Matthews leads Dynasty plunder of St. Agnes

Dynasty's batting card

Opening batsman Donovan Matthews saved his best performance for the final match of the competition, plundering a magnificent 195 to lead Dynasty Stars to a mammoth 285-run victory over St. Agnes as the Bahamas Cricket Association's 40-over tournament came to an end on June 23rd at the Haynes Oval on Bay Street.

Matthews stroked 25 fours and six sixes as Dynasty amassed 368 for five in the allotted overs. St. Agnes, without the services of guest player Earl Henry who scored 100 in the semi-finals a week earlier, could only muster 83 in reply from 23.4 overs.

Matthews was well supported by Jonathan Barry (36), Ryan Tappin (24), Howard Roye (18) and Rohan Parks (14). He posted 87 for the first wicket with Roye, 85 for the second with Tappin, and 99 for the fourth with Barry. The total
Dynasty Stars crushed St. Agnes by 285 runs to claim the Bahamas Cricket Association's 40-over league on Sunday, June 23rd, at the Haynes Oval on Bay Street.

Led by a superb 195 by opening batsman Donovan Matthews, the Stars amassed 368 for five in their 40 overs after winning the toss and batting first. Narendra Ekanayake then claimed five wickets for 28 runs as St. Agnes folded for 83 in 23.4 overs.

Matthews, who struck six sixes and 25 fours, was well supported by Jonathan Barry (36), Ryan Tappin (24), Howard Roye (18) and Rohan Parks (14). He added 87 for the first wicket with Roye, 85 for the second with Tappin, and 99 for the fourth with Barry. Skipper Albert Peters and Brian Bascom finished not out on 10 and six respectively.

In St. Agnes' innings John Dolphin topscored with 29 in the face of Ekanayake's assault. Roye also lent support with three wickets for 31 runs while Bascom had one for 16.

The final brought the curtains down on the tournament which began in 2012. The team now takes a well deserved rest before