Jamaica: J. Grant, KC in big showdown (5 May 1998)

May 5, 1998

J. Grant, KC in big showdown

The Gleaner

CRICKET: Defending champions Kingston College and Jonathan Grant High square-off in the Sunlight Cup cricket final at Melbourne Oval today with the action set to get under way at 10.30.

A one-inning affair for which three days have been reserved, the showdown is a repeat of last year when KC, thanks to a man-of-the-match performance of 118 and six for 65 by Marlon Samuels, won their 20th lien on the title and robbed Jonathan Grant of their first success. In marching to this year's final, both teams won all three matches in the semi-final round.

In Group A, Kingston College defeated Waterford Comprehensive by 59 runs, St. Andrew Technical by 11 runs, and St. Catherine High by a commanding 237 runs.

In Group B, Jonathan Grant picked off St. George's College by 36 runs, Bridgeport Comprehensive by 90 runs, and Wolmer's by a comfortable six wickets.

KC's batting will be centred around opening batsmen Sean Cousley and Kemar Duncan, who scored 112 and 144 in the semi-finals against Waterford and St. Catherine respectively, with support expected from captain Shane Brooks, Merrick Watson and allrounder Martin Isaacs. Their bowling attack will be led by pacers Andrew Richardson and Allistair Shermon, and spinners Kerry Scott, Orville Clarke, Brooks and Isaacs.

Jonathan Grant's batting will be led by Tamar Lambert, who blasted 161 in last year's final and who scored 117 against Wolmer's in the semi-finals. Support should come from Andre' O'Sullivan, who was unbeaten on 70 against Wolmer's, Gerald Morgan and Leroy Wilson. The bowling will be spearheaded by pacers Howard Walters, Roshane Ferron and Brian Chambers, leg-spinner Leon Rodney, and off-spinners O'Sullivan, Lambert, and Morgan.

KC won the title in 1941, 1942, 1946 (three-way tie with Calabar and St. George's College), 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1962, 1964, 1970, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, and 1997

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