Under-19s take aim at Leewards

Published: Saturday | August 1, 2009


Jermaine Lannaman, Gleaner Writer

Jamaica will seek to maintain their winning ways in the TCL Group WICB U-19 One-Day Trophy when they play the Leeward Islands at Jamalco Oval, Clarendon, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Four-wicket victors in their first match against the previously unbeaten defending champions Trinidad and Tobago at Up Park Camp, Jamaica, who earlier this week captured the three-day competition, will be seeking to record a second straight win, and six in as many matches, after claiming outright wins in the last four of five matches in the three-day championship.

The Leewards, in the meanwhile, who registered a close 25-run win over Guyana in their first match, will be seeking to pull off a major upset and give themselves a chance of going home with some silverware, after finishing fourth in the three-day version.

In other games, Trinidad will seek to bounce back against a fired up Barbados, who registered a comfortable seven-wicket win over the Windward Islands in their first match at Melbourne Oval, while the Windwards and Guyana will do battle at Elletson Road.

The championship is being played on a round-robin basis with the top team to be crowned champions.