Lauderhill Jammers, St. Bess and Port St. Lucie are the victors
Cricket teams, Lauderhill Jammers, St. Bess and Port St. Lucie were the victors in week five of the South Florida Cricket Alliance (SFCA), 40 overs competition played on Sunday, March 11th.
At John Stretch Park, Southshore took on Lauderhill Jammers, deciding to bat after winning the toss. But the team was under
mined by two fine bowling spells from Jammers Timmy Surujbally, who bagged 3 for 6; and Kyle Phillips 3 for 25. As such, the team could only muster 92 all-out from 28 of their allotted 40 overs.
Only Sylvester Hickie who top scored with 18, and Horace Stanley 13, managed to put up a slight resistance.
Looking for 93 runs for victory, Lauderhill Jammers was struggling at 24 for 4 when former W.I. and Jamaica batsman, Shawn Finley, joined Dean Morgan at the crease. The pair put on a 62-run partnership before Finley was bowled for 26. It was then left to Dean Morgan, who added 29 not-out and skipper Mark ‘Soup Bone’ Johnson, 8 not-out, to bring Jammers over the finish line without any more damage. They ended on 94 for 5 off just 13.4 overs to secure an impressive 5 wicket victory.
Bowling for Southshore, Carl Ifill took 3 for 22.
Summarized Scores:
Port St. Lucie vs. Ambassadors at Girl Scout Friendship Park
Port St. Lucie reached198 for in their allotted 40 overs with Roger Joshua adding 55 and Charles Reid 35. Bowling for Ambassadors, Mark Laing grabbed 3 for 20 and Antoine Charlery 2 for 25. In reply, Ambassadors scored 77 all-out in 20 overs. Bowling for St. Lucie, Richard Louis bagged 6 for 19, helping his team to a 121-run win.
St. Bess vs. Palm Beach Titans at Lauderhill Sports Park
St. Bess reached a massive 313 for 7 off their allotted 40 overs as Hanchard Hamilton added a whopping 90; Shane Ford 57 and Masood Mohammed 37. The most successful bowler for Palm Beach Titans was Sanjay Patel, who bagged 3 for 48. In reply, Palm Beach Titans was bowled out for 99. Praveen Vishwanathan added 23 and Prateek Singh, 16. Bowling St. Bess to an impressive 214 runs victory was Sherwlyn Powell, who finished with 7 for 39.
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