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Cargill memorial
published: Saturday | April 14, 2007

The second annual Peter Cargill Memorial game is set for Monday, April 16, with a double header at the Harbour View Mini-Stadium.

Harbour View Masters tackle Pelican/Waterhouse Masters at 6:00 p.m. before Jamaica Nationals take on Camperdown High at 8:00 p.m.

Both Wray and Nephew and Pepsi have committed to allocate products and radio advertisements leading up to the event in honour of the past national player and coach, who led Camperdown High to the triple crown in 1982.

Additionally, Wray and Nephew will erect a billboard in Cargill's honour at the eastern end of the Compound in a few weeks time, while Pepsi will provide two sets of gears for the feature game between Jamaica Nationals and Camperdown High.

There is no admission cost but a donation will be collected at the venue that will be handed to Cargill's widow, Avril, and her two children, Danique and David, immediately following the game.

A lot of players connected to Cargill in some way or another will be in action.

For the Harbour View team there will be Owen Kirkland, Richard Coke, Micheal McIntosh, John Massey, Ian McNaughton, Anthony Tomlinson and Peter Prendergast, while for Pelicans, there will be Andrew Reid, Max Straw, Robert Bryan, Arnold McDonnough, Peter Hibbert and David Henry.

The Jamaica Nationals team includes Howard Bell, Linval Dixon, Theodore Whitmore, Desmond Smith, Lenworth Hyde, Clive Wedderburn, Donovan Hayles and Warren Barrett.

His alma mater, Camperdown, will be represented by Barrington Gaynor, Andrew Hines, Andrew Williams, Dominique Spaulding, Richard Green, Nyron Prawl, Micheal Clarke, Chris Bender and Carlton Williams.

Cargill, nicknamed "Jair", was born on March 2, 1964 and died April 16, 2005. The midfield general played for local sides Swallowfield FC, CC Lions, Port Morant United and Harbour View FC and also spent eight years in Israel with Maccabi Netanya and Beitar Jerusalem.

He returned to Jamaica in 1996 and was called to the national team by Rene Simoes and was a part of Jamaica's historic qualification to the 1998 World Cup in France. He collected a total of 84 caps and after retiring as a player, he became Reggae Boyz' assistant head coach until 2004. He also coached top premier league outfits Harbour View and Waterhouse FC.

Like his World Cup teammate Stephen Malcolm (2001) and Winston Anglin (2004), Cargill was killed in a road accident. He died of severe injuries in St. Ann while on his way to a football match with his Waterhouse team set to face Wadadah F.C. in Montego Bay when the van he was travelling in overturned and struck a boulder. Cargill died the way he lived - dealing with the business of football.

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