The VelloCricket Journal

Christopher Barnwell scored 79 and took 5 wickets

The fourth round concluded with just one centurion, the least this season. There were consistent performances by the spinners  while there was a welcomed return for speedster Sheldon Cottrell. There were many contenders for batting places on the team of the week probably the most competitive thus far. With seamers and fast bowlers picking up a large percentage of the wickets compared to previous rounds.

Jamaica Scorpions were made to work for their third consecutive victory as the Leewards Hurricanes were relegated to their fourth straight defeat this season. Wicketkeeper Jahmar Hamilton scored 51 in the first innings to resist Cottrell’s 5fer on return to first class cricket, as he was supported by Nikita Miller with 4/53. Scorpions left it to the lower order to do the bulk of the batting with Carlton Baugh topscoring with 73. Miller showed his all-rounder ability with 51 of his own. Offspinner Rahkeen Cornwall had 4/76. Shane Jeffers scored 62 with 52 from Orlando Peters as Hurricanes posted a lead. Miller returned with the ball a second time to scalp 4/71. Scorpions were lead home by skipper Paul Palmer 51 to compete a dodgy three wicket victory.

Barbados Pride returned to winning ways as they dismissed the Windwards Volcanoes. For the Pride Kyle Corbin 68 and the in form Sharmarh Brooks 51 led the batting with wickets for Liam Sebastien 4/68 and three each for Shane Shillingford and Dalton Polius. Sebastien scored 47 to rally the lower order as the Volcanoes conceded a first innings lead of 117. Captain Kevin Stoute continued his stellar form with the ball for the Pride this season with 4/30 supported by quick Miguel Cummins who had 3 wickets. Brooks added 66 to his first innings half century, while Roston Chase scored 71 to add to his first innings 35. Sebastien added two more scalps and Shillingford three. Volcanoes got start from Tyrone Theophille 47, Miles Bascombe 40 and Johnson Charles 44 but were undone by the spin of Sulieman Benn 6/55. Chase chipped in with two wickets to complete a resounding 181 run win for the Pride.

Guyana Jaguars continued their rampant dominance with an innings victory over Trinidad and Tobago Red Force. Red Force batting first needed lower order knocks from Marlon Richards and debutante Uthman Muhammad, 53 each to post a respectable first innings total. The Red Force top order was rocked by the seam of Christopher Barnwell 5/32. In response the runs just kept flowing for the Jaguars with a century for Assad Fudadin (102), and half centuries for Leon Johnson 92, Shiv Chanderpaul 82, Raimon Reifer 64 and Barnwell 79. Batting a second time Red Force failed to surpass the Jaguars’ lead, with only Kyle Hope scoring 74 showing any resistance. Veerasammy Permaul scalped 5/62 to add to his 3/59 in the first innings and supported by Gudesh Moti-Kanhai 4/43. The Jaguars have opened up a 20 point lead following their four match winning streak.

Team of the 4th Round: Kyle Hope, Assad Fudadin, Leon Johnson (c), Sharmarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Christopher Barnwell, Carlton Baugh (wk) Nikita Miller, Liam Sebastien, Veerasammy Permaul and Sheldon Cottrell

CLPUSA will open its Indoor Coaching on November 28th through December 19th. Students between the ages of five and 18 years old are encouraged to be part of the history making experience.

To register – Call: 917-266-5395 – Email: dyon.ravello@cricketletsplayusa.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CricketLetsplayUSA Click: https://vellocricket.net/2014/04/23/register-for-cricket-lets-play-usa/

CLPUSA has introduced cricket to over 6500 students in the New York Elementary and Middle Schools. CLPUSA has been featured on One World Sports’ “Out of My League,” – http://tinyurl.com/n7jdaqo  while contesting the NATA Under-13 tournament. Over the winter CLPUSA conducted coaching programs geared on improving the technical ability of the players.

Under the guidance of Dyon Ravello CLPUSA will continue to serve students with the latest and most effective drills and tips on improving their game. Ravello not only a coach with experience of coaching over 1500 students but too, is a certified umpire with experiences in officiating youth leagues like the Public School Athlete League and NYPD United as well as open  Leagues as in NYD Metropolitan Cricket Association and the Eastern American Cricket Association. Apart from coaching at the “Pee Wee” level, Ravello has coached Colt players up to age 21. Many of these players have represented the New York Region and even the US National Team, be it, seniors or Under 19.

CLPUSA is an evolving, vibrant youth program which encourages Parent Participation.