WINDSOR, Portland — Sherwood Forrest on Sunday captured the inaugural Ashley T10 cricket title at Windsor playing field when they defeated hometown favourites Ginger House by 50 runs.
Batting first, Sherwood made 116 for the loss of eight wickets in their allotted 10 overs, as Richard Hewitt topscored with 34 runs and Raymond Hanson added 15, with Davian Patterson bagging three wickets for 19 runs and Craig McLean, capturing two wickets for 31 runs. Ginger House, in reply, could only muster 66 runs for the loss of nine wickets, as only Delroy Carter and Davian Patterson got into double figures with 11 each, while Roger Gregory took two wickets for eight runs and Shain Haye added two wickets for 13 runs.
The competition was organised by Kevin Taylor, in an effort to keep the game of cricket alive in the community. He commended the seven teams and the communities for their support. The games were played on Sundays and were double-headers.
The winning team was presented with the Ashley T10 trophy by 11-year-old Ashley Taylor, for whom the competition was named, and $15,000 from the mayor of Port Antonio and councillor. Ginger House won $10,000 for placing second.
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Sherwood Forrest take inaugural Ashley T10 trophy
