Shillingford puts Windwards on top

Offspinner Shane Shillingford took 4 for 43 to help Windward Islands bowl out Guyana for 172 in Grenada. Travis Dowlin, the Guyana captain, was the lone resistor with a fighting half-century but he was let down by his team-mates.

The Windwards fast bowlers captured early wickets after being asked to field. Nelon Pascal dismissed opener Krishna Arjune for 4. Shemroy Barrington and Leon Johnson then added 44 for the second wicket before both fell to Darren Sammy within a space of three runs. Dowlin and Narsingh Deonarine put on 48 to take their team close to 100 but that was the highest-stand of the first day as the Guyana batsmen undid the repair work performed by their captain. Shillingford triggered a collapse and Guyana lost their last four wickets for 13 runs to be bowled out in 81 overs. In reply, Windwards' openers saw off the remaining overs to finish on 20 without loss.

Trinidad and Tobago made slow progress on a rain-affected day in Weymouth, reaching 182 for 5 by stumps. Daren Ganga and Darren Bravo scored half-centuries and added 66 for the fourth wicket to help their team recover from a precarious 66 for 3. Bravo was the more fluent of the two but despite his unbeaten 59, Barbados bowled tight and kept the pressure on to finish the first day in a position of strength.

T&T began poorly after opting to bat, losing opener Adrian Barath to Corey Collymore for a duck. Justin Guillen then added 50 with Ganga before being bowled by Suleiman Benn for 19. Lendl Simmons fell shortly after, caught-behind off Kemar Roach for 6 before Ganga and Bravo steadied the innings. However, just five minutes after the tea break, Ganga spooned a catch to mid-off off Ryan Hinds' left-arm spin to hand the intiative back to Barbados. Roach struck again at the stroke of stumps, removing Sherwin Ganga for 15, leaving Bravo with the responsibility of reviving T & T on the second day.

Jamaica fought back to end their first day in St. Kitts on top, limiting Leeward Islands to 235 for 6 after the openers had made a solid start. Legspinner Odean Brown took 3 for 63 in 31 overs and played an important role in ensuring the Leewards batsmen did not build partnerships after the opening pair had been dismissed. However, Omari Banks remained unbeaten on 75 and his presence at the crease will be critical to Leewards' fortunes tomorrow.

Leewards openers Austin Richards and Kieran Powell added 78 but brought up the 50-run partnership in only 7.2 overs. Richards was particularly aggressive, scoring 49 off 60 balls with five fours and a six, before being caught brilliantly by Brown off Tamar Lambert. Powell fell six runs later, bowled by Brown for 31. The batsmen who followed got starts but failed to consolidate as Leewards lost four wickets for 60. Each of the batsmen got to double figures but only one reached a half-century. Banks resisted but lost two more partners - Montcin Hodge and Devon Thomas.