Gifted batsman Marlon Samuels re-launched his career with a monumental, unbeaten double century that put Jamaica in command of their first round match of the Regional First Class Championship against Guyana here Sunday.

Consistent batting down the order led by Denesh Ramdin, Runako Morton, and Rayad Emrit put Trinidad & Tobago on the brink of first innings points against Barbados in the WICB Regional first-class championship on Sunday.

Twenty-year-old opener Kieran Powell stroked his maiden first class century but it failed to prevent Leeward Islands from an innings defeat at the hand of England Lions here Sunday.

Corporate Communications Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Imran Khan said inviting the England A side to participate in this year’s regional first class four-day competition is geared towards the development of the game in the Caribbean.