Jamaica Schools: STETHS bounce back in Headley Cup final (14 April 1999)

14 April 1999

Jamaica Schools: STETHS bounce back in Headley Cup final

Versel Thompson

ALPART - Former champions St. Elizabeth Technical recovered from a precarious position to dominate the opening day of the three-day Headley Cup final against Holmwood at Alpart yesterday.

At the close of the day's play, STETHS who at one stage were reeling at 70 for six, recovered to make 176 and place themselves in a strong position to regain the trophy with defending champions Holmwood Technical struggling at 22 for three.

STETHS owed their good position to No. 8 batsman Kamal Dennis and No. 3 Brenton Parchment, who posted a 96 runs for the seventh wicket. Dennis was the dominant partner, hitting three sixes and six fours from 96 balls for a top score of 65 while Parchment, playing the anchor, was the penultimate wicket when he was brilliantly run out by Kevin Wynter for 48 after he had faced 177 deliveries and hit one solitary boundary.

Earlier, captain and opening batsman Mel Wint was the first to go when he was left stranded in mid-pitch after stroking a ball off Holmwood captain and legspinner Kevin Peart to Evon McInnis at mid-off. McInnis had no problem in running him out for 13 with the total on 43 and a run later fellow opener Odayne Ewart was caught behind by his brother Dwayne Ewart off Peart for 17.

Dennis joined the action with STETHS struggling at 70 for six before he and Parchment took the Santa Cruz-based team to a respectable total.

Andre Dwyer was the pick of the Holmwood bowlers taking 3-30 from 24.3 overs, Peart took 3-73 from 38 overs, while pacer McInnis finished with 2-34 from 16 overs.

Wynter and Junior Lawrence were the Holmwood batsmen still at the crease on two and six respectively with McInnis, Odane Brown, Peart, Dwyer, Damion Morgan and Kelvin Jones the batsmen to come.

After his batting heroics, Dennis came back and claimed 2-9 with the ball while the other wicket was taken by Lamorne Wright to have Holmwood on the backfoot.

Source :: The Jamaica Gleaner (https://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/)