Jamaica Franchise captain, Tamar Lambert, believes the main reason Jamaica has been posting inconsistent totals over the past two seasons is as a result of a loss of senior players, such as former West Indies opener Brenton Parchment.

The 32-year-old Parchment, who three years ago was one of Jamaica's top batsmen, as the team copped a fifth straight regional title, was one of several senior batsmen who were overlooked by the then new Wavell Hinds-led national selection panel last season.

Others include fellow West Indies discards Xavier Marshall and Danza Hyatt, and Simon Jackson.

"We have lost some senior players, especially opener Brenton Parchment, who was positive at the top," Lambert said.

"He normally gets us off to a good start. Now we have youngsters opening, and a lack of experience up there."

Jamaica, who missed out on the regional four-day crown to Barbados for the past two seasons, struggled to post huge totals, and had to largely depend on their middle or lower-order batters to either keep them in or save games.

The trend continued last weekend with solid lower-order knocks of 57 not out, by spinner Nikita Miller and 43 from debutante fast bowler Marquino Mindley. The scores resulted in Jamaica rallying to post 208 in their second innings.

The middle and lower order, however, did not show up in the second innings, and with the top order continuing their demise, the team was bowled out for 162.

Opener Shacaya Thomas, who scored two and one, was the biggest failure among Jamaica's top four batsmen during the encounter.

The others were his opening partner, Jon-Ross Campbell, who made 46 and 15, Nkrumah Bonner, zero and 41 and Jermaine Blackwood, who contributed 22 and zero.

Jamaica, thanks largely to a second innings seven-wicket haul from leg-spinner Damion Jacobs, recovered to beat the Windwards' scores of 110 and 247, by 13 runs.

"They (young batsmen) have it in them, and have to start believing," Lambert said.

"We can't come year-in, year-out, and we find ourselves 10 for three, 30 for four, and so and so forth," he added.

"This puts a lot of pressure on other batsmen in the middle order, as we can't get to play our natural game.

Having made one change to their 13-member squad, Jamaica left the country yesterday for Barbados where they are down to play the Pride in their second game of the season, starting tomorrow.

Fast bowler Jerome Taylor, who had requested time off to deal with personal matters for the Windwards clash, comes in for counterpart Jason Dawes, who was left out of the first game.