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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Barbados successfully defend Caribbean junior squash title
BARBADOS triumphed over their Caribbean rivals to successfully defend their title at the Caribbean Junior Squash Championships that concluded at the Liguanea Club in Kingston, Jamaica last Saturday. Meanwhile, the host country that harboured aspirations of finishing in the top three, finished sixth. Having upset perennial winners Guyana last year on Guyana’s home ground, Barbados came to the competition to prove that 2017 was not a fluke. With three agegroup champions in the lineup, their girls’ team proved to be as dominant defeating Guyana 4-1. Under-17 champion Meagan Best dismissed Madison Fernandes 11-2, 11-1, 11-0; Under 19 Champion, Amanda Haywood trounced Rebecca Low 11-3, 11-2, 11-4, Jada Smith-Padmore beat Kirsten Gomes
11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 11-2 and Under 15 Champion, Sumiraa Suleman prevailed 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 10-12, 11-8 in a gripping five-game battle against Abosaide Cadogan. However, Rebekah Nichols’ 5-11, 8-11, 11-8, 2-11 loss to Georgiana Fernandes meant that the boys’ team final would decide the overall winner. Predictably, Caribbean Under 17 Champion, Khamal Cumberbatch and Under 19 Champion, Josiah Griffith delivered wins for Barbados with the former beating Rithew Saywack 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 and the latter taking down Alexander Cheeks 11-2, 11-3, 11-8. Then Chemar Burnham lost 7-11, 5-11, 5-11 to Daniel Islam and that put Barbados fate squarely in the hands of young Aidan Parris who faced off with Michael Alphonso who had beaten him to in the finals to take the
Under 13 title. On this occasion Parris exacted revenge, keeping his head amidst the deafening cheers from rival supporters to post a 7-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-7 win and make it two in a row for Barbados. In their final matchup of the team competition, the Jamaican girls rallied to end a challenging week with a win over Bermuda. All Jamaica Under 17 Girls Champion, Mia Mahfood put Jamaica in the lead when she held off Charlotte Toogood 11-8, 11-8, 11-6; and then Mira Handa followed on with an 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 win over Hailey Moss. Bermuda pulled one back when Mia Lake lost 6-11, 4-11, 9-11 to Abigail Brewer and then Jamaica fielded new regional Under 13 Girls Champion, Savannah Thomson and that settled the
Barbados showed that last year’s win was no fluke repeating as Caribbean Junior Champions at the Liguanea Club in Kingston
matter. Thomson beat Celia Robinson 11-2, 11-3, 11-2 to take the win for Jamaica and the girls finished 5th overall. The Jamaican boys put up a fight but did not prevail against Cayman. Team captain Jonathan Walker and the
dependable Karan Dhiman both delivered wins with Walker beating Isaiah Robinson, 11-6, 12-10, 11-7 and Dhiman posting an 11-5, 117, 11-3 win over Pierce Terry. H o w e v e r, B r a d y Holmes lost 9-11, 8-11, 8-11
to Brodey McComb, Tobias Levy was beaten 2-11, 2-11, 6-11 by Jace Jervis and Kyle Haddad suffered a 4-11, 2-11, 0-11 defeat to David Pitcairn and Jamaica ended up in sixth place. (SportsMax)
Beaton out of CPL 2018 Windies A keep Surrey honest
Ronsford Beaton
CRICKET QUIZ CORNER (Tuesday July 17, 2018) COMPLIMENTS OF THE TROPHY STALL Bourda Market & The City Mall (Tel: 225-9230) & Cummings Electrical Company Ltd. 83 Garnett Street, Campbellville, Georgetown (Tel: 225-6158) Answers to yesterday’s quiz: (1) Lance Gibbs - 309 wickets (79 Tests) (2) Shiv Chanderpaul - 11,867 runs (164 Tests) Today’s Quiz: (1) When did Bourda host a Test match for the first time? (2) When did Bourda host a Test match for the final time? Answer in tomorrow's issue
THE Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) have announced that USA fast bowler Ali Khan will be joining their squad for the 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which will run from 8 August to 16 September. Khan will replace Ronsford Beaton in the squad as he continues remedial work on his bowling action. Ali Khan has played at the Hero CPL before, representing the Guyana Amazon Warriors at the 2016 tournament, claiming the wicket of Kumar Sangakkara with his first delivery. He was first selected for the USA team in 2016 and has become a regular for his national team since. Khan will also be returning to play for his new team in the USA when TKR take on Jamaica Tallawahs at Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida on Sunday 19 August. Speaking of Ali Khan joining the squad, Venky Mysore, Director of TKR, said: “Ali Khan has shown that he is a rapidly improving bowler of real potential and we are excited about him joining TKR for the 2018 tournament. We are sure he will be a real asset.”
despite Borthwick century
LONDON, (CMC) – Scott Borthwick struck an exciting hundred but West Indies A’s seamers still managed to contain Surrey, on the opening day of their four-day contest at the Oval here Monday. The left-hander, who played a single Test for England four years ago, finished on 153 not out as the hosts reached 309 for eight in their first innings. Ryan Patel struck 47 while wicketkeeper Adam Rouse chipped in with 36, but the remainder of the Surrey batting failed to capitalise. The fast bowling trio of Sherman Lewis (2-44), Chemar Holder (2-44) and Raymon Reifer (2-46) proved steady, making strikes at key stages of the innings to limit Surrey. West Indies A had the better of the early exchanges in the morning session as the new-ball pair of Lewis and Holder caused openers Arun Harinath (10) and Test batsman Mark Stoneman (1) problems. Lewis eventually claimed the left-handed
Scott Borthwick
Stoneman in the third over, to a diving catch in the cordon by John Campbell before Harinath, dropped off Holder a couple of overs earlier, was taken at midon by Oshane Smith off first-change pacer Romario Shepherd. However, Borthwick and Patel combined in a 131run, third wicket partnership which repaired the damage. Borthwick faced 232 balls and batted all day, hitting 20 fours and a six while the 20-year-old Patel stroked eight fours in an 82-ball knock which lasted eight minutes shy of 2-1/2 hours. When Patel was bowled
missing a pull at Holder, Surrey slumped somewhat, losing three wickets for 20 runs as 20-year-old Will Jacks was removed by Reifer and captain Tom Curran fell to a catch at the wicket off Holder without scoring to the second ball he faced. Borthwick, however, remained solid and found an ally in Rouse, with whom he added a crucial 93 runs for the sixth wicket. The stand was broken by part-time off-spinner John Campbell in this third over and Rouse’s wicket triggered another slide where Surrey lost another three wickets for 30 runs at the end.