ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC):

Off-spinner Shane Shillingford snared a six-wicket haul, finishing with figures of six for 66 off 27 overs with nine maidens, to help the Windward Islands stifle the Leeward Islands batting on the opening day of their Carib Beer Series match yesterday.

Electing to bat, the Leewards struggled to post a modest total of 201 and the Windwards reached 71 for three in reply at stumps in a tense battle between the two first-round losers at the Grenada National Stadium.

Hyron Shallow (10) and night-watchman Denis George, yet to score, were at the crease at the end with the Windwards moving to within 130 runs of the LeewardsÕ total with seven wickets standing.

LEEWARD ISLANDS 1st Innings

C Hodge run out 22

J Liburd lbw Shillingford 16

S Liburd run out 26

T Willett b Shillingford 12

O Banks c Hector b Pascal 8

+D Thomas c&b Shillingford 26

C Hodge c Shallow b Shillingford 7

A Stanford c Fletcher b Shillingford 0

L Baker c&b Shillingford 3

G Tonge c Fletcher b George 57

A Martin not out 14

Extras (lb4, b3, w1, nb2) 10

TOTAL (all out - 67.4 overs) 201

Fall of wickets: 1-36, 2-64, 3-79, 4-82, 5-106, 6-124, 7-125, 8-125, 9-130.

BOWLING: Pascal 13-2-40-1 (1nb) (1w); Shillingford 27-9-66-6; Butler 9-2-28-0; George 18.4-3-60-1 (1nb).

WINDWARDS 1st Innings

H Campbell c wkp Thomas b Sanford 8

A Fletcher run out 1

M Bascombe c wkp Thomas b Willet 42

H Shallow not out 10

D George not out 0

Extras (lb3, b4, w1 nb2) 10

TOTAL (3 wkts ñ 20 overs) 71

Fall of wickets: 1-41, 2-45, 3-61.

To Bat: D Hector, L Sebastien, +L James,D Butler, S Shillingford, N Pascal.

BOWLING: Sanford 8-3-19-1 (1w); Tonge 1-0-12-0 (2nb); Baker 4-0-16-0; Willet 6-2-17-1; Banks 1-0-0-0.

Position: Windwards trail by 130 runs with 7 first-innings wickets standing

Toss: Leewards

Umpires: Dalton Holder (Barbados), Ivan Lorde (Grenada).