Day two of the Guyana Harpy Eagles third-round West Indies Championship fixture against the Trinidad & Tobago Red Force at the Brian Lara Stadium was a historic one for Harpy Eagles left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul.

The 33-year-old took three wickets in the Red Force’s first innings and, in the process, surpassed Jamaican Nikita Miller to become the leading wicket-taker in regional first-class cricket.

Miller ended his career in 2019 with 511 wickets and Permaul now has 512.

“I’m very happy to be the leading wicket-taker in the region,” Permaul told CWI in an interview after day two.

“It’s something I was looking forward to and, eventually, it happened,” added Permaul who made his first-class debut all the way back in 2007.

Permaul also gave a nod of respect to the man whose record he broke.

“I have a lot of respect for Nikita Miller. He has done amazingly for Jamaica and is one of the best left-arm spinners we have seen in the Caribbean,” he said.

Permaul has also represented the West Indies at the highest level, taking 31 wickets in nine Tests.