Home Jamaicans win title in style
Georgetown, Guyana, CMC – Jamaica were crowned three-day champions of the WICB Regional Under-19 Championship when they trounced Windward Islands by an innings and 77 runs inside two days of their one-sided fifth round encounter on Friday.
Starting the day on 215 for two – already a lead of 216 – Jamaica declared at lunch on 320 for six – a lead of 221. They then routed Windwards for 144 to win half hour before the scheduled close of play to move to an unassailable 43.7 points. The win was Jamaica’s third outright to add to victories over Trinidad and Tobago in the first round and Barbados in the third round.