The Montserrat Reporter

Antigua & Barbuda ended the tournament with a dominant 136 run victory over Monserrat to finish the tournament in second place.

It was a rain affected day’s play which ended the match prematurely late on the last day of the tournament when the only fixture for the day was between Antigua and Montserrat at Little Bay.

Antigua & Barbuda with a hard-hitting innings which was interrupted when skipper Rahkeem Cornwall limped off the field with a leg injury to return at the fall of the ninth wicket and scoring 118 runs. Antigua & Barbuda amassed 245 runs from 47 overs, losing 9 wickets. 

Kahreem Cornwal about to hit another towering 6

Cornwall’s belligerent unbeaten knock came off of 80 deliveries and included 7 fours and 10 sixes. He was supported by small contributions from Jamaul Fernandez (26) and Orlando Peters (24).

Like the day before Montserrat fumbled badly after capturing the A & B first 3 wickets under 10 runs. After a partnership between Fernandez and Peters they captured 4 more wickets before A & B posted 100.

The slow left-arm bowler dapper Zawandi White captured 4 wickets for 38 runs for Montserrat while Damion Williams took 2 for 60 from 9 overs.

In reply, Montserrat limped to 97 for the loss of 7 wickets chasing a revised target of 233 runs, when the rains poured down and invoking the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern method strongly in favour of the overpowering Antigua position.

Deno Baker scored an unbeaten 26 runs to lead the batting while Jaison Petrs scored 24 runs. Bowling for Antigua, Kofi James ended with 2 wickets for 16 runs from 9 overs and Jamaul Fernandez took 2 for 20 from 8 overs.

Final standings

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Nevis wins its first encounter in LICB 50 Overs Tournament

Montserrat 2018 50 Overs team

Anguilla 2018 50 Overs team

On Monday, September 23 at the Little Bay, Montserrat fixture in the LICB 50 Overs tournament, Nevis won its final match of five encounter defeating Sint Maarten by 6 wickets to record its first victory of the tournament.

Jamie Cornelius’ unbeaten 55 spearheaded the win receiving support from skipper Adelvin Phillip, Nevis chasing down a revised total of 154 due to rain delays. Nevis reached the total in the 35^th over. completed the victory with relative ease. Daniel Doram picked up 2 wickets for 17 runs from 8 overs for Sint Maarten.

Batting first, Sint Maarten reached 163 for 9 off of 45 overs while opener Sherwin Peters top-scored with 34 runs.

Bowling for Nevis, Jamie Cornelius took 3 wickets for 30 runs from 9 overs while Joseph Williams took 3 for 28 from 8 overs.

For his all-round effort, Jamie Cornelius was awarded the Man-of-the-Match award.

Montserrat stumbles to defeat by Anguilla

Montserrat 2018 50 Overs team

After a strong bowling start, Montserrat allowed Anguilla from 114 for 7 to post a score of 210. But it was nail biting finish that gave Anguilla their second win of the tournament, Montserrat needing 8 runs in the final over falling short by 3.

 Opener Montcin Hodge led the way with 54 runs off 60 deliveries and lower order batsman Yannick Leonard scored 51 runs off 67 balls before he was run out in the 48^th over. Bowling for Montserrat, Deno Baker took 3 wickets for 27 runs and Damion Jacobs took 3 wickets for 29 runs, each bowling bowling 10 overs.

Montserrat received solid knocks of 48 from Jaison Peters and 47 from Shavin Tuitt earlier in the chase with Jemuel Cabey contributing a 33 ball 32 in the lower order but the overs ran out as they tried to score 8 runs from the last over, only managing 5 runs, ending on 207 for the loss of 8 wickets.

Bowling for Anguilla, Chesney Hughes grabbed 4 wickets for 38 runs from 8 overs while Yannick Leonard took 3 for 28 from 10 overs.

Man-of-the-Match was Yannick Leonard for his all-round performance.

