymore emerit has developed into a very useful regional player indeed

Jamaica lead the standings with 36 points, followed by Trinidad on 33, and the Lions in third place on 30. In fourth place are the CCC on 27 points, with the Windwards close behind them on 23. Then, there is a gap between them and Guyana, who are sixth with 13 points, followed by Barbados on 12, and the Leewards in last place on just three points.

Jamaica and Trinidad have both won twice, while the LIons could only manage one win to date, and that against cellar team Leewards. It seems that while the Lions have batted well, they've had difficulty bowling sides out in the second innings, Leewards aside. Trinidad have had an up-and-down first half of the season, but Jamaica have been very impressive to date, having dominated all their matches, with a bowling attack that has generally delivered when needed. That said, Jamaica are yet to face pre-tournament favourites the England Lions, which will be their biggest test.

The CCC have punched above their weight, going into this tournament heavily tipped to finish with the wooden spoon, and the Windwards are another team that's still in the reckoning for a semi-final place. But Guyana's batting has been disappointing, while Barbados' bowling attack has failed to live up to its billing. All round, the Leewards have looked like a poor team, aside from one or two players....

Excellent stuff Mike...will update the points table in a bit...