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KSAFA receives monetary boost 

Keith Kelly

THE KINGSTON and St. Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) received another monetary boost towards developing its competitions when Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) presented the association with a cheque valued at $1.75 million at the Alhambra Inn, Kingston yesterday.
    Emile Spence, Executive of Marketing and Distribution at JNBS, presented the cheque to Carlton Barclay, president of KSAFA, at a media briefing, and this increases Jamaica National's total sponsorship to $2 million.
    "For the new KSAFA season, Jamaica National will be increasing our sponsorship from last year's $1.5 million to $1.75 million and when added to NEM Insurance's (a subsidiary of Jamaica National) $250,000 sponsorship (of the KSAFA Jackie Bell Knock-out competition), JN's financial input will total $2 million," Spence said.
    Spence highlighted the need for the corporate society to help "football become a more effective vehicle in developing and sustaining social order and opening doors for the social and professional development of many of our players".
    "There is the need for us to ensure that football continues to be the catalyst in bringing back some level of civility to our society and fostering national pride through the accomplishments of our national team and our growing list of international players," he said.
    The KSAFA Super and Major League are set to kick-off on October 25 and the increases are as follows:Super League: first prize - $330,000, second prize - $165,000, third prize - $110,000, fourth prize - $55,000.
    Major League: first prize - $160,000, second prize - $80,000, third prize - $60,000, fourth prize - $30,000. 

                                

Jamaica walks over Canada in Red Stripe Bowl action

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica - Jamaica were unremorseful as they shut out a feisty batting challenge from Canada, in their Red Stripe Bowl match at the Port Esquivel ground Wednesday.
Canada raised their game to compile a worthy 196 for seven from 50 overs, bowled by five of six bowlers with Test experience.

Jamaica then powered to 198 for four in 29 overs with a blistering 71 not out from Ricardo Powell.

Canada batted enterprisingly to reach close to 200 without being all out against the formidable Jamaica attack.

They were severely indebted to Don Maxwell who smashed five sixes and a similar number of fours in 65 from 85 balls.

After the first wicket went at 21, Maxwell came in to partner captain Iswar Maraj and the two batted positively to post 93 runs for the second wicket.

Maxwell, stood tall on his back foot and delivered huge boundaries when the ball was short and into his body, as he batted with a confidence that has been missing from the Canadian batting from the inception, causing them to fall for 69 and 112 in their two previous innings.

Maraj, a stylish front foot player, played the ball as straight as he could in getting up to 40, which is the second highest individual Canadian score in the tournament after Maxwell's half century.

Maraj stroked three fours during his knock which took 80 deliveries.

Wicketkeeper Ashish Bagai improvised well, to add meat to the final total, with an unbeaten 33 inclusive of one highly entertaining four off Darren Powell, who bowled with sustained pace on an uneven but generally quick wicket.

Powell took the first two wickets when both Asif Mulla (9) and Maraj edged to Baugh behind the stumps and ended with those two wickets for 37 runs from a maximum 10 overs.

Gareth Breese also took two wickets for 22 runs from seven overs, while debutant pacer Andrew Richardson, Marlon Samuels and Chris Gayle each took one wicket.

Richardson is playing his first game for his country since first choice pacer Jerome Taylor is in Antigua taking part in a promotional television shoot.

As Jamaica commenced their reply, Brenton Parchment had his middle stump cart-wheeling from the first ball he received in the first over from Ashish Patel as the Canadians started on an upbeat note.

Though Wavell Hinds and Gayle energized the crowd with a few boundaries, Gayle went, caught pulling a long-hop to short midwicket soon after in the seventh over for 15 (2x4) and Hinds went for 45 at 68 for three as he tried to clear the boundary.

A few uneasy hearts would have begun racing with three batsmen down, but Marlon Samuels and Ricardo Powell calmed all on hand with a authoritative 67 run fourth wicket partnership to take the total to 135.

Samuels hit the ball silkily and pleasantly for a run-a-ball 48, then as he tried to smash an innocuous full toss from off spinner Kevin Sandher for six to reach his half century, he mistimed the ball and was caught by Codrington running from the backward square boundary.

Both of the West Indian batsmen struck six fours and one six each.

While Samuels was all footwork and wristy strokeplay, Hinds was sheer muscle and brawn during his 30 ball knock.

Ricardo Powell though, outdid everyone for the entire day, with muscle, and was brawnier than any on show, as he top-scored with an unbeaten 71 from a measly 55 balls.

Powell, like Samuels and Hinds entertained the large crowd of about 2000 fans with his usual cannoning brand of batting, slamming four sixes and six fours as the Canadians spilled him twice.

Though the strapping right-hander required mid-pitch medical attention for dehydration, Powell ended the game in a flourish, with two consecutive fours and a six off medium pacer Patel to rocket Jamaica to the top of Zone A with 12 points.

Trinidad and Tobago take on Windward Islands on Thursday in a crucial clash at the Kensington Park in Kingston.

