Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored his maiden double century amid a flurry of records as a weakened West Indies continued to dominate the first Test against South Africa in Georgetown on Friday.
When bad light ended play on the second day, South Africa were two without loss in reply to West Indies first innings of 543 for five declared.
Chanderpaul scored 203 not out off 370 balls with 23 fours, eclipsing his best score of 140 made against India on the same ground in 2002.
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Hinds and Chanderpaul, who came together with West Indies on 106 for three, shared a 284-run fourth wicket partnership, a record for any wicket against South Africa.
"You don't expect to be given runs by South Africa," said Chanderpaul.
"It was up to us to go out there and do our jobs as batsmen."
The morning session was reduced to an hour's play because of mopping up operations following overnight rain.
West Indies resumed on 347 for three, and quickly picked up from where they left off on Thursday against a lacklustre South Africa bowling attack.
Hinds went to his double century when he opened the face of his bat as he pushed forward to a delivery from fast bowler Andre Nel, the ball scooting through backward point and across the fast outfield for four.
He was eventually dismissed in the fifth over after lunch when he edged a delivery from fast bowler Charl Langeveldt to be caught behind by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher.
He faced 297 balls and hit 34 fours and two sixes.
Chanderpaul and Ryan Hinds added 116 runs for the fifth wicket before Hinds, on 48, edged a drive off left-arm spinner Nicky Boje and was caught by Jacques Kallis at slip.
The declaration followed immediately after Chanderpaul reached his double century.
Graeme Smith faced just two deliveries off fast bowler Pedro Collins' first over, one of which was a no-ball, before the umpires offered the batsmen the light.
South Africa coach Ray Jennings criticised the Bourda pitch, saying it was "not good for cricket".
"There are two kinds of pitches that are not good for cricket, green pitches on which bowlers can bowl anywhere and take wickets and lifeless pitches where batsmen can show poor technique and get away with it," said Jennings.
"Day one was very tough and I wasn't happy, but today we came back well."
West Indies went into the first Test without seven top line players, including Lara, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Chris Gayle, because of a dispute over personal endorsements.
Scorecard:
West Indies 1st innings (Overnight: 347-3)
W. Hinds c Boucher b Langeveldt 213
D. Smith c Boucher b Nel 11
D. Ganga c Boucher b Nel 0
D. Pagon c Kallis b Nel 35
S. Chanderpaul not out 203
R. Hinds c Kallis b Boje 48
N. Deonarine not out 15
Extras (lb-8 nb-8 w-2) 18
Total (for 5 wickets declared, 152.1 overs) 543
Fall of wickets: 1-24 2-24 3-106 4-390 5-506
Did not bat: C. Browne, D. Powel l, P. Collins, R. King
Bowling: Ntini 23 - 5 - 98 - 0 (nb-4) Nel 33 - 8 - 93 - 3 (nb-1) Langeveldt 27 - 5 - 65 - 1 (nb-2 w-1) Hall 16 - 4 - 53 - 0 (nb-1) Kallis 14 - 3 - 70 - 0 (w-1) Boje 29.1 - 2 - 106 - 1 Smith 10 - 0 - 50 - 0
South Africa 1st innings
G. Smith not out 1
A. Villiers not out 0
Extras (nb-1) 1
Total (for no loss, 0.1 overs) 2
Did not bat: J. Rudolph, J. Kallis, H. Gibbs, M. Boucher, A . Hall, N. Boje, M. Ntini, C. Langeveldt, A. Nel
Bowling: Collins 0.1 - 0 - 2 - 0 (nb-1)