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Published:Saturday | June 26, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Bridge round-up
As a mark of respect on the day of the funeral for Winston ChinYou, Monday night's leg of the Horace Payne Memorial was cancelled. ChinYou, a veteran player and exemplary enthusiast, passed away suddenly early on Wednesday, June 9, having competed with his regular partner, Audley Astwood, up to the week before, achieving his best-ever results, posting consecutive over 60 per cent rounds to win on Saturday and Monday, then finishing a close fourth on Wednesday, June 2.
Action resumed on Wednesday night when Richard Phillips and Peter Mais (64.58 per cent) tuned up for their planned assault on Sunday's major tournament for the Lionel Hall Memorial Trophy by dead-heating with the juniors, Michael Marshall and Walter Brown. Both pairs were well clear of Rex James/Judy Ziadie (third; 52.08 per cent). Sunday's clash of the generations at the Deli Works-sponsored major event is gearing up to be a mouth-watering prospect.
Fort International are Portmore domino champs
Defending champions Fort Inter-national retained the Portmore/St Catherine domino trophy after demolishing Right Stuff 300-242 in the Division I final at Caymanas Park last Sunday. In the Division II final at the same venue, Black Rooster humbled hot favourites Colours Sports Club, beating them 300-279 after both teams were locked at 151 at half-time
Fort International had things pretty much their own way against Right Stuff, having led from start to finish to win by all of 58 points.
Their top players were former national representative Arnett 'Wonder Boy' Ramsay and his partner, Billy Slaughter.
It was the third time in the last seven years that Fort International had emerged Division I champions of the Portmore League, and the seventh time since the inception of the competition in the mid-80s. The team was once again captained by Everton Kalawan and, according to club president, Patrick 'Barry G' McCoy, winning the competition was a "mere formality" after beating former champions Caribbean Classic quite convincingly in the semi-final.
For their efforts, Fort International will receive $130,000 and the championship trophy, while Right Stuff have secured $80,000. Caribbean Classic defeated Era-dication in the third-place play-off to secure $50,000, with Eradication capturing $30,000 for fourth.
In Division II, new champions Black Rooster will receive $50,000, Colours $30,000 and third-place Ken's Wildflower $20,000.
The presentation of trophies and prizes will take place at Caymanas Park on Sunday, July 11 at 3 p.m.
Supreme Ventures Spitfire skittles
As the inaugural Supreme Ventures Dragon Spitfire/The Dip seven-a-side skittles competition moved into its third round last Sunday, Dragon emerged the biggest winners in a home match at Giltress Street in Rollington Town. Dragon defeated Mystix 4-1, while in the other match at that venue, Olympic Strikers clipped Willies 4-3.
In other matches played on Sunday, The Dip from Portmore clipped Mercury 4-3, Rowe's Strikers also beat Meadowvale 4-3 in a home match at Chelsea Avenue, while Starliner had a similar scoreline against House of Peace at Chelsea Avenue.
The top-seeded teams, Eastern All-Stars and Eagles, both unbeaten so far, had a rest week. Eastern won the last major competition, the Henkel-sponsored Pattex Cup, some weeks ago.
JUTC score upset win in BH cricket
Newcomers JUTC scored a notable upset in the second round of the Reggae Jammin Business House 50-over league, beating OCS Electrical by four wickets at Jacisera Park last Sunday.
OCS Electrical 216 all out off 36 overs - former national player Delroy Morgan 69, Damion Foster 36; Raymond Francis 4-39, Winston Allison 3-45. JUTC 217 for six off 42 overs - opener Adrian Bartley
AT SPRING VILLAGE: High-riding Jamaica Broilers defeated Jamalco by eight wickets. Jamalco 189 all out from 45 overs - Tino Osbourne 89, his father Winston 'Sala' Osbourne 34; Wayne Morgan and Robert Turner taking two wickets each. Jamaica Broilers 191 for two - Turner 93, Morgan 78 in a big opening stand; Miguel Gordon 2-9.
