Bahamas: National team qualifies for Americas Cup while Police CC clinch third successive title
Tony Wharton - 28 September 2001
The Bahamas Cricket Association National XI have qualified for the International Cricket Council's Americas Region Associates Tournament to be
held in Argentina in March 2002. In the recent Americas Affiliates
Tournament held in Jamaica the Bahamas finished second to the Cayman Islands
to qualify.
The Bahamas Cricket Association Under 15 team played in an ICC sponsored
Under 15 competition in the Cayman Islands and although losing all their
matches against physically bigger the experience was tremendous for the very
young team most who will still be eligible next year
The Police Cricket Club again won the BCA League Championship for the third
year in succession with Paradise Cricket Club in runners up position
followed by Superstars CC, Commonwealth CC and in last position St Agnes CC
who were unable to fulfill their fixtures.
The Archdeacon William Thompson Competition is currently being played and
will be decided after the round-robin stages on the weekend of the 20/21st
October. The Caricom Tournament still has to played which is an annual
festival between teams from the Islands of Bahamian, English, Jamaican and
Rest of Caribbean nationals.
The main improvement during the season was the appointment of the Youth
Cricket Development Officer John Mayers on a part-time basis paid for by the
Association. John has shown great enthusiasm for the job under difficult
circumstances in endeavouring to introduce cricket to a large number of
young players.
Cricket is not played in the schools and John has been trying to get it
introduced as part of the curriculum. He also managed the Under 15 team to
the Cayman Islands and was coach to the senior team in Jamaica. He was also
invited to manage/coach the Rest of the Americas Under 19 team in a
competition in Bermuda in August.
The Pavilion Restaurant/Bar continues to be well supported thanks to the
hard efforts of Connie and Chris Robertson who look after the catering etc.
on behalf of the Association.
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