2018 Super 50, January 30-February 25

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At North Sound, Kent thrashed the Leewards by nine wickets with more than five overs to spare. Ivan Thomas (3-45) and Will Gidman (3-31) dismissed the Leewards for a disappointing 183 all out, the only batsman offering any resistance being Terrence Warde with 71 not out. Zak Crawley then struck 99 not out to guide Kent to an easy victory.

At Coolidge, Jamaica crushed the US by 98 runs. Captain Nikita Miller topscored with 52 not out as Jamaica recovered from 169-8 to finish on 254-8, while Elmore Hutchinson finished with 3-40. There were two wickets each for Christopher Lamont, andre Russell, Odean Smith and Miller as Jamaica bowled the US out for 156 all out, Sunny Sohal topscoring with 65.

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At Lucas Street, Barbados crushed a hapless CCC by 183 runs. Shai Hope hit 102 and Roston Chase 72 to guide Barbados to 254-6, left-arm spinner Ryan Hinds taking two wickets. Chemar Holder then took 3-31 to dismiss the CCC for an embarrassing 71 all out, Hinds topscoring with 32.

At Kensington Oval, the Windwards beat Hampshire by six wickets with more than 13 overs to spare. Jimmy Adams hit a run-a-ball 83 to take Hampshire to 200 all out, offspinner Shane Shillingford taking 4-32. Kirk Edwards hit 71 not out and Andre Fletcher 53, as the Windwards made short work of the target. Pacer Fidel Edwards took 3-52.

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Jimmy Adams

Padams number 2?

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Jimmy Adams

Padams number 2?

As Barry Wilkinson said, with a name like that, you'd expect him to perform well.

At North Sound, Kent beat the USA by 29 runs. Joe Denly hit 96 to take Kent to 215-9, Roy Silva taking 3-42. Despite a topscore of 61 from Ibrahim Khaleel, the USA could only manage 186-9. restricted by Adam Riley's 3-36.

At Coolidge, Jamaica beat Guyana by 46 runs on Duckworth Lewis, in their rain-interrupted match. Andre McCarthy struck a run-a-ball 105 to lead Jamaica to an imposing 264-9, while pacers Keemo Paul (3-46) and Romario Shepherd (3-67) pegged them back towards the end of the innings. Left arm spinner Nikita Miller then took 4-22 to bowl Guyana out for 168, as they were never in the hunt for the target of 215 from 33. Shimron Hetmyer topscored with 40.

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At Cave Hill on Friday, Trinidad edged Hampshire by one wicket in a low-scoring thriller. Khary Pierre took 6-34 to dismiss Hampshire for 139 all out, Jimmy Adams topscoring with 39. Jason Mohammed then grafted his way to 512 from 101 balls to take Trinidad to a narrow win, Joe Weatherley finishing with 4-25.

At Kensington Oval, the Windwards beat Barbados by 22 runs. Johnson Charles topscored with 40 as the Windwards made 201 all out, while Jason Holder, Dominic Drakes and Ashley Nurse all took two wickets each. Medium pacer Kyle Mayers then took 4-31 to dismiss Barbados for 179 all out, Holder topscoring with 49.

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In a stunning upset at North Sound on Saturday, USA crushed the Leewards by 59 runs. Terrence Warde took 3-34 to dismiss the USA for 190 all out, Sunny Sohal topscoring with 50. But Nosthrush Kenjige then captured 4-38 to bowl the Leewards out for an embarrassing 134 all out, tailender Justin Athanase topscoring with 47 not out.

At a low-scoring encounter at Coolidge, Kent edged past Guyana by three wickets. Medium pacer Will Gidman took 4-20 to dismiss Guyana for 158 all out, Chris Barnwell topscoring with 36. Gidman then returned to hit the winning runs with 29 not out, while legspinner Dev Bishoo took 4-35.

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At the 3Ws Oval on Sunday, the Windwards edged the CCC by one wicket in a low-scoring thriller. Kavem Hodge (3-16) and Shane Shillingford (3-19) bowled the CCC out for 172, Vikash Mohan topscoring with 36. Yannick Ottley then took 3-21 to make the Windwards chase difficult. Veteran opener Devon Smith topscored with 40, while tailender Larry Edwards hit 21 not out to achieve the victory for the loss of nine wickets.

At Kensington Oval, Barbados beat Trinidad by 32 runs. Shai Hope (45) and Roston Chase (46) carried Barbados to 235-7, pacer Shannon Gabriel taking 2-43. Jason Holder then took 4-38 to bowl Trinidad out for 203 all out, Isaiah Rajah topscoring with 39.

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At the Viv Richards stadium on Monday, Guyana beat the USA by seven wickets with 20 overs to spare. Medium pacer Chris Barnwell took 4-35 to dismiss the USA for 144 all out, Jaskaran Malhotra offering the only resistance with a knock of 80. Chanderpaul Hemraj then hit 64 to guide Guyana to victory of the loss of only three wickets.

At Coolidge, Jamaica crushed the Leewards by 148 runs. Captain Chadwick Walton blasted 169 from 129 balls, including 15 fours and 10 sixes, to propel Jamaica to an imposing 329-7. Andre Russell raced to 51 from just 23 balls, while spinner Terrence Warde took 2-60. Part-time spinner Andre McCarthy then took 5-26 to skittle the Leewards out for a mere 181 all out, Warde topscoring with 43.

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At Windward Park, Barbados beat Hampshire by 17 runs on Duckworth Lewis after the match was affected by rain. Roston Chase hit 105 to take Barbados to 253-6 against pacer Fidel Edwards, who took 4-35. Despite a knock of 54 not out from Joe Weatherley, Hampshire could only manage 107-5 in 20 overs, chasing a target of 125. Offspinner Ashley Nurse took 3-37.

The match at Kensington Oval between Trinidad and the CCC was washed out without a ball being bowled.

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Jamaica edged Kent by three wickets in the final over in a close encounter. at the Viv Richards stadium. Left arm spinner Fabian Allen took 2-35 to reduce Kent to 104-5, but an unbeaten sixth wicket partnership between Daniel Bell-Drummond (105) and Adam Rouse (75) carried Kent to 239-5. Kent appeared on the verge of victory when Joe Denly (3-53) had Jamaica reeling on 5-57, but a run-a-ball 108 not out, including six fours and eight sixes, by Andre Russell, rescued Jamaica and carried them to victory for the loss of seven wickets.

At Coolidge, Guyana beat a poor Leewards team by five wickets with three overs to spare. Veteran Devon Thomas hit 103 not out, but there was not much else, as the Leewards limped to 216-8, against pacer Romario Shepherd (3-40) and legspinner Dev Bishoo (3-35). Chris Barnwell hit a quickfire 89, and Shimron Hetmyer a patient 60 not out, to guide Guyana to victory for the loss of five wickets. Spinner Terrence Warde took 4-37 for the Leewards.