AT MONA: NWC defeated Sagicor by three wickets. Sagicor 236 for five off 45 overs - Hugh Meredith 78, Samaj McLean 41; Christopher Senior 3-55. NWC 237 for seven off 41 overs - Dean Morgan 86, Sidue Hunter 41; Ian Dewar 2-45.
Meanwhile, in a rescheduled Digicel 20/20 match played on Sunday at Jamaica College, NHT beat Continental Baking Company by nine wickets. Continental 101 all out in 17.5 overs - Samalie Brown 32; Quennue McKinson 4-14. NHT 102 for one - Shaun Earle 39 not out, Ryan Campbell 33 not out.
Tomorrow's matches in the 50-over league are OCS Electrical vs defending champions LIME at Jacisera Park, Jamaica Broilers vs NWC at Spring Village, NHT vs Continental Baking at Mico, all starting at 10 a.m., while Digicel will oppose Sagicor in a Best Dressed Chicken 30-over KO match at Kensington Park starting at 11 a.m.
Champs Porus
Porus turned back years of faltering in various Manchester FA run competitions after creating a major upset to beat Georges Valley 1-0 in the final of the Power Services-sponsored Under-17 league held at Brooks Park on Wednesday.
Sebastian Williams, who had scored twice in his team's big 5-1 semi-final win over Settlement, netted the all-important goal in the 17th minute.
Victory came against all predictions and the general pattern of play which was dominated by Georges Valley, who had dethroned the champions of the last three years, Mile Gully.
The competition has been a driving force behind the improved performance of Manchester-based teams in the dacCosta Cup. In the last two years, Spaldings High and Manchester High have reached the rural schoolboy finals.
Spring Ground winFather's Day feature
The Cobbla summer football league, which is organised by the New Testament Church of God in that area and played at the Cobbla Youth Camp field, continues tomorrow with two games. In the first at 2 p.m., Spring Ground entertain West Road, while at 4 p.m. Chantilly oppose Roose Madrid.
Only one game was played last week owing to Father's Day service and observance at the church. The handsome crowd support, which is close to a thousand each Sunday, came out to see the Richmond team defeat Spaldings 4-2.
Akeem Taylor scored twice with a goal each from Marlon Folkes and Kayon Young. Jason Bloomfield and Devon Francis scored for the losers. This was Spaldings third straight defeat, having conceded 10 goals in earlier clashes against Spring Ground and West Road. Spaldings, who competed in Zone Two, are effectively out of the running to make the knockout stage.
Cards galore inJamalco league
A plethora of cards overshadowed stiff competition in last weekend's play in the Jamalco Summer Football League.
In fact, no goals were scored at the Vere Technical field as Invincible and Railroad drew 0-0 while New Bowens and Juventus ended 0-0.
Invincible, despite taking their first point of the competition, were handed five yellow cards. New Bowens, with four points now from two games, collected a red card, while Juventus, with their second draw in as many matches, were dealt two yellow cards. In another scheduled game, defending champions Sunset were left idle after referees failed to show for their game against Hunts Pen at Wembley.
The competition continues this weekend with the following games: South Manchester vs Wembley at Wembley; Bottom Halse Hall vs Mocho at New Bowens (today); and tomorrow, Napoli vs Railroad at Wembley and Top Halse Hall vs Invincible at New Bowens. All games begin at 4 p.m.
Surprise four in INSPORT Clarendon Likkle league
Hugh Sherlock, Treadlight, Race Track and Hazard Drive Basic schools emerged surprise semi-finalists in the SDF-sponsored and INSPORTS-run Clarendon Likkle League Football.
The competition caters to children under the age of six and is being played in the parishes of St Catherine and Clarendon as part of a strategic pilot project.
Hugh Sherlock Basic created the biggest upset of the competition, defeating the high-riding and previously unbeaten Paisley 2-1 on penalties after the two played to a 1-1 draw in regular time. Goalscorers were Kymani Williams of Paisley in the 7th minute and Kerrick Clarke in the 11th minute. Penalty scorers were Kymani Williams for Paisley and Dwayne Whyte and Horace Henry for Hugh Sherlock.
