In what was a match filled weekend for Windward, with Masters and Under 17 Cricket as well as our Tennis team playing Saturday, and our Under 13 cricket squad playing on Sunday, we could not have wished for better results. Our Masters side played their first match of the tournament against Maxwell Cricket Club, who were coming off a win the previous week, scoring 182/3 in 18 overs against Melrose. The visitors won the toss and put Windward into bat, with Captain Alan Branch and Tony Edgehill having the honours of opening for the home side. After a few quick singles in the opening 5 overs, Branch and Edehill got into the groove and started punishing the bowling, hitting 6 boundaries between them in the next 18 balls, and bringing the score to 50 in 8 overs, before Maxwell changed the bowling attack in hopes of reining in the run rate. This strategy did not go according to plan, as the score had increased to 74 in the next 4 overs, when Branch was dismissed LBW on 47 off of 35 balls in 47mins at bat. This brought Jasper Seymour to the crease, and with Edgehill, added a further 10 runs to the board when Seymour was dismissed Leg Before Wicket three overs later. Geoffrey Map strode to the center with an air of confidence as he was about to face his old team mates, having played for Maxwell in the past. The pair of Edgehill and Mapp then went to work and added a further 24 runs in 5 overs, bringing the score to 108/3 in 20 overs when Edgehill was dismissed LBW. The remaining 15 overs became the Geoffrey Mapp show with him making a total of 57 runs not out, as partnerships with Andre Archer, Andrew Lythcott, Ian Durant, and Nick Shepherd, all ended with these batsmen making a combined total of 26 runs. When the final ball of the 35 overs was bowled, Windward had amassed 188/7 with Mapp 57 not out and Charlie Thornton on 4 not out. After a brief tea break, the Sagicor supported home side took to the field, and their aggresive fielding was rewarded when Maxwell's opening batsman, Wayne Squires was bowled out with 10 runs by Archer in the 3rd over with the score on 12. When the next wicket fell in the 10th over, the score had advanced to 46 and things were looking up for the Christ Church team, but thanks to tight bowling from the "evergreen" Winston Chase who ended the day with 2/23 in 7 overs, and Richard Cox, 3/19 in 7 overs, the score had only advanced to 81/5 at the end of the 20th over with a run rate of 7 per over required. Nick Shepherd and Geoffrey Mapp rounded out the WCC bowling attack, with Shepherd having 0/25 in 6 overs, and Mapp having the impressive bowling figures of 3 wickets for 2 runs in 4 overs. Maxwell ended the day on 123/9 in 35 overs, giving Windward a 65 run victory. The Masters next match is on Saturday 15th against BCL.
Our Under 17 squad played their final regular season match against Line & Length CrickMechanics Academy on Saturday at Harrison College ground. Loosing the toss and being put into bat first, the WCC lads made 182/2 in 20 overs with Niyim Joseph retiring on 53, Elon Davis 53 not out, Jaeden Joseph 34 and Jedd Joseph 21. The guys of the green and gold then took to the field and held the CrickMechanics to 102/8 in their 20 overs, with captain Jedd Joseph bowling 3 overs, giving up only 9 runs, Shoquan Bramble 3 overs for 10 runs and 1 wicket, Jelani Joseph 4 overs for 21 runs and 2 wickets, Joshua Branch 4 over for 14 runs, Jaedan Joseph 3 overs for 24 runs and 1 wicket, and Elon Davis 3 overs for 22 runs. The squad finished the season with 2 wins and one loss and await a decision from the organisers on whether they are in the semi-finals which take place on March 28th.
Our Inter-club Tennis tournament defending champions travelled to Brittons Hill to face the Paragon Tennis Club. Missing team captain, Andrew Thornton, who is on coaching duties with the Barbados Junior Fed Cup team in El Salvador, the team was lead by vice captain Lee-Anne Thornton. In the Women's Doubles, Kristina Evelyn and Danielle Cupid went up against R. Callender and S. Grant, beating them by a score of 9-2, while the duo of Lori Phillips and Emily Grecia came out on top over Kathy Carson and Debbie Koierousky with a score of 9-4. In the Men's Doubles sets, Matthew Hutchinson and Jonathan Walcott took on the team of Kyle Griffith and Stephen Slocombe, and lost 9 games to 6, while Richard 'Bones' Marsh and Gavin Hutchinson went up against M. Weir and A. Smith, winning that one 9 games to 4, and Rick Taurel and Nile Morris beat G. Burrows and C. Smith 9 games to 5. In the Mixed Double's matches, Lee-Anne Thornton and Lance Castagne-Clermont beat D. Wharton and R. Roach by a score of 9 games to 3, while Brandy Hayes and Matthew Walcott faced stiff competition from K. Harewood and S. Belle but managed to win with a score of 9 games to 8. Windward won the match 60 games to 35. They next play the UWI team at The St. James Racquet Club in Holetown on Saturday February 15th at 2:30pm.
On Sunday our Under 13 cricket squad played their first match of the BCS Under 13 cricket tournament against Isolation Cavaliers Juniors. Windward lost the toss and were sent in to bat and made 177/7 in their 35 overs, with captain Joshua Branch leading the way with 48 runs, Jelani Joseph 32 and Matthew Lashley 11. After tea, Windward took to the field and held the visitors, who were short 2 players, to a score of 62 all out in 17 overs, with Branch taking 3 wickets for 5 runs in 3 overs, Isaac Davis 2 wickets for 10 runs in 3 overs and Lashley 1 wicket for 14 runs in 5 overs. Their next match takes place on Sunday February 13th at Lucas Street against the Pickwick Griffins.
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