Adapted from LICB: Vincie Bowen’s report

September 19, 2018 – Salem Park Montserrat

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Orlando Peters’ 98 ball 75 helped pilot Antigua and Barbuda to the winning total of 244 all out and secure a 28 run victory against Anguilla.

After being asked to bat by Anguilla who won the toss, Antigua and Barbuda started shakily, immediately losing the wicket of Kofi James in the first over to Kelbert Walters for a duck. However the innings continued briskly until the end of the eleventh over when Damien Lowenfield was run out for 20 runs after a 62 run partnership with Karima Gore. The wickets of Gore (40 runs) and Rahkeem Cornwall (1) followed before a 99 run partnership between Orlando Peters and Shane Burton (28) consolidated the innings. Burton’s 44 ball knock came to an end in the 37^th over when he was bowled by Yannick Leonard and was followed immediately after by Peters in the next over. Useful knocks by Kenrick Scott, 25 from 26 balls and an unbeaten 19 by Shavon Moore from 16 balls helped to propel the score to 244 all out in 47 overs.

Bowling for Anguilla, Walters ended with 2 wickets for 32 runs from 7 overs, Leonard had 2 for 47 from 10 overs and Chesney Hughes 2 for 48 from 9 overs.

Anguilla started steadily in its reply before losing their first wicket in the ninth over when Montcin Hodge was stumped by Michael Haynes-Dover for 15 runs off 31 balls. After that, Anguilla lost wickets steadily around the batting of Deon Burton who scored an unbeaten 48 ball 50 before Anguilla was bowled out for 212 in 47 overs.

Antigua began looking shaky; and with just over 3 overs (18 balls) to go and needing 32, the way Anguilla was batting must have caused some jitters, but for a careless run out, the match dwindled to an eventual easy win.

Asharn Hodge contributed 28 runs from 53 balls and Jadell Richardson contributed a 30 ball 21 in support of Burton’s efforts.

Nino Henry took 3 wickets for 53 runs from 9 overs, Gore took 2 for 16 from 7 overs and Kofi James’ 9 overs conceeded 27 runs while taking 2 wickets.

Peters’ efforts earned him the Man-of-the-Match – Little Bay

Montserrat also had a scare at Little Bay, where Jaison Peters’ with an unbeaten 71 helped steer Montserrat to victory over Nevis by 3 wickets in a somewhat close encounter.

Chasing 167 for victory, Montserrat started shakily at 15 runs for the loss of 2 wickets (Joshua Grant and captain Shernyl Burns) by the fifth over, both batsmen bowled by Nelson Boland. Peters joined Shawin Tuitt to feature in a 62 run partnership in 59 balls before Tuitt was stumped by Jason Campbell for a 37 ball 38. Wickets fell steadily thereafter taking the score to 88 for the loss of 6 wickets before a needed 38 run partnership between Peters and Damion Jacobs (20 form 45 balls), staved off another sccare. McPherson Meade then joined Peters, needing 41 runs with 18.3 overs (111 balls) to take Montserrat to victory in the 46^th of 50 overs (28 balls to spare).

Boland took 2 overs for 31 runs form his 10 over allotment and was assisted by Jason Campbell’s 2 for 28 from 10 overs and Tonito Willet’s 2 for 22 form 4.2 overs.

Earlier, Nevis reached 166 runs in 44.4 overs with the main contribution coming from Tonito Willet who scored 49 runs off 78 deliveries. Adelvin Phillip scored 30 runs in support of Willet.

The two Damions led the bowling for Montserrat.  Willams took 3 wickets for 35 runs from 7.4 overs while Jacobs took 3 wickets for 31 runs; while Quinton Boatswain took 2 wickets for 23 runs from 7 overs.

Peters’ heroic knock earned him the Man-of-the-Match award.

