Leeward Islands Hurricanes produced a tidy second innings execution with both bat and ball to secure a facile 134-run win over Jamaica Scorpions on day three of their ninth-round West Indies Championship four-day match at Sabina Park yesterday.

Hurricanes, who resumed their second innings overnight on 171-3 — a lead of 131 runs — went on to post 312, setting the Scorpions a daunting 272 for victory.

Four batsmen — Keacy Carty (68), Devon Thomas (65), Rahkeem Cornwall (52) and Captain Kieran Powell (54) — registered half-centuries for the Hurricanes who capitalised on the conditions with the ball coming onto the bat nicely.

However, the Scorpions in their reply had no such fortunes as they struggled dismally to put together a useful partnership and were bundled over for 138. Brandon Kings’s 31 was their best showing with the bat.

Instead, it was Hurricanes seamer Sheno Berridge, bowling a tight line outside off stump, who had much to celebrate, bagging 4-40 on the strip which maintained its bounce and carry from the first two days.

The spin trio of Rahkeem Cornwall (2-32), Damion Jacobs (2-22) and Terrance Ward (2-2) offered strong support. Cornwall with match figures of 8-92 continues to head the championship’s bowling with 57 wickets.

Scores: Leeward Hurricanes 210 (66 overs) & 312 (95.1 overs); Jamaica Scorpions 250 (67.2 overs) & 138 (37.3 overs).

Earlier, Scorpions finger spinner Nikita Miller once again accounted for the Hurricanes lower order to end with 4-95 from 44.1 overs, but the damage was already done by the top and middle order batsmen.

Miller ended with figures of 11-145 to mark a successful return to the team and kept up his chase in the bowling ranks as he now has 46 so far this season.

When play resumed yesterday, Jahmar Hamilton failed to add to his overnight score of 14, as Gordon Bryan had him caught by Blackwood with a just four runs being added to the team’s overnight total.

That wicket offered very little reprieve for the Scorpion bowlers with Cornwall proving another useful ally to young Carty. The two added 46 for the fifth wicket with Cornwall, the aggressor, showing a no-nonsense approach from the very first ball.

The burly player whacked the Scorpions bowlers at one end, while Carty continued to prod his way before eventually going caught by Blackwood in the slip cordon off Akim Frazer with the score at 221-5.Carty’s well-played 173-ball knock included eight boundaries.

Cornwall would follow him back to the pavilion 15 runs later, but not before raising his half-century off 54 deliveries in a mere 57 minutes. He struck seven fours and two maximums in an entertaining 63-ball innings.

Powell showed no signs of illness when he took the middle, and although being stuck in the rib by a powerful shot from Cornwall, stood tall to pilot the backend of his team’s innings.

When Miller had Damion Jacobs caught by Alwyn Williams at mid-on with the score at 253-7, Quinton Boatswain joined his skipper to add a further 52 runs for the eighth wicket.

The 28-year-old Powell celebrated his milestone in the process, but was beautifully bowled by Akim Frazer soon after.

Four runs later, Boatswain (17) was caught in the deep off Miller, who also had Kian Pomberton (one) caught by Frazer to close the innings.

Frazer (3-82) and Gordon Bryan (3-65) gave support to Miller.

Chasing 273 for victory with a day and a half to achieve their target, the Scorpions never really got going with a 29-run opening stand between Kennar Lewis (18) and Alwyn Williams (11), who was promoted up the order, being one of the few highlights of a rugged innings.

King and Blackwood (16) tried to start things out with a third wicket stand valuing 40 runs, but when both fell, one could sense that the writing was on the wall for the Jamaican franchise.

Captain Paul Palmer Jr tried to dig his team out the ruck, but with wickets falling around him, he too succumbed and from there, poor shot selections in the lower order made life easy for the Hurricanes bowlers.