Serious pace in regional cricket

Guyana and West Indies star batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored an unbeaten century (105) his 52nd first-class hundred to lead his team to their first win for the season in the WICB regional first-class tournament against the Leeward Islands last Monday, in Couva, Trinidad.

The five-wicket victory means that Guyana have moved off the cellar to sixth spot on 19 points, and the Leeward Islands are just ahead of them in fifth on 22 points.

Guyana will play their final round against the Windward Islands starting this Friday in Grenada while the Leeward Islands will meet the Combined Compuses & Colleges in St Lucia.

In other matches played last week-end, Trinidad & Tobago defeated the Windward Islands by 155 runs and Barbados defeated Jamaica by 10 wickets to move to the number one spot with 57 points after finishing their sixth match.

Jamaica who is in second spot with 48 points will need to win their final match against Trinidad & Tobago to stop Barbados from claiming the 2010 crown. The match will be played this Friday in Grenada.

The present points table- Barbados 57. Jamaica 48. Trinidad & Tobago 33. Combined C&C 24. Leeward Islands 22. Guyana 19 and Windward Islands 16.