Austin collected five wickets for 53 runs from 37 overs, as the Jamaicans plunged from 151 for one to a precarious 195 for nine at the close on the opening day in the fifth round match at the Guyana National Stadium.
Left-arm spinner Kavesh Kantasingh claimed three for 44 as Jamaica wasted a good start provided by opener Danza Hyatt (67) and Donovan Pagon (80).
The Jamaicans, with three wins out of three, won the toss and chose to bat on a placid pitch, and lost Brenton Parchment in the day’s fifth over as he played down the wrong line and was lbw to Kevin McClean for nine.
But Jamaica quickly rebounded through the casual elegance of Pagon and the dogged defiance of Hyatt.
The pair settled in quickly and carried their side safely to lunch as little beat the bat.
Both batsmen brought up their half centuries midway through the second session.
The 26-year-old Hyatt notched his landmark first, off 139 balls with six fours, while the 27-year-old Pagon’s soon followed, off 116 deliveries, also with six boundaries.
The pair stretched their second wicket stand to 136 as the CCC effort began to flag in the afternoon sunshine.
Austin made the crucial breakthrough in the final over before tea just as the floodlights began to drown out the natural light.
Scoreboard
JAMAICA 1st Innings
B. Parchment lbw b McClean 9
D. Hyatt lbw b Austin 67
D. Pagon c wkpr Walton b Kantasingh 80
*T. Lambert c Phillips b Austin 10
N. Bonner lbw b Austin 0
+C. Baugh b Kantasingh 18
D. Bernard c Ottley b Austin 3
B. Brown c Wallace b Austin 1
O. Brown b Kantasingh 0
A. Richardson not out 0
J. Dawes not out 0
Extras (lb2, w1, nb4) 7
TOTAL (9 wkts, 94 overs) 195
Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-151, 3-167, 4-168, 5-175, 6-191, 7-193, 8-193, 9-194
Bowling: McClean 6-1-21-1 (nb2); Catlin 8-1-35-0 (w1); Kantasingh 33-12-44-3; Austin 37-12-53-5 (nb2); Wallace 10-1-40-0
COMBINED CAMPUSES & COLLEGES: O. Phillips, K. Corbin, J. Smith, K. Ottley, *F. Reifer, +C. Walton, K. McClean, R. Austin, K. Kantasingh, G. Wallace, K. Catlin
Toss: Jamaica.
Umpires: D. Anandjit, G. Sohel