The score cards –

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Antigua vs Anguilla 2018-09-20 at Salem Park

Sept 19, 2018 – Salem Park Montserrat

After a late start due to a wet pitch from overnight rains, Antigua and Barbuda won the toss and elected to field against Nevis in a match reduced to 25 overs. After a brisk start, the initial breakthrough came in the fourth over with the score on 28 when Jamie Cornelius was caught by Kofi James off the bowling of seamer Stanny Simon for 22 runs from 12 balls. Nino Henry followed in the next over with the wicket of Ross Powell, LBW for 5 runs. Nevis were 30 for the loss of 2 wickets. However, looking to build quick runs in the reduced format, the Nevis lost wickets steadily before closing the innings at 134 for the loss of 9 wickets from the allotted 25 overs. Top-scorer for the innings was middle order batsman Adelvin Phillip who scored an unbeaten 40 runs from 38 balls which included 5 fours and a six.

Bowling for Antigua and Barbuda, Orlando Peters picked up 3 wickets for 36 runs from his 5 over allotment while Rahkeem “Jimbo” Cornwall picked up 2 wickets for a miserly 14 runs from his 5 overs. Nino Henry was alos very econimical grabbing a wicket while conceeding only 12 runs from his 5 overs.

In reply, Antigua and Barbuda started cautiously getting to 33 runs in the seventh over before the opening stand was broken by Nelson Boland with the wicket of Damien Lowenfield, caught by Jamie Cornelius for 16 runs off 23 deliveries. Two deliveries later, Karima Gore was also sent back to the dressing room caught also by  Cornelius off the bowling of Boland for a duck. The Antiguan and Barbudan team consolidated its chase with a 42 run partnership between Orlando Peters and opener Kofi James before Peters lost his wicket for 27 runs from 29 balls.

Cornwall in action

The fall of Peters’ wicket opened the way for a belligerent 52 run partnership between James and Rahkeem Cornwall, 39 of those runs scored by Cornwall taking the score to 128 before James perished for a patient 32 runs from 47 deliveries. Cornwall and Shane Burton both completed the job getting to 135 for the loss of 4 wickets. Cornwall ended with 40 runs from just 18 deliveries smashing 5 fours and clubbing 3 sixes.

The pick of the Nevisian bowlers was Boland who took 2 wickets for 19 runs while conceding 19 runs from his 5 overs.

Cornwall was adjudged Man-of-the-Match for his all-round performance.

No play all day at Little Bay

At Little Bay, the match between St. Maarten and St. Kitts was abandoned due to unplayable conditions.

Matches continue tomorrow with Antigua and Barbuda vs Anguilla at Salem Park and Montserrat vs Nevis at Little Bay.

September 18, 2018/in LICB 50 OVERS, News /by admin

Sept 18, 2018 – Salem Park, Montserrat

Montserrat team in training

Montserrat defeated St. Maarten by 5 wickets to open the LICB 50 overs Championship. Chasing 133 runs for victory, Monserrat completed the task with 24 overs to spare.

The Montserrat team

Montserrat were piloted to the victorious total by leading scorer Shawin Tuitt who scored 39 runs from 36 balls opening the innings for Montserrat. He was assisted by his opening partner Joshua Grant who scored 32 runs from 48 balls both of whom featured in a 58 run opening partnership in 10.1 overs. After

MNi team practices catching

losing 3 quick wickets for in the space of 3 overs and 9 runs, Jaison Peters (20 runs) and Deno Baker (26 runs) both steered Montserrat to victory with an unbeaten 35 run partnership.

Leading bowler for St. Maarten was Daniel Doram who took 3 wickets for 55 runs from 10 overs assisted by 1 apiece by Chad Hampson (1-35) and Shadrack Descarte (1-33).

Earlier St. Maarten was bowled out for 132 in 36.2 overs with the left handed Akeem Charles top-scoring with 34 runs. Marinal Wadhwa contributed 23 runs to the total. Both batsmen contributed to the most productive partnership of the innings scoring 60 runs for the third wicket.

But Deno Baker’s 6 wicket performance which included the wickets of both batsmen ensured that St. Maarten were limited to 132 runs. Baker’s final figures were 6 for 25 from 10 overs contributing to his stellar all round performance that earned him the Man-of-the-Match.

