 Yeah, let's talk cricket, West Indies regional four day championship with tournament that's going down to the wire to decide the champions of the 2024 season. And the final round started today with matches in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Antigua and Barbuda. Before we go specifically to the matches though, let's have a look at the points table because just six points separate the top four, entering the final round, the Winner Islands volcanoes leading with 90 points, Barbados pride 87.6, Guy in a Harpy Eagles 87.2 and the Leeward Islands Hurricanes 84.6. So really tight at the top, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in fifth on 72.8, the Jamaican Scorpion sixth 57 points, West Indies Academy 54.2 and the combined campuses and the colleges 26.6 points. So that's the point standings entering today start of the seventh and final round in the competition. All right, let's have a look at the first set of matches then and where do we start? Queen's Park, Overland, Trinidad and Tobago, Leeward Islands Hurricanes versus the Winner Islands Volcanoes. And yeah, it essentially means that only one of these can win the title based on the standings, they can't both win based on what's happening. The Hurricanes 300 from 82.5 overs, Mikhail Louis 100, that's his third century of the regional four day season to go with three half centuries, Joel Andrew getting 68 as well, Ryan John 3467 for the Hurricanes and the Volcanoes in reply six for one at the close with Jeremiah Louis getting the loan at Wicket the Volcanoes trail by 294 runs. Staying in Trinidad and Tobago, now at the Sir Frank Warrell Memorial Ground, the combined campuses and the colleges taking on the Guy in a Harpy Eagles, the CCC bowled out for 200, Demario Richard stop scoring with 43, Niles Smith and Versaimo Pomont taking three wickets each for the Guy in a Harpy Eagles who in reply got to 114 for one at the close, Raymond Perez on beaten on 61 with Kevlin Anderson on 27, Amari Goodridge taking the loan wicket for the CCC won for 22 and the Harpy Eagles trailed by 86 runs. So they are giving themselves a real shot at winning this title as I'm sure they'll be pushing for an outright win. Not a good look for the Barbados prime though who are also in contention for the crown, bowled out for 153 on the opening day against the West Indies Academy, Jonathan Drake stop scoring with 35, Johan Lane taking 3 for 23 and McKenney Clark 3 for 26 and the West Indies Academy in reply going pretty well 111 for 4, Akeem Auguste on beaten on 67, Akeem Jordan 2 for 37, the pick of the Barbados prime bowler so far. They'll be extremely disappointed with what they have delivered on the opening day as they chase the title but still there is time for the Barbados pride to turn it around. There's still play going on at Sabina Park by the way featuring the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force and the Jamaica Scorpions. The latest score 307 for 7 seems as if Joshua Silva the West Indies wicketkeeper batsman has gotten a centrum seeing here 104 not out so that match going pretty late here on the opening day. That's in Mariah what an ending, what an ending to the regional four-day season where you enter the final round with four of the eight teams having a shot at the title. I think that's beautiful and that that is exactly the type of competition you want to see at this level Ricardo if we are to expect the West Indies cricket the senior team to be any good so I think that's very very inspiring. I feel motivated and then the centuries that are coming out of it you spoke about Mikhail Louis getting four centuries three now three centuries and the half centuries as well right three half centuries as well then we see Joshua the silver in his role as captain for the TNT Red Force of course stepping up with the bat leading by example that's something so good to look forward to and for me I will say this is one of the regional 40 competitions that I've seen a lot of positives come out of it. They have been negatives as well but with the bat I'm so I'm so happy to see our players being consistent Mikhail is one of them because he didn't just go a century and then pack up you know he went on to be consistent Amir Django another one that you know got a couple half centuries. Yeah and by the way remember that Mikhail Louis started the season with two centuries in his opening match then he had a couple matches where he didn't fire then he went three half centuries in four innings and followed that with the center today and you know Lance and Mari had this been 20 years ago right with an ending to the regional four-day season like this. Yeah the venues right across the Caribbean would be jam-packed for this final set of matches and I think it's still disappointing that we're seeing pretty much empty stadia across the region for these matches. Yeah but a real interesting end to the tournament because if we have the Leeward's Hurricanes in fourth but still just six points off the lead they scored 300 today led by Mikhail Louis third hundred of the series as you said and he is the tournament's leading scorer and the 17 year old Joel Andrew he got a half century today in support of Mikhail Louis Knox so good that the Leeward's are still fighting fighting to the end 300 not an unassailable total for the volcanoes to chase but volcanoes themselves are on with a shot at the title as well so interesting times ahead and the volcanoes six for one all right yeah so much more to come on the regional four day tournament not today though we'll bring you up to date tomorrow let's take a break we'll be back to wrap up today's show one