T&T dethrone St Lucia to take women’s league title

Guyana Chronicle
June 26, 2003

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ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC)- Trinidad and Tobago dethroned St Lucia to capture the league title of the 2003 West Indies Women's Cricket Tournament here on Tuesday.

Both Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica were awarded full points in their matches marred by controversy.

Trinidad and Tobago ended the tournament on 12 points, followed by St Lucia with 10, and Jamaica on seven, with St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and Grenada joint fourth on five points each.

Guyana finished on two points, while North America, a combined United States and Canadian outfit, lost all their matches.

The organisers decided on Tuesday night to give Trinidad & Tobago the maximum three points for their match against Grenada after the hosts failed to take the field for the start of Trinidad and Tobago's innings at the Victoria Park in Grenville.

The Grenadians, sent in to bat, were bowled out for 113 off 42.2 overs, with top scores from Susan Redhead (17), Lydia Edgar (16) and Marilyn Nelson (14).

The 14-year-old off-spinner Anisa Mohammed took five for 20 off 10 overs for Trinidad & Tobago and left-arm spinner Shane De Silva captured two for 36 off seven.

The match was halted by rain and Grenada refused to continue when umpires decided to resume play at 4.00 p.m. local time.

GUYANA v JAMAICA
In the other match, which also required an off-the-field ruling, Guyana won the toss and sent the Jamaicans in to bat at the Tanteen Recreation Ground.

The Jamaicans made 107 for six off 43.1 overs when rain interrupted play. The rain also denied captain Jacqueline Robinson a half-century. She was unbeaten on 48 and Rita Scott 17.

Guyana, in reply, reached 80 for six off 32 overs when their players were called off. After the fall of the sixth wicket, there was no replacement at the wicket.

Guyana claimed their target was 80 runs.

The Jamaicans believed the target was 108 off 43 overs and the match referee ruled in their favour.

SVG v NORTH AMERICA
Meantime, SVG easily beat North America by 10 wickets at La Sagesse.

North America won the toss and elected to bat. They scored 57 for six off 28 overs before rain aborted their innings at around 12:15 p.m.

Juliana Nero grabbed two for nine off six overs for the Vincentians.

When play resumed at about 3:05 p.m., the umpires set a revised target of 57 off 28 overs, which the Vincentians achieved without the loss of a wicket.

West Indies players Nero (24) and Jeanelle Greaves (18) steered SVG to the win.

Yesterday was a rest day and the teams return to action today for the start of the knockout tournament, with Grenada playing SVG at La Sagesse, St Lucia meeting North America at Tanteen, and Jamaica tackling Guyana at River Sallee.

New league champions Trinidad and Tobago, who are defending the knockout title, received a bye and will face the winner of the Grenada/SVG match in tomorrow’s semifinals.

The final is set for Saturday.

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