Lauderhill Jammers emerged the victors in the 2018 South Florida Cricket Alliance Finals played last weekend at the John Stretch Park.
The Jammers batted first after winning the toss and managed to reach 158 off their 40-overs. Jammers opening pair, Timmy Surujbally and Omari Williams, added a quick 66 to the board before the fall of the first wicket.
Surujbally scored 53, which included a knock of 4 fours and 2 sixes off 41 balls before he was bowled. Williams added 25, which included two fours, before the fall of the second wicket at 95.
Keniel Irvin added 22 to take the score to 133 for 3, but thereafter, it was a steady procession of batsmen heading back to the pavilion. Morgan went for 21 with the score at136 for 4 and he was followed by last week century maker Gavin Wallace at 137 for 5.
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Johnson added a mere 8 with the score at139 for 6 while E. Watson went for duck with the score at 147 for 7. R. Sharma added a platry 2 at 151 for 8 while G. Campbell scored a mere 3 at 153 for 9 as the Jammers ended their final play all out for 158.
Bowling for St. Bess, Sherwlyn Powell bagged three for-39 while Chrishna Graham took 2 for 14. Masood Mohammed and Brian Gayle also grabbed 2 for 29 and 2 for 33, respectively.
In reply and chasing a modest total, St. Bess did not fare any better with their first wicket falling at 18-1 as Clevon Sailsman went for a mere 8. The only two batsmen who managed to get into double figures were O’Brian Jones, who scored 38, which included 2 fours; and Vickram Kumar, who added 30, which included 1 four.
Bowling Jammers to victory, the leg spinner from Pakistan, Rajesh Sharma, stunned the St. Bess batsmen picking up 4 wickets for 26, including a maiden from his allotted 8 overs. Elvis Watson bagged 2 for 26.
St. Bess was unable to recover, and they were all bowled out for 154, giving the Lauderhill Jammer a four-run victory and bragging rights for the 2018 season.
