With half of the season completed prior to the break for Christmas and New Year’s holidays, plus the NAGICO Super50 Tournament, the teams will now commence the return legs of the season and will be eyeing revenge on their opponents from the first leg of matches. (See results of matches and remaining fixtures below).
Reigning champions Guyana Jaguars ended the first half of the season in pole position on 85 points, but Barbados Pride were looking to keep them within reach. (See points table below)
The Scorpions and the Red Force occupy the middle two places in the table, but Bennett and Logie were both hoping for a strong finish to the season.
OFFICIAL POINTS STANDINGS
Following are the Official Points Standings after the fifth round of matches ended on Monday in the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament.
Referee awarding match
Team Awarded Match 12
Other Team 0
Bonus points awarded only for performances in the first 110 overs of each team’s first innings only and retained whatever the result of the match.
A maximum of five batting points will be awarded based on runs scored by each team as follows:
200 to 249 runs – 1 point
250 to 299 runs – 2 points
300 to 349 runs – 3 points
350 to 399 runs – 4 points
400 runs or over – 5 points
A maximum of three bowling points will be awarded based on wickets taken by each team as follows:
3 to 5 wickets taken – 1 point
6 to 8 wickets taken – 2 points
9 to 10 wickets taken – 3 points
For the avoidance of doubt, “wickets taken” shall relate exclusively to batsmen dismissed under Laws 30 to 39 inclusive and to batsmen retired out.
If penalty runs are awarded to a team which at that time had faced less than 110 overs in their first innings, or completed their first innings before they had faced 110 overs, those penalty runs will be considered as counting towards the total as far as the award of bonus points is concerned.
If penalty runs are awarded to a team which had already faced 110 overs or more in their first innings, or had previously completed their first innings after they had faced 110 overs, those penalty runs will not be considered as counting towards the total as far as the award of bonus points is concerned.
RESULTS OF MATCHES
Round 1 – November 6 to 9
Jaguars beat Volcanoes by 104 runs – National Cricket Stadium, Guyana
Hurricanes lost to Red Force by an innings and 23 runs – Warner Park, St. Kitts
Pride beat Scorpions by 10 wickets – Kensington Oval, Barbados
Round 2 – November 13 to 16
Scorpions beat Volcanoes by 30 runs – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Pride drew with Red Force – Kensington Oval, Barbados
Jaguars beat Hurricanes by an innings and 35 runs – National Cricket Stadium, Guyana
Round 3 – November 20 to 23
Volcanoes beat Hurricanes by 8 wickets – Windsor Park, Dominica
Jaguars beat Pride by 9 wickets – National Cricket Stadium, Guyana
Red Force lost to Scorpions by 6 wickets – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
Round 4 – December 4 to 7
Volcanoes lost to Pride by 181 runs – National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
Scorpions beat Hurricanes by 3 wickets – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Red Force lost to Jaguars by an innings and 49 runs – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
Round 5 – December 11 to 14
Scorpions lost to Jaguars by 117 runs – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Volcanoes drew with Red Force –Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia
Pride beat Hurricanes by 10 wickets – Kensington Oval, Barbados
REMAINING MATCHES
(Scheduled start 10 am daily, except where indicated)
Round 6 – February 11 to 14
Hurricanes vs Scorpions – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua
Round 6 – February 12 to 15
Pride vs Volcanoes – Kensington Oval, Barbados
Jaguars vs Red Force – National Cricket Stadium, Guyana
Round 7 – February 19 to 22
Hurricanes vs Volcanoes – CancrynGround, St. Thomas
Pride vs Jaguars – Kensington Oval, Barbados
Scorpions vs Red Force – Sabina Park, Jamaica
Round 8 – February 26 to 29
Volcanoes vs Jaguars – BeausejourCricket Ground, St. Lucia
Red Force vs Hurricanes – National Cricket Centre, Trinidad
Scorpions vs Pride – Sabina Park, Jamaica
***LATE SEASON BREAK***
Round 9 – March 11 to 14
Volcanoes vs Scorpions – Arnos Vale Multiplex, St. Vincent
Red Force vs Pride – National Cricket Centre, Trinidad
Hurricanes vs Jaguars – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua
Round 10 – March 18 to 21
Red Force vs Volcanoes – National Cricket Centre, Trinidad
Jaguars vs Scorpions – National Cricket Stadium, Guyana
Hurricanes vs Pride – Warner Park, St. Kitts