Jamaica Schools: St. George's axed from tournament (11 June 1999)

11 June 1999

Jamaica Schools: St. George's axed from tournament

The Jamaica Gleaner

Defending champions and overwhelming favourites St. George's College have been evicted from the Jackie Hendriks Invitational Under-14 cricket competition, according to tournament director Wilbert Parkes.

"St. George's College did not send in two of their results and countless efforts by me to get the results from them proved futile," Parkes said.

Parkes said he had heard St. George's and Calabar were locked on eight points each.

However, St. George's coach Winston Wilson said the results of his team's game against Jamaica College was given to his school's administrative office to be faxed but there was a mix-up.

Wilson said St. George's ended on 12 points, two more than their nearest rivals and therefore were the zone winners.

"I made sure Mr. Parkes got the results of our away game against Tivoli Gardens Comprehensive as the next round was due to start the following Tuesday, though it was the duty of the home team to send in the result," Wilson said.

Wilson also said he made preparations to host Wolmer's in the quarter-finals but someone told him Wolmer's were being hosted by Jamaica College, therefore, he went to Kingston College, where Campion College were playing, to speak with Parkes who told him he had not received the results from St. George's and had given first place in the zone to JC who were on 10 points and the second place to Calabar who had eight.

"It is a great disappointment for the players including Richard Johnson and captain Brian Hutchinson who both had two outstanding performances and were confidently expecting to cop the championship for a second consecutive year," Wilson said.

Source :: The Jamaica Gleaner