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JAMAICA TALLAWAHS WIN 2022 HERO CPL TITLE

A second wicket 86-run partnership between Brandon King and Shamarh Brooks piloted the Jamaica Tallawahs to the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier league (CPL) title on Friday at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.

King and Brooks came together in the first over with only one run on the board. The pair put on 86 runs off 58 balls that rebuilt the Tallawahs innings to lead the side to their third CPL title.

Brooks was dismissed by Jason Holder for 47 runs off 33 balls while King batted from start to finish scoring 83 runs off 50 balls to hand the Tallawahs victory as they reached the target of 162 run in the 17th over with the loss of only two wickets.

Barbados Royals had won the toss and chose to bat, with Rahkeem Cornwall and Kyle Mayers getting them off to a blistering start, combining to score 63 runs off 35 balls for the first wicket in the powerplay.

Brandon King led from start to finish with the bat for the Jamaica Tallawahs.jpg

Mayers being bowled by Fabien Allen for 29 runs off 19 balls, while Cornwall also went to Allen for 36 runs off 21 balls.

Azam Khan got the scored 51 runs off 40 deliveries though the scoring rate slowed for the Royals in the middle phase.

The Royals managed to reach 161/7 after 20 overs which proved to be too little.

Summarised Scores

Jamaica Tallawahs 162/2 (King 83*, Brooks 47; Mayers 1/14, Holder 1/14) beat Barbados Royals 161/7 (Khan 51, Cornwall 36; Allen 3/24, Gordon 3/33) by 8 wickets

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FIRST DAY ADVANTAGE FOR RED FORCE

Trinidad and Tobago Red Force held the advantage over Barbados Pride at the end of the first day of their four day match at Kensington Oval on Wednesday.

At the close of play the Red Force were 182 for four wickets, a lead of 86 runs.

Openers Cephas Cooper (32) and Kamil Pooran (50) posted 104 for the first wicket before Cooper was bowled by Roach.

Amir Jangoo and Yannick Cariah are unbeaten on 37 and 19 respectively. Jason Holder dismissed two batsmen for 35 runs.

Earlier Barbados Pride was bowled out for 86 after the Red Force won the toss and elected to field. The Pride lost their first wicket with the score on seven when the captain and opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite and opening batsman was bowled by medium pacer Anderson Phillip for five.

Three runs later the in-form batsman Jonathan Drakes was bowled by Jayden Seales for three. Opener Zachary McCaskie (11) and Roston Chase (11) added 25 runs for the fourth wicket until McCaskie was caught at second slip off seamer Joshua James to leave the Pride reeling at 35 for four wickets.

Barbados’ woes continued when Chase was dismissed with no addition to the score.The Pride’s batsmen wickets continue to fall like ripe mangoes in season; and they were bowled out for their lowest total of the season. Kemar Roach, batting at number nine, top-scored with 21, and Shai Hope was run-out for 16. Phillip captured four wickets for 36 runs, and Seales took two for 32.

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GET READY FOR THE NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES

Look out for further details and registration over the coming weeks. The National Senior Games Track and Field Meet takes place at the Usain Bolt Complex begins June 9th 2025.

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BARBADOS PRIDE WINS ON DAY THREE

Article by David Harris

Barbados Pride defeated the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) on the third day of the fourth round match in Cricket West Indies Four Day Championships at Kensington Oval on Friday afternoon.

Chasing a paltry 28 runs to record their third successive victory for the Championship; Barbados scored the runs without losing a wicket; the openers Kraigg Brathwalte and Zachary McCaskie were unbeaten on 15 and 13 respectively.
CCC started the day trailing Barbados by 162 runs on two runs for one wicket, and were dismissed for 193 runs.

Man of the Match Roston Chase and left –arm spinner Joel Warrican spun a weave around the CCC batsmen.

Warrican captured five wickets for 59 runs and Chase picked up two wickets 69 runs.

CCC lost nine wickets for 132 runs but Akeem Jordan (50) and Chemar Holder who was unbeaten on 20 added 61 runs for the tenth wicket.

Kamil Pooran made 36, Shaqkere Parris got 35.

On Thursday (the second day of the match) Barbados scored 428 in reply to CCC’s total of 262.

Roston Chase made a sublime 122 and Kevin Wickham contributed a stylish 95; medium pacer Kalvin Marcus took three wickets.

Barbados won the match with a day to spare.