Jamaica and Barbados recorded emphatic victories to book final places in the West Indies Cricket Board Regional 4-Day cricket championship yesterday when the semifinals were concluded.
Jamaica beat Guyana by 133 runs in their encounter after resuming on 99/3 and making 189 all out for a lead of 259.
They then dismissed Guyana for 126, the same score they made in the first innings. Narsingh Deonarine top scored with 23, while Nikita Miller took 4 wickets. He was named man-of-the-match.
In the Jamaican second innings, Xavier Marshall 59 and Tamar Lambert 37 were the top scorers. Devendra Bishoo took 5-62 and Veerasammy Permaul 3-51 to lead the Guyana bowling. Scores: Jamaica 196 and 189; Guyana 126 and 126.
In the other match, Barbados dismissed T&T for 128 chasing 355 for victory. Sulieman Benn led the Bajan bowlers with 9 wickets in the match. Scores: Barbados 223 and 216; T&T 84 and 128.