Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) President Dr Donovan Bennett says that while the Kingsmen ownership continues to find its footing with the Jamaican franchise in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), his eyes remain fixed on the developmental aspect of their partnership.

For two years Jamaica was without a franchise in the region’s premier Twenty20 cricket competition, but that changed when the Kingsmen Sports Enterprise landed a successful bid.

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The move also coincided with the return of the competition to Jamaica, which last hosted a CPL match when the now-defunct Tallawahs defeated Barbados Tridents in September 2019.

But amidst the buzz as the freshly branded Jamaica Kingsmen prepared to host their fourth and final home match of the 2026 season at Sabina Park late on Tuesday, Bennett noted that grassroots plans are in the pipeline.

“Certainly [hosting the games] has helped to rekindle interest in cricket. My [goal] now is to get everybody on board — both the [Kingsmen] franchise and the [Jamaican] Government — in our developmental programmes,” he told the Jamaica Observer on Tuesday.

Source: Jamaica Observer