CHILL MAGAZINE

The UWI-based Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) cricket team ended the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) first class competition with major victories over regional powerhouses Barbados and Trinidad, securing a joint fifth place with a tally of 60 points. The team also boasted the season’s leading bowler and most prolific wicketkeeper/ batsman.

Four Wins
In only their second season at the highest regional level, the team ended with four wins four draws and four losses (with matches played on a home and away basis). They triumphed over Guyana in their opening game and brushed aside Windward Islands, Barbados and Trinidad inside three days in the season’s second round. Several players built on the promising signs shown in the 2008/09 regional One Day competition held in Guyana with a number of stellar achievements.

The results of the other matches read: Four (4) draws (Trinidad, Guyana, Jamaica and Leeward Islands) Four (4) losses (Jamaica, Windward Islands, Barbados and Leeward Islands).

Jackson, a 23 year old Jamaican from the UWI Mona Campus was appointed captain of the team with Horton Dolphin (UWI Mona Campus), Steven R Leslie (Cave Hill) and Floyd Reifer (Cave Hill) serving as Manager, Assistant Manager and coach respectively. Andrew Simpson, a former West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) senior team physiotherapist/trainer and Richard Straker (assistant coach) completed the management team.

Outstanding Achievements

West Indies Selectee
The inclusion of CCC pacer Kevin McClean in the West Indies ‘A’ team against the touring England team in a two day match in St. Kitts. In 8 matches the right arm fast bowler took 31 wickets (average 19.07) with a best of five for 49.

Bowling Achievements
Ryan Austin, a right hand off spin bowler, studying at the UWI Open Campus, was the tournament’s top bowler capturing 60 wickets (average 24.06) including three fivewicket hauls in an innings in 10 matches. He was ably supported by Trinidadian left arm spinner Kavesh Kantasingh (UWI St. Augustine Campus) who took 26 wickets (average 35.34)

Batting Achievements
Player coach Floyd Reifer was CCC’s leading batsman scoring 1002 runs at an average of 47.71 with three centuries and five fifties. His 17 catches placed him second overall in the fielding category.

Left handed opener Omar Philips joined an elite band of regional batsmen to record a double century when he converted his maiden century into 204 against the Leeward Islands at Grove Park in Nevis.

Nekoli Parris (one century and four fifties) Omar Phillips (one century and two fifties) Simon Jackson and Kyle Corbin (two fifties)

Jamal Smith, Kevin McClean and Romel Currency (1 fifty)

Chadwick Walton, a Jamaican right handed wicketkeeper/batsman based at the UWI Mona Campus amassed 546 runs with three half centuries. He also finished 2nd in wicket keeping with 38 dismissals (36 catches and 2 stumpings)

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