Rohan Jones/Contributor UNION, NJ: NEW JERSEY Cricket Club (NJCC) and Garden State Knight Warriors (GSKW) share 40 overs Championship. For the first time in the 29-year history of the Garden State Cricket League (GSCL) competition, the title will be shared by two teams due to rain. The game, which was recently played at Watsessing Park in Bloomfield, NJ, saw the newcomers GSKW taking first strike in overcast conditions after being sent into bat by the defending champions NJCC. At the completion of the mandatory 40 overs, GSKW made 239 runs for the loss of nine wickets. The innings was built around a fine batting display by former Jamaica national youth player Marvin Darlington who hammered 63 runs off 48 balls, including five sixes and 5 fours. He was supported by Isiah Jaggernauth 28, and Trinidad national player Daniel Williams, 19. Bowling for NJCC, Marlon Richards, a former Trinidad national youth player, had the impressive figures of; 8-2 - 29 – 3. Richard Woodford took three for 33, and Guyana national senior player Clinton Pestano chipped in with two for 35. NJCC started their reply in blazing fashion, racing to 35/1 in four overs before the rain came. The not out batsmen were Brain Sattaur with 12 and Domonique Rikhi – 14. Jeremy Sandia took one for 11, 18 Garden State Cricket League 2024 Season: a historic share Members of the Garden State Knight Warriors, joint-winners of the Garden State Cricket League (GSCL) 40-Overs competition for 2024. They share the honours with the New Jersey Cricket Club(NJCC). CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS CO-CHAMPS, Members of the New Jersey Cricket Club proudly display the trophy of Champions - named in honor of Collins/Williams - they will share with the Garden State Knight Warriors as co-champions of the 40-Overs competition, abandoned due to rain bowling for NJCC. The rescheduled game was again washed out without a ball being bowled, leaving the League officials with the decision to have the teams share the championship. The T/20 competition, which started with 12 teams, will be decided among the last four: MoBay CC, Rebels CC, GGSKW and Trin-Jersey CC this weekend. THE WEEKLY GLEANER | OCTOBER 10 - NOVEMBER 6, 2024 | www.jamaica-gleaner.com | NEWS Several key players missing for West Indies tour of Sri Lanka ST JOHN’S, ANTIGUA (CMC): UNDERSTRENGTH WEST Indies T20I and One-Day International (ODI) squads, were last Friday announced by Cricket West Indies (CWI) for their tour of Sri Lanka later this month. Notably absent from the T20I squad, which will play three matches from October 10 to 17, are the in-form Nicholas Pooran, big-hitting Andre Russell, left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein, and Shimron Hetmyer, who have all opted out of the tour for personal reasons. All-rounder Jason Holder has also been omitted along with fellow Barbadian Kyle Mayers, while in a surprising move, 36-year-old opening batsman Andre Fletcher has been included in the squad. Rovman Powell, expectedly, has been named captain, with Roston Chase his deputy, and Barbadian all-rounder Shamar Springer and Trinidadian pacer Terrance Hinds have received maiden call-ups to the senior side. The 26-year-old Springer was part of the victorious West Indies Under-19 team that won the 2016 World Cup and has also represented the West Indies B team. He has also turned out for the Barbados Tridents and Jamaica Tallawahs and played for the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in this year’s Caribbean Premier League. In 19 First Class matches, he averages 29.33 with the bat and has scored five half-centuries. He has also taken 51 wickets at an average of 25.94 and an economy rate of 3.46. Meanwhile, the relatively unknown Hinds, who had a stint with the Surrey Jaguars, played for the Trinbago Knight Riders in this year’s CPL. He has taken 29 wickets in 19 First Class matches at an average of 37.79 and an economy rate of 3.42. West Indies head coach Daren Sammy said the absence of several senior players presented an opportunity for some of the emerging talent to show their worth. Sammy, who now leads the selection under the revamped selection system, noted the importance of this series in evaluating players for key roles and understanding the conditions ahead of future ICC tournaments. “The tour of Sri Lanka gives us a chance to test our depth and assess players in different situations, especially with several senior players missing out for various reasons, including a need for rest and rehabilitation from injury. “We are confident in the squad’s ability to compete strongly against Sri Lanka,” Sammy said. Shai Hope will captain the ODI team, which will play three matches from October 20 to 27. Antiguan Jewel Andrew has been rewarded with his first senior selection, and Hayden Walsh Jr, Brandon King and Sherfane Rutherford have all been recalled. Sammy said he viewed the tour as a valuable one as the West Indies continues to rebuild its ODI team following its failure to qualify for the 2023 ODI World Cup. “As we continue to build our ODI team, this tour offers a valuable opportunity to evaluate strategies and give opportunities to emerging talent. “We are excited to see young players like Jewel Andrew, who has earned his place as an exciting prospect for the future,” Sammy said. SPORTS BRIEFS Stona, Ricketts nominated for CANOC Sports Awards OLYMPIC MEN’S discus champion Roje Stona and women’s triple jump silver medallist Shanieka Ricketts are the only Jamaicans nominated for the inaugural Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) Sports Awards on October 19. The awards ceremony will be held in the Turks and Caicos Islands. STONA AND Ricketts have earned their nominations based on their performances throughout the year and notably at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Shanieka Ricketts celebrates mining the silver medal in the women’s triple jump at the Olympic Games inside the Stade de France in Paris, France. GLADSTONE TAYLOR/MULTIMEDAI PHOTO EDITOR
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