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Springer rules Girls Division as HC wins Boys

Springer Memorial roared to an inevitable victory when the curtains came down at the Shane Brathwaite Zone of the 2023 Dasani-Powerade Barbados Secondary Schools Athletic Championships zone (BSSAC).

The new Zone, Shane Brathwaite Zone, created for the BSSAC Championships was full of action and the Springer Memorial athletes made sure they were in the thick of things as they battle for all of the podium places in ever Girls Division event.

In the end they amassed an impressive tally of 613.5 points over the two days with their victory secured by the end of the first day of action as they had led by almost 100 points at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex.

Adrift by over 200 points in second place was Harrison College with 388.5 points, third was The Lodge School with 330.5, fourth Frederick Smith with 194.5 and rounding off the top five was Deighton Griffith with 159 points.

In the Boys Division the winner of the Zone was Harrison College with 521 points, while The Lodge School was second with 467 points and third was St. Leonard’s Boys with 324 points.

Because it was a new Zone winners of every event in each Division would be the record holder for the Zone.

The Lodge School reminded everyone that they once ruled the quarter mile event winning the Boys Open 4-400m relay, despite one of the their athletes falling. But such was their lead over the rest of the field they still stormed to victory by four (4) seconds.

Alyssa Weekes from Deighton Griffith sped her way to victory in the 200m Under-17 Girls in 25.53 secs, while the Boys Division winner was Ke’iron Haynes from the Lodge School in 22.61 secs.

Weekes also won the Girls 100m in 12.58 secs.

With only eight athletes the Girls Under-20 200m was a head to head battle to the line and it was Tuwana McClean from Springer that won in 25.23 secs. McClean also won the 400m (58.88 secs).

Amani Mascoll-Beckles from the Lodge School ran away from the field to win the Boys Under-20 200m in 21.71 secs.

The Boys Under-20 100m winner was Jeremy Small from Harrison College in 10.82 secs as he edged out Mascoll- Beckles (10.84 secs) to the line.

Romancia Wiltshire from Springer Memorial won the Girls Under-20 100m in 12.27 secs, narrowly defeating schoolmate Maliah Edwards (12.28 secs). Wiltshire was second in the 200m (25.79secs).

Amari Forde from Harrison College was the Boys Under-17 100m winner in 11.23 secs, while

Shane Brathwaite Zone BSSAC Final Points

Female Team Scores

Springer Memorial School SPR – 613.5

Harrison College HC – 388.5

The Lodge School TLS –330.5

Frederick Smith Secondary School FSS – 194.5

Deighton Griffith Secondary DG – 159

Parkinson Memorial School PA – 87

Mae Team Scores

Harrison College HC – 521

The Lodge School TLS – 467

St. Leonard’s Boys’ School SLB – 324

Frederick Smith Secondary School FSS – 184

Parkinson Memorial School PA – 177

Deighton Griffith Secondary DG – 158

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FINAL T20I WASHED OUT

Article by David Harris

Rain washed out the fifth and final T20I match between the West Indies and England at the Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium in St Lucia on Sunday evening.

Only five overs were possible before the heavens opened up forcing the players to leave the field, and eventually play was called off a few hours later.

During the five overs, the West Indies raced to 44 for no wickets as openers Evin Lewis (29) and Shai Hope (17) continued from where they had left in the fourth T20 I on Saturday night.

Chasing 219 for victory, the West Indies scored 221 for five wickets in 19 overs, Lewis (68) and Hope (54) shared an opening stand of 136 runs in 9.1 overs that laid the foundation for the Caribbean side consolation win in the series.

England had already won the series after defeating their hosts by three wickets in the third T20 I at the same venue.

The West Indies international season continue with two Tests, three One Day Internationals, and two T20Is against Bangladesh.

The Test series starts at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua on November 22.

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A CLOSE WIN FOR ENGLAND AGAINST THE WEST INDIES

Article by David Harris

England won the T20I against the West Indies after defeating the regional team by three wickets in a close match at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia on Thursday night.

Set a target of 146 for victory England scored 149 runs in 19.2 overs. The visitors losing the wickets of Phil Salt, Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell for 43 runs at the end of the Power Play.

Opener Will Jacks (32) and Sam Curran (41) steadied the innings with a fourth wicket partnership of 38 runs. Jacks faced 33 balls and counted three fours, after Jacks’ dismissal, Curran and Liam Livingstone (39) added 39 vital runs for the fifth wicket.

Livingstone received three chances during his stay at the crease. Wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran dropped him on six, off fast bowler Alzarri Joseph returning from his two-match suspension.

His second chance came when he was dropped by Pooran off left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie on eight, and Shimron Hetmeyer failed to clasp a low chance at midwicket off Motie when Livington had scored 21.

Livingstone made the most of his reprieves, he struck Joseph for 16 runs in the 18^th over before being caught at long-off by Ramario Sheperd off Motie, by then England was within sight of victory. Motie was the most successful bowler for the West Indies with four wickets for 27 runs.

Earlier England won the toss for the third consecutive time and opted to field; the West Indies innings began disastrously losing five wickets for 37 runs in the sixth over, Rovman Powell (50) and Shepherd repaired the damage with 73 runs for the sixth wicket that took the score to 110 runs in the 16^th over.

The West Indies looked set to make a big score when fast bowler Jamie Overton trapped Shepherd lbw and picked up the wickets of Powell and Motie.

Joseph 21 not out and Akeal Hosein who was unbeaten on eight added 23 runs in the final two overs to take the score to 145 for eight wickets.

Man of the Match pacer Saqib Mahmood who took the early wickets at the start of the West Indies innings captured for 17 runs, and Overton picked up three wickets for 20 runs.

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ENGLAND LEADS WEST INDIES 2-0

Article by David Harris

England took a 2-0 lead over the West Indies with an emphatic seven wicket victory at Kensington Oval on Sunday night.

Chasing 159 runs for victory captain Jos Buttler smashed a 45-ball 83 which included eight fours and six sixes to guide England to victory in 14.5 overs; Will Jacks contributed 38, and Liam Livingstone made an unbeaten 23 runs.

England had an early setback in the chase when opener Phil Salt who made a century in the first match was dismissed by left –arm spinner Akeal Hosein for a golden duck; but Buttler and Jacks shared a massive second partnership of 129 runs that placed the visitors on the road to victory.

Buttler and Jacks were dismissed by medium pacer Romario Shepherd in the 13^th over with the score on 130 by then England needed 29 runs to win the match, and Livingstone blasted three fours and a six to take the Englishmen over the line in the 15^th over. Shepherd took two wickets for 42 runs from 3. 5 expensive overs.

Earlier, the West Indies scored 158 for eight wickets after England won the toss and decided to field. Even though England bowlers were wayward with their lines they picked up the early wickets of Brandon King, Evin Lewis and Roston Chase to leave the West Indies wobbling at 35 for three wickets in the fourth over.

Captain Rovman Powell made 43 and Shepherd got 22 but their score 158 was insufficient to prevent the West Indies suffering a second consecutive defeat by England in two days.

Pacer Saqib Mahmood took two wickets 20 runs, Liam Livingstone captured two wickets for 16 runs with a mixture of off-breaks and leg-breaks, and off-spinner Dan Mousley picked two wickets for 29 runs.