Alex Salmon scored four times as Hazard Drive defeated Rock Ministries 4-1. Race Track secured their semi-final spot the hard way, having to defeat another fancied team - Mineral Heights Missionary - 2-0 on penalties. The two had ended 0-0 after regulation and extra time. Gerron Bailey and Jahiem Watson scored from the penalty spot. In the only quarter-final game to be completed without penalties, Shawn Witter scored to give Treadlight a 1-0 win over Faith Basic.
Portmore eye first place
Second-place Portmore United (13) will take the top spot in the Senator Arthur Williams-sponsored Portmore U-15 Football League if they defeat Westport tomorrow at the Ferdie Neita Park, match time 3 p.m. With a win, Portmore will overhaul Cumberland (16) on goal difference, handing them the top-rank position.
Meanwhile, Passagefort United took the fourth and final semi-final spot following a 2-0 win over Hellshire United at the Passagefort football field on Sunday. Dushane Lettman and Orlando Thompson scored for Passagefort. The semi-finals are scheduled for next Sunday.
Faith Temple lift Dr Davis trophy
Faith Temple New Testament took their first lien on the Dr Delford Davis trophy after a 17-run win over Old Harbour New Testament in the final of the Power of Faith Ministries Twenty/20 Church Cricket tournament at Lime Tree Oval on Saturday.
Faith Temple batted first and made 117-9 off 20 overs. Dwight Williams made 41 and captain Richard MacIntosh chipped in with 23. Marlon Walters, 4-14 off four overs, and Andre Henry, 3-22 off four overs, were the chief wicket takers for Old Harbour.
Old Harbour in reply were restricted to 100 all out in 19.3 overs. Marlon Walters led the way with 21, and Andre Henry made 20. Medium pacer Kenny Isaacs starred with a match-winning bowling spell of 4-28 off four overs, while Duvanne Mighty supported with 3-14 off four overs.
Bridgeport, Belmont clash
Defending parish champions and Group One favourites Bridgeport clash with Belmont in a feature match in the Super Eight round of the Social Development Com-mission (SDC), National Twenty/20 cricket tournament this morning at 10 at the Portsmouth Primary school ground.
In the other group match at2 p.m., beaten parish finalists Portsmouth oppose Port Henderson at the venue. In Group Two, Westchester challenge Portmore Pines at 10 a.m. at the Waterford High school field, while Reid's Pen take on Greater Portmore at 2 p.m.
In recent Super 16 matches, Bridgeport registered a massive 224-run victory over Passagefort. Scores: Bridgeport 293, Passagefort 69. Mark English 86, Delroy Morgan 67. Bridgeport's Kerry Scott took 3 wickets for 2 runs in 1.2 overs. In another game, Portsmouth, with 247 runs, defeated Silverstone by 189 runs. Silverstone could only muster 68 runs. Portsmouth's Bryan Blair made 66.
Defending champs face Colours
Defending champion Portsmouth host wounded Colours International in the second week of the Milo- sponsored Portmore Metropolitan U-15 Cricket League at the Portsmouth ground tomorrow, match time 11 a.m.
In other games, Cumberland face Washington CC at Hamilton Gardens, Waterford high welcome Hamilton Gardens at Waterford High school ground, while Ken's wildflower oppose Reid's Pen at Bridgeport sports ground.
Meanwhile, Colours International, playing with only four starters and eight players overall, crashed to a 115-run loss to Washington CC last Sunday. André Thompson made 72 not out for Washington CC, while Colours' Michael Wisdom took 4-23. Colours could only muster 32 all out and were undermined by the bowling of Washington's Janoi Brown, 3-8 off two overs. Kevaughn Thomas 2-6.
In the other matchup, Reid's Pen defeated Hamilton Gardens on a faster run rate. Scores: Hamilton Gardens 127 all out off 27 overs, Travis Bennett 26, Marco Granston 4-16. Reid's Pen, 87-3, 18 overs, Danie Fraser 22, female player Priscilla Wilson 2-16.