Another round of matches was played in the ongoing Leeward Islands 50 overs tournament, on Thursday 18th May.
Nevis came up trumps versus Montserrat, with Ross Powell striking an imposing ton, witnessed by his proud dad, Ronald Powell, the former Leeward Islands all-rounder.
Nevis won the toss and batted first and scored an impressive 297 for 7 in their allotted 50 overs.
Ross Powell stroked his way to 124; Captain Adelvin Phillip scored 49 and Wasim Mintos chipped in with 42.
Deno Baker was Montserrat’s best bowler, with his 2 for 49.
When the Montserratians batted, they were bowled out for 196 in 46.4 overs. Jaison Peters top scored with 69 and Shawn Tuitt got 29.
Justin Athanaze bagged 4 for 41 and Theron Bussue got 2 for 40.
Nevis won by 100 runs.
In other matches played
Antigua & Barbuda v Anguilla
Summarized scores: Antigua & Barbuda 286 all out in 49.5 overs: Karima Gore 70; Kofi James 60; Jermaine Otto 55; Kadeem Phillip 40
Ashley White 3 for 50
Anguilla 287 for 5 in 45.3 overs: Shane Burton 83*; Jahmar Hamilton 65; Delon Skellekie 43; Kacey Carty 35; Asharn Hodge 32*
Anguilla won by 5 wickets
St. Maarten v Combined Islands
St. Maarten 272 for 8 in 44 overs: Mrinal Wadwha 43; Romain Doodnauth 37
Irvin Lewis 2 for 58; Shaquan Hewlett 2 for 57
Combined Islands 81 all out in 19.4 overs
Anthony Slowly 13
Sherwin Peters 6 for 33; Antonio Fernandez 2 for 19
St. Maarten won by 191 runs