Meanwhile at Little Bay, St. Kitts trounced Anguilla by 8 wickets. After winning the toss, St. Kitts elected to field and immediately took control of the game. After Jeremiah Louis made the initial break-through, off spinner Terrance Ward and left-arm spinner Elvin Berridge, dominated the Anguillan batsmen to bundle them out for 85 runs. Ward ended with 5-20 from his 10 overs while Berridge ended with 3-13 from 8 overs. Top-scoring for Anguilla was Keacey Carty who scored 23 runs from 46 balls.

In reply, Larry Audain steered St. Kitts to victory with an unbeaten 38 runs from 60 ball assisted by Akeem Saunders’ 55 ball 33 runs as they scored 88 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 22 overs. Successful bowlers for Anguilla were Jadell Richardson and Yannick Leonard with a wicket each. Ward earned Man-of-the-Match honours for his outstanding performance.

L Is Umpires after receiving jerseys with sponsors

The Leeward Islands Senior Cricket Team Men’s 50-Over Cricket Championship, announced by L Is Drector, Cricket Operations in July is set to start on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 in Montserrat.

Captain Burns receives his team jersey

On Wednesday evening, September 12, 2018 the Montserrat Senior Cricket Team unveiled it’s Uniform Launch for the Cricket Championship at Summer Breeze at 8.00 p.m.

This function was hailed as a very welcome and special one, with Premier Romeo, Minister of Sports Delmaude Ryan along with Communications and Works Minister Paul Lewis each giving brief remarks on the occasion.

The tournament was due to begin on Friday 14^th, but due to the passage of hurricane Isaac and the the burial services of a former Montserrat opening batsman, and former Chief Minister Bertrand B. Osborne and other related circumstances, such as transportation into Montserrat of the other five competing teams, the beginning of the tournament was set to a Tuesday start.

Already the championship organisers are thanking Digicel for Partnering with the Leeward Islands Cricket Board to help execute this major project and to sell to the world that Montserrat is open for Business. At the uniform unveiling, some other support sponsors were acknowledged.

These supporting sponsors are: Digicel, Rovika, Victor’s, Montserrat Bottling Company, Amsa Sports and Summer Breeze.

Following are the names of the Montserrat 16-man squad.

Shernyl Burns (Captain)
Damion Williams (Vice Captain)
McPherson Meade (Player Coach)
Quinton Boastwain
Dalston Tuitt
Jaison Peters (Leeward Island Hurricane Franchise Player)
Kriston Murrain
Theodore Frye
Shawn Tuitt
Zawandi White
Aidan Livan
Joshua Grant
Jemuel Cabey
Damion Jacobs (Leeward Island Hurricane Franchise Player)
Tavis Harrison
Deno Baker

Kenton Weekes (Sports Therapist)

Vernon Springer, L Is Drector, Cricket Operations

BY DISCOVERMNITEAM · AUGUST 10, 2018

MFA Photo of the final day for Montserrat’s Under14 team at the CFU tournament.

Despite their best effort, Montserrat’s Under 14 boys team which recently participated in the Caribbean Football Union Under 14 Tournament, held in St Kitts, were unable to win any of their matches. They made their one and only goal in their final match on Friday.

Over the course of the competition, the boys played four matches. After a frakas during game two by boys on the bench, four team members were suspended for the remainder of the tournament.

However, officials at the Montserrat Football Association (MFA) said the intent was to develop the skills of the players both socially and physically, when queried about why the young players were not sent home.

The final scores were:

Antigua 2 Montserrat 1 (Aug 10)

St. Vincent & the Grenadines 1 Montserrat 0 (Aug 8)

St Kitts & Nevis 4 Montserrat 0 (Aug 6)

Dominica 2 Montserrat 0 (Aug 4)

The team is coached by George Dublin.

MFA Photo of Under14 Boys in St Kitts