Resurgent Devon Thomas stroked the first hundred of the new first-class season to lead a stirring Leeward Islands Hurricanes fightback against Barbados Pride on the penultimate day of their first round contest on Friday.The right-hander finished with 112 – his seventh first class hundred – as Hurricanes closed on 294 for seven and a lead of 142 runs.Keacy Carty, the former West Indies Under-19 batting star, struck 55 and captain Jahmar Hamilton, an unbeaten 40, efforts which combined to get the visitors out of trouble at 55 for two.Starting their second innings on Friday after Pride had been dismissed at the close of Thursday’s day two for 324 and a first innings lead of 152 runs, Hurricanes lost Montcin Hodge for five and Kieran Powell for 27, after the left-hander had added 34 for the second wicket with Carty.
