da betcris： Jamaica have secured a record-breaking fifth consecutive Regional Four-Day Competition Title, after a dramatic turnaround on the final day of the match against Barbados in Kingston
ESPNcricinfo staff17-Apr-2012
ScorecardIn overcast conditions, David Bernard ripped through the Barbados top order•West Indies Cricket
Jamaica have secured a record-breaking fifth consecutive Regional Four-Day Competition title, after staging a dramatic turnaround on the final day of the match against Barbados in Kingston. Led by seamer David Bernard, they routed Barbados for 90 in 26.3 overs, to seal a 139-run victory.After being the form team all season – they won all their league games and then rolled Guyana in a low-scoring semi-final – Jamaica began the day with the bigger challenge. After conceding a first-innings lead to Barbados, they began the day needing an outright win to take the title, while the visitors just needed to play out a draw.Jamaica began the day on 133 for 3 – effectively 115 for 3. Their batsmen showed the required urgency: captain Tamar Lambert scored an unbeaten 42 at a little less than a run a ball, while Bernard and Horace Miller’s cameos were studded with sixes and helped Jamaica knock off 114 off 18 overs. They declared prior to lunch, having set Barbados 230 with a minimum of 62 overs remaining in the day and match.Then Bernard took over. In overcast conditions, he produced a highly incisive spell in which he ripped through the Barbados top order. He went to lunch with figures of 4 for 19, with Barbados tottering at 36 for 5. There was to be no recovery, as none of the batsmen managed to make more than – or something even close to – Shane Dowrich’s 32.Eventually Barbados were skittled with plenty of time remaining. Spinners Nikita Miller and Odean Brown too played their part, scalping five between them. However, it was Barbados’ left-arm tweaker Sulieman Benn who was named Man of the Match, for his combined figures of 9 for 157.