ST. GEORGE'S College beat Kingston Technical by six wickets to record their first win in the Grace Shield schoolboy cricket competition yesterday at Clan Carthy.
Scores: Kingston Technical 126 all out off 46 overs; St George's 128 for four off 27.2 overs.
St. George's won the toss and sent Kingston Technical in to bat. Kingston Technical were in early trouble at three for 39 and continued to lose wickets at regular intervals. However, an eighth-wicket partnership of 40 between Sheldon Nelson, five, and Jermaine Gordon, 20, saw them to a solid total.
Lloyd Gordon also contributed 25. Richard Johnson with 3-26, Leon Gordon 2-15 and Michael Jackson 2-20 were the pick of the bowlers.
St. George's, in reply, lost their first wicket with the score on 18 and the second at 46. However, a third-wicket stand of 74 between Leon Gordon, 59 not out, and Johnson, 29, put them back in a good position. Vernon Rowe was the other not out batsman on five.
AT LIME TREE OVAL: Towan Henry of Jonathan Grant Comprehensive struck a fine 110 against Wolmer's in their drawn game.
Scores: Jonathan Grant 185 for eight declared. (Towan Henry 110, Richard Green 22; Jamal Lewis 2-56, Andrew Fraser 2-27, Stephen Brown 2-36); Wolmer's 75 for five. (Brown 23, Nathan Thomas 17 not out; David Harrison 3-33).
AT BRIDGEPORT: Kingston College recorded their second consecutive victory when they accounted for Bridgeport by seven wickets.
Scores: Bridgeport 86 (Kemar Massington 22; Craig Lynch 5-28, Gary Jones 2-14, Nicholas Brown 2-12); Kingston College 87 for three (Gregory Buchanan 26, Sheldon Allman 31, Andre Hall 13 not out; Omar Haynes 2-28).
Matches on today in the A League (home team named first): Meadowbrook vs Dunoon, Ardenne vs Charlie Smith, Mona vs Camperdown and Excelsior vs Jamaica College. All matches start at 10:30.
