Despite Jamaica’s big win over USA Cricket, the result pushed Kent to 25 points after eight games, one behind Group B leaders Guyana and one ahead of the eliminated Jamaica franchise. After winning the toss and choosing to bat Kent were off to an amazing start as openers Daniel Bell Drummond and Zak Crawley put on 96 for the first wicket.
Scorpions vs USA
NORTH SOUND, Antigua (CMC) — Jamaica Scorpions easily disposed of USA Cricket by 80 runs in their final preliminary match of the Regional Super50 here yesterday, but their spot in the semi-finals remained in doubt as English county Kent remained front-runners to take the final berth.
Choosing to bat first at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Scorpions compiled 259 for eight off their 50 overs with Trevon Griffith stroking a top score of 80 and all-rounder Fabian Allen hammering an unbeaten 62.
Steven Taylor scored 40 against his former team, while left-arm seamer Saurabh Netravalkar claimed four for 45.
Scorpions then bundled out USA for 179 off their 50 overs, despite Jaskaran Malhotra's 70.
CAVE HILL, Barbados (CMC) – Resurgent Windward Islands Volcanoes picked the ideal moment to deliver their most convincing win of the Regional Super50, when they thrashed Hampshire by 136 runs to romp into the semi-finals and shatter Trinidad and Tobago Red Force’s hopes.
Entering the Group A affair at 3Ws Oval needing to win while also securing a bonus point, Volcanoes produced a clinical performance behind Andre Fletcher’s maiden regional one-day hundred, to dominate the English county side and grab the five points required. They ended their preliminary campaign level on 22 points with Red Force but sneaked into the final four by virtue of having more wins.
Three of the four semi-final places have now been determined with title-holders Barbados Pride already qualified from Group A and Guyana Jaguars booking their spot from Group B on Friday night, following their win over Jamaica Scorpions in Antigua.Volcanoes, who surprised Red Force by three wickets in their last match on Thursday, showed aggressive intent from the outset yesterday, piling up 293 all out off 50 overs.The right-handed Fletcher top-scored with a brilliant 132 off 135 balls while the reliable opener Devon Smith, short of runs in the tournament, supported with 84 from 89 deliveries.
Pride vs Marooners
Corbin hit the top score of 66 and Ottley was unbeaten on 54, as the Barbados-based Marooners successfully chased their victory target to get the last laugh on the Pride in their day/night contest which brought the curtain down on Group “A” play.
The result was of academic interest, due to the Pride having already qualified, but it gave the Marooners something about which to brag on their neighbours.
Ottley formalised victory for the Marooners with 21 deliveries remaining, when he played a well-pitched delivery from Chemar Holder to point and scrambled a single.
Pride, missing a number of regular players either through WINDIES and WINDIES “A” duty, and injury, earlier could not find the right tempo to their innings, after they chose to bat on a slow pitch.
Roston Chase carried on his rich vein of form with the top score of 48, Kenroy Williams made 32, former Marooners captain Omar Phillips got 24 and Hayden Walsh, Jr added 21.
Jermaine Levy was the most successful Marooners bowler with 3-28 in his 10-over spell and Ottley grabbed 2-24 from eight overs.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua- The closest finish in Group B of the Super50 Cup saw Guyana Jaguars secure a spot in the semi-finals of the tournament after a rain-affected Duckworth-Lewis method victory.
Chadwick Walton won the toss for Jamaica Scorpions and elected to bat first on a hot day at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua.
With the score on 54, Trevon Griffith was the first to depart for 21. Steven Taylor looked to finally be finding form but was dismissed for 32, after sharing in a 73-run partnership with Walton.
Andre McCarthy fell without scoring and Scorpions were 3-down for 127. Walton was then joined by Brandon King and the pair added 63 together, which included Walton’s second century for the tournament. He eventually fell for a well-played 104.
Alwyn Williams and Odean Smith proved a brilliant combination in the dying stages of the Scorpions innings. Together they posted a 59-run partnership, which took the Scorpions to 264/8 from their 50 overs.
Chanderpaul Hemraj was the best bowler for the Jaguars, finishing with 2/22.
ICC release:In what is a huge step forward in unifying cricket in the United States, USA Cricket today launched the official membership program for the sport within the country, which continues the pathway laid out by the USA Cricket Constitution that was approved in December 2017.
The membership program will be divided into two major categories, Individual and Organizational membership. Individual membership will allow all stakeholders in the cricket community including players, coaches, match officials, administrators, and fans to engage with the new governing body. Organizational membership continues League engagement and involvement in the organization, but also provides the opportunity for individual clubs to join USA Cricket. Organizational membership also includes academies, schools, universities, colleges and other cricketing organizations.
The membership program is the next step in the process to build a world-class U.S. governing body for cricket and will help facilitate a fair and transparent election process that engages the entire U.S. cricket community and unifies the sport moving forward.
