TRELAWNY AND rain were the winners in last weekend's Red Stripe Cricket Championship third round matches.
Apart from Trelawny's victory over Kingston and St. Andrew, the rain prevented the start of the Young Jamaica/St. James match at Jarrett Park; Badly affected the Boys' Town/Hanover encounter at Elgin Town and prevented St. Ann from beating Police outright.
It also affected the Clarendon/St. Thomas match, but not before Omar Knight's century gave Clarendon first innings honours.
Also affected was the Portland/Westmoreland match at Allan Rae Oval, although Portland walked away with first innings.
At Maxfield Park, Trelawny beat Kingston and St. Andrew by five wickets.
Final scores: Kingston and St. Andrew 142 and 175; Trelawny 175 and 77 for five.
Trelawny's Negus Samuels dominated the match taking 6-36 in Kingston and St. Andrew's first innings, and 4-60 in the second innings to end with 10-96. He won for himself $20,000.
Solomon Darby, with a first innings performance of 4-72, Ricardo Bryan, who hit a first innings 39 and took 4-60, along with Gary Pink's second innings 75, were Kingston and St. Andrew's best players.
At Elgin Town, only one hour and 35 minutes of play was possible on Saturday's opening.
Hanover were reeling on 33 for five against Phillip Keating (2-2) and Kirk Thompson (2-13). However, not a ball was bowled on Sunday's final day.
ALL-ROUND PERFORMANCE
At Goodyear Oval, Krishmar Santokie's all-round performance led Clarendon to first innings points over unbeaten St. Thomas.
Final scores: St. Thomas 293 and 35 for one; Clarendon 395.
Orlando Johnson, 68 (7x4), Christie Jones, 51 (8x4), Michael Jackson, 44, and Jowayne Robinson, 40 (1x6, 4x4) scored most runs in St. James' first innings against Santokie's 4-76 and Fabian Anderson's 3-64.
In reply, Clarendon, led by Omar Knight's 136, which included two sixes and 15 fours, achieved their target without trouble.
Knight was well supported by Santokie, 54 (4x6, 3x4), Albert Gopie, 47, and Joseph Ranger, 31, against Jones (3-91) and Jerome Bryant (3-30).
Batting a second time, St. Thomas were 35 for one when rain stopped play just after tea. Santokie took the lone wicket for 10 runs.
At Elletson Road, Xavier Marshall scored half centuries in both innings for St. Ann to beat Police on first innings.
Final scores: St. Ann 347 for nine declared and 140 for one; Police 206 and 87 for four.
In St. Ann's first innings, Dennis Evans, 79 (10x4), Carl McDonald, 69 (11x4, 1x6) and Marshall, 62 (11x4), led the way against Balwin Vergo (5-88).
For Police, Odean Hutchinson, 45, and Deancourt Wright, 33, scored most runs against Christopher Green (3-54) and Marshall (2-25).
Opting not to enforce the follow-on, St. Ann in their second knock got half centuries from Leon Garrick, 73 (12x4), and Marshall, 57 not out (5x4, 1x6), before the declaration came.
Set 262 to win, Police were struggling on 87 for four when play was called off in the mandatory 15 overs. Green had taken 2-17.
