In your neighbourhood: Gutsy Heartease defeat Johnson Mountain
Published: Saturday | July 25, 2009
An opening century stand of 106 between Fitzgerald Anderson (74) and Marshalek Pryce (43 n.o.) gave Heartease a superb start as they amassed an impressive 190 for four from 20 overs.
Gavaskar Brown (2-24) was the pick of the bowlers for Johnson Mountain, but, when his team batted, he got little support from his teammates. Brown scored a brilliant unbeaten 90 but, with one over to go, his team still needed 21 runs to win and they added just one more run.
Heartease's daunting total seemed to have overwhelmed Johnson Mountain, who were reeling at five for 24 early before Brown's outstanding knock carried them to 171, 19 short of their target.
Brown, bearing the name of a cricket legend from India, Sunil Gavaskar, showed class with some belligerent yet clean hitting during his delightful innings, inclusive of 12 fours and four sixes.
Heartease collected $50,000 for winning the parish title, while Johnson Mountain salvaged $25,000 for their efforts.
Colours, Portsmouth battle for second place
Joint second-place teams, Portsmouth and Colours International, will on Wednesday square off to see which team finishes second to Ken's Wildflower in the preliminary round of the Milo-sponsored Portmore Metropolitan Under-15 Cricket League.
The venue for the match is to be announced.
Ken's Wildflower finished on a maximum 24 points, while Colours and Portsmouth are currently on 16 points from five matches.
Hamilton Gardens, which have won three games from six matches, took the fourth and final semi-final spot. The semi-finals are scheduled for next Sunday, August 2.
Milo All Stars challenge Westmoreland X1
A Milo All Stars team, comprising players from the Portmore Metropolitan Under-15 Cricket League, will play against a Westmoreland Under-15 X1 in a 35-over a side match at the Allen Rae Oval, in Retreat, Westmore-land, tomorrow morning at 9:30.
The teams are playing for a Milo Challenge cup donated by Nestlé Jamaica Limited, the owners of the Milo brand. The day, dubbed "A fun filled family day", should see pulsating action from the young cricketers. There will also be a ladies six-a-side cricket match, with First Choice going up against Peter's Ville.
There will be live entertainment, and music from a popular sound system, as well as prizes and surprises from Milo. This is the second match of the series, as the Milo All Stars played a South East St Elizabeth X1 two weeks ago and went down by 83 runs.
The team is expected to fare better this time around. The Milo team will be captained by Delbert Gayle, a national U-15 captain. Gayle will get support from opening batsmen, Ryan Scott, who is the in-form batsman for Portsmouth, and Hamilton Gardens' opening batsman Rae Roberts, while Suwayne Morrison and Malcolm White will lead their bowling attack.
Badminton at Constant Spring
Action in the 14th staging of the Racketeers Badminton Tournament, which started last night, resumes today at the Constant Spring Golf Club.
The C Division is being sponsored by Air Jamaica Limited and the Open sponsored by Mayberry Investments Limited.
The Open will be the premier event this weekend as it features the island's top national players who will be using the event as a warm-up for the Pan American Badminton Championships to be staged in Mexico later this year.
Top seed in the ladies events is Alya Lewis, who is currently ranked number two in Jamaica but number one in the tournament due to the noticeable absence of Nigella Saunders, who is currently off the island.
Lewis is expected to dominate the singles event easily, despite having to face Carla Grant, who was the runner-up in the National Championships.
In the men's singles, it will be a showdown between Gareth Henry, Toussaint Taylor and Kasif Bernard, who are all eyeing the top spot to stamp their dominance on the sport.
Matches will be played all day today from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and all day Sunday, with semi-finals of the open being played in the evening and finals of the C Division.
Monday will see the finals of the Open events starting at 7 p.m. while Tuesday will be the awards ceremony at the Redbones Café starting at 7 p.m.
Colin Fagan domino launch
The annual Colin Fagan South East St Catherine domino league for teams based in the constituency will be launched tomorrow at the Edgewater Community Centre, Portmore, starting at 11 a.m.
Eight teams will be vying for top honours, including defending champions Passagefort International. Other teams hail from Waterford, Bridgefort, Portmore Gardens, Independence City, Garveymeade, Portsmouth and Westchester.
The launch will be addressed by member of parliament for South East St Catherine Colin Fagan. This will be followed by a match between the defending champions and a strong rest team.
The competition is scheduled to start on Sunday, August 2, and will run for 12 weeks.
Meanwhile, Gerald Stephens, president of the Portmore Domino Federation, disclosed that the 2009/2010 Portmore/St Catherine domino league will be launched on Sunday, November 8. It will commence the following Sunday, November 15, with over 20 teams expected to participate. The competition was sponsored by Caymanas Track Limited for the past two years.
Caribbean Classic from Portmore Lane are defending champions.
Play to Win pool tourney starts today
The season's eighth ranking pool tournament, the 'Play to Win' eight ball singles, takes place today and tomorrow at the H2 Entertainment Complex in Bayside, Portmore (behind Ken's Wildflower) starting at 3 p.m. on both days.
It offers a first prize of $50,000 and a trophy, second $20,000 and a trophy, third $7,000 and fourth $3,000. Players finishing from fifth to 15th place will be given a free entry to the next tournament in August. Entry fee is $2,000, re-entry $1,200.
Sponsors are No Limit Trucking Limited, Leder Mode Limited and Industrial Chemical Company (J.A.) Limited.
Meanwhile, veteran Ruth Salmon, who captains the Devil Angel's female team, defeated Stephanie Dixon from H2 Entertainment in Portmore 3-0 in the first of three female pool tournaments this season.
The tournament, sponsored by Tad Records International and Big Man Corner, was played last Saturday at the Mystix Sports Bar, 78 3/4 Hagley Park Road. Salmon received $15,000 and a trophy, presented by Carl Anderson, proprietor of Mystic Sports Bar.
Over 100 children for MultiCare Sports Summer Camp
Over 100 boys and girls will participate in this year's MultiCare Sports Summer Camp.
Along with coaching and participation in the sporting disciplines, participants will also be tutored in the MultiCare tenets of discipline, responsibility, self-esteem, and love and respect for self and others, and on the promotion of positive inter-personal relationships.
The camp is one of four operated as part of the annual MultiCare Summer Programme which are linked to the MultiCare Core Programmes operated during the academic year. The objective of the programme is to provide a safe haven for young people during the long summer months, while engaging them in productive, wholesome, recreational activities, which reinforce positive values.
Established in 1993, the MultiCare Foundation reflects the commitment of its endowing partners Lime Caribbean, ICD Group Limited, and Caribbean Cement Company Limited to youth and community development, and to the building of a safe and peaceful nation.
Glittering Star Light win INSPORTS KO Domino
Star Light outshone rivals High Light 250-236 in the KO finals of the INSPORTS/JN Money Transfer Community Domino competition Jacisera Park on Sunday.
The victory confirmed Star Light's superiority over their opponents whom they beat in the semi-finals of the league recently.
As in their recent semi-finals clash, the battle was expected to be another biting contest. Star Light had their noses in front at half-time, but High Light overtook them and led by 10 points during the second period.
In the final hour, however, Star Light roared back decisively and won by 14 points - an improvement from their narrow eight-point semi-final victory in the league.