Guyana in final
Guyana snatch four-run victory from Jamaica

GARFIELD MYERS
Friday, October 17, 2003
Guyana celebrate after seizing a four-run win over Jamaica in the semifinal of the Red Stripe Bowl yesterday at Kaiser Sports Club. They will play the winner of the Trinidad and Tobago vs Barbados match in the final on Sunday.

DISCOVERY BAY - A game that at one stage looked easy pickings became a nightmare for Jamaica as an inspired Guyana came back from the dead to defeat their fancied hosts by four runs at the Kaiser Sports Club here yesterday.

The Shivnarine Chanderpaul-led Guyana will now meet either defending champions Barbados or Trinidad and Tobago in Sunday's final here. The second finalist will be decided today when the champions meet T&T, including Brian Lara -- also to be played here.

Guyana had good reason to believe they were down and out when they managed only 183 in 49.5 overs on what was a reasonable pitch despite the odd delivery staying low. They were looking down the barrel when Jamaica posted 59 for the loss of just Brenton Parchment (2) in the 12th over. But the Guyana bowlers, showing great discipline and backed up well by their fielders, kept the pressure on and in the end Jamaica buckled, bowled out for 179 in 49.1 overs despite a 95-ball 67 from Chris Gayle.
Chris Gayle hit a top-score 67. (Photo: Michael Gordon)

Man of the match, Neil McGarrell inspired the come-from-behind triumph, hitting a top-score 43 and taking 3-24 from 9.1 overs. But it was an exemplary team effort by the Guyanese, a fact underlined by captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul at the end.

"We didn't get the total we were looking for ... (but) in the end we played well. We played good all-round cricket. We knew whatever total we had to get, we would have to do it... and the fellows did the job," he said.

Jamaican skipper Robert Samuels, who was disgracefully booed at the end of the game after being blamed for his own dismissal, caught on the boundary for five as he tried to hit his team out of trouble, said his team lost too many wickets early.

"We lost too many early wickets, though we were scoring quickly," said he. Samuels also contended that the loss of Gayle, who fell hitting out against the leg spin of Nagamootoo after batting for 44 overs, was also a crucial factor.

Sent in on a pitch with a little too much preparation moisture, the Guyanese openers, Sewnarine Chattergoon and Ryan Ramdass, were at sea against the pace of Daren Powell (0-27 from eight overs) and Jerome Taylor (2-38 from 10 overs), as both bowlers consistently got the ball to leave the right-handed Ramdass and swing back into the left-handed Chattergoon. But the two openers still managed to share 36 for the first wicket and it was the medium pacer David Bernard ( 2-20 from four overs) who eventually broke through. After a loose first over, Bernard, who has had an indifferent tournament as a bowler thus far, trapped Ramdass leg before as he swung across the line and with his very next ball had Lennox Cush (0) caught behind as the batsman essayed a big drive.

The dismissal of Ramnaresh Sarwan (8), bowled off the inside edge as he jumped back to a fast, short delivery from Taylor, and skipper Shivnarine Chanderpaul (12), smartly stumped by Carlton Baugh off Gareth Breese, condemned Guyana to what seemed at the time an inadequate total. The left-handed Chanderpaul, rated as one of the best players of spin bowling in the region, used his feet to the off-spin of Breese (2-35 from 10 overs) and found himself hopelessly beaten by flight and spin. In between those dismissals Chattergoon, having faced 51 balls for 23, was caught on the deep mid-wicket boundary by Parchment as the little left-hander tried to dominate Breese.

   Spirited Reggae Boyz Lose 1-0 to Brazil 

                                 

October 12
World Cup winners Brazil, gained a narrow 1-0 win over a spirited Reggae Boyz team with a sizzling Roberto Carlos goal at Leicester City's Walkers Stadium. A sold out crowd of over 30,000 filled the stadium with a carnival atmosphere as the Jamaican fans attempted to drown out Brazilian cheers. After pressing on several occasions, in the 15 minute, Roberto Carlos cut in from the left wing and released a powerhouse shot that curved inside the far post, past a diving Donovan Ricketts. The Jamaica keeper had an excellent game as he made several good saves to keep his team from falling further behind. The Reggae Boyz almost scored a late equaliser when Ricardo Gardner's well placed shot on goal was saved by Brazil goalkeeper Dida in the 86th minute. Teams: Jamaica: 30-Donovan Ricketts; 19-Frank Sinclair, 25-Claude Davis (3-Damion Stewart 63), 14-Tyrone Marshall (4-Gerald Neil 77), 15-Ricardo Gardner, 23-Craig Ziadie, 8-Jamie Lawrence (12-Shane Crawford 71), 11-Theodore Whitmore, 16-Richard Langley (22-Fabian Taylor 77), 10-Ricardo Fuller (9-Andrew Williams 68), 18-Deon Burton Brazil: 1-Dida; 2-Cafu, 3-Lucio (14-Edmilson 68), 4-Roque Junior, 5-Gilberto Silva, 6-Roberto Carlos, 7-Kaka (19-Juninho 68), 8-Emerson (16-Juninho Pernambucano 68), 9-Ronaldo, 10-Rivaldo (18-Adriano 77), 11-Ze Roberto Referee: Rob Styles (England). Attendance: 32,000...

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