Cricket : Antigua And Barbuda Takes Leewards Championship

The Leeward Islands 50 overs tournament concluded with two final matches in St. Kitts on Friday, 4th October.

At Warner Park, the undefeated teams, St. Kitts and Antigua/Barbuda, competed to determine the overall winner. Antigua/Barbuda batted first and scored an impressive 314 for 8 in their 50 overs. Jewel Andrew made a scintillating half-century before being run out.

St. Kitts responded impressively but were undermined by Kareem Henry. Summarized scores: Antigua/Barbuda 314 for 8 (Kadeem Henry 78, Jewel Andrew 73, Terrance Warde 3 for 49) and St. Kitts 300 all out (Jaleel Clarke 105, Mikyle Louis 76, Kadeem Henry 4 for 46).

At Conaree, the bottom-placed teams Nevis and Combined Islands faced off. Combined Islands batted first and reached 319 for 9. However, Nevis responded strongly, with superb centuries by Shelton Forbes and Carlon Bowen-Tuckett, overhauling the target in just 42.4 overs. Summarized scores: Combined Islands 319 for 9 (Roniel Jeffrey 73, Joshua Grant 69, Theron Bussue 3 for 55, Jaden Carmichael 2 for 37) and Nevis 320 for 2 in 42.4 overs (Shelton Forbes 119*, Carlon Bowen Tuckett 101*). Nevis won by 8 wickets.