Trinidad and Tobago remained on top in the TCL Group West Indies Three-day Cup Under-19 tournament when they crushed Leeward Islands by an innings and six runs yesterday.

Resuming at their overnight position of 24 for one, still requiring a further 125 runs to avoid an innings defeat, the Leewards batsmen had no answer to T&T's potent spin attack and surrendered just before the tea interval for 143 at Chedwin Park.

Left-arm spinner Javid Boodram grabbed three for 17 to help undermine the Leewards while leg-spinner Kissoondath Magram bagged three for 56 to end with a match-haul eight for 99.

Top score

Captain Kejel Tyson hammered the top score of 43 while Kelbert Walters and Nelson Boland both struck 23, but could not keep the Leewards innings alive.

With wickets tumbling steadily, the Leewards plunged to 95 for eight before Walters and Boland held up T&T's victory push with a stubborn ninth-wicket stand of 40.

Once they were parted, however, T&T quickly wrapped up the innings to remain out front in the tour-nament on 42 points, six ahead of Jamaica, on 36 points.

AT CHEDWIN PARK: Leeward Islands 174(Yannick Leonard 35, Nelson Bolan 32; Rickson Maniram 5-43, Yanick Carriah 3-51) and 143 (Kejel Tyson 43 not out, Walters 23, Bolan 23; Javed Boodram 3-17, Magram 3-56, Teshawn Castro 2-19).

Trinidad and Tobago 323-8 declared (98 overs) (Yanick Carriah 84, Yannick Ottley 83 not out, Nicholas Alexis 67; Haden Walsh 4-71, Nelson Bolan 3-51).

Result: Trinidad and Tobago won by innings and 6 runs.

AT JAMALCO: Guyana 169 (Jonathan Foo 51, Trevon Griffith 34; Jason Holder 4-34, Jomel Warrican 3-27) and 145 (Trevon Griffith 53, Alex Amderstrong 25; Jeason Holder 5-44; Jomel Warrican 4-42).

Barbados 215 (Raymon Reifer 57, Shane Dowrich 47 not out, Anthony Alleyne 30; Alex Amsterdam 4-42, Trevon Griffith 3-22) and 101-1 (Kraigg Bratwaith 47 not out, Roston Chase 25 not out, Anthony Allane 24; Anthony Adams 1-38).

Result: Barbados won by 9 wickets.