Caribbean Times 68th Issue - Wednesday 4th January 2016

Wednesday 4th January 2017 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 13
One more semifinal spot left in
Tape Ball 10-overs competition
By Marver Woodley
AUA College of Medicine Medicare
Pharmacy PMS, Brysons Future
Stars and Dredgers have been named
as Three of the four semifinalists in
the Bethesda & Christian Hill Sports
Club Benjies Workshop Tape Ball 10
overs Classic following their New
Year’s Day performances.
The final spot will be bagged by
either hosts Caribbean Union Bank
Bethesda and Pelican Safari East
Side Breeze who both have one game
left in the Classic.
The first of the four games resulted
in win for East Side Breeze by 9
wickets when they went up against
Auntie Sues Kitchen Herbert’s United.
Herbert’s batted first and made 53
for 3 from 6 overs.
Bowling for East Side Breeze was
Almond Peters who made 4 runs, 2
By Marver Woodley
The highly-anticipated
Clash of the Champions
showdown has been completely
canceled after being
postponed twice by the
on again off again weather
conditions over the past
weekend.
The competition was
which was previously slated
for Boxing Day was put
back for the New Year’s
Day holiday but was canceled
all together due to the
track not being in acceptable
racing condition according
to President of the
wickets and a maiden in 2 overs.
In reply East Side Breeze batted
and made 54 for 1 from 3.1 overs.
Batting for East Side Breeze Frederick
Floyd made the most with 34.
The second game saw a win for
PMS over Dredgers. PMS batted first
and made 82 for 6 from 10 overs.
Topping the scores during the
game was Deran Benta who made
34 batting for PMS while bowling
for Dredgers Melvin Charles made 2
overs 2 wickets for 21 runs.
In reply Dredgers batted and made
48 for 5 from 10 overs. Batting for
Dredgers, Baldwin Anthony made 21.
Bowling for PMS, Kenny Benjamin
made 2 overs 2wkts for 11 runs
as PMS won by 34 runs.
The third game saw a win for
Brysons Future Stars who defeated
Success Catering Buckleys 3J’ by 6
wickets.
Antigua and Barbuda Turf
Club Neil Cochrane.
The event which was
slated to feature the island’s
top horses: Demolition
Man, Lynn’s Image,
Buckleys 3J’S batted first and
made 59 for 7 from 10 overs.
Bowling for Future Stars Andra
Samuel 2 overs 2 wickets for 3
runs, Shaquan Reifer 2 overs 2 wickets
for 6 runs and Tassilo Allen 2
overs 2 wickets for 8 runs.
In reply Future Stars batted and
made 61 for 4 from 7.4 overs.
Bowling for Buckleys 3J’S Samuel
Peters 2 overs 2 wickets for 15 runs
and Gregson Merrick 2 overs 2 wickets
for 16 runs.
The final game for the day was
bagged by host Caribbean Union
Bank Bethesda over Sisserou by 6
wickets. Sisserou batted first and
made 40 for 7 from 10 overs.
Bowling for Bethesda Charles
James 2 overs 2 wickets for 4 runs
and Winston Noble 2 overs wickets
for 16 runs. In reply Bethesda batted
and made 42 for 4 from 9.1 overs.
Clash of the Champions cancelled
Chief of Staff and Lil Miss
Perfect and our other must
watch matches was previously
postponed due to the
horses not being ready and
not directly the bad weather.
Nonetheless the President
noted that the Turf
Club will now look to its
2017 calendar which will
be released later this week.
Quartet receives FIFA badges
By Marver Woodley
The Antigua and Barbuda Football Association
continues to welcome the new year
on a good note by enhancing its skills and
professionalism.
This was achieved over the weekend on
the resumption of the Association’s Premier
Division on January 1st, where four officiators
were bestowed with official FIFA badges.
Referees Iola Simmons, Bryan Willett,
Kerry Skepple and assistant referee Iroots
Appleton were the proud recipients of the
badges, which were handed over by President
of the Association Everton Gonsalves.
The quartet are expected to put their new
skills into action during ongoing games in
each Division of the ABFA 2016/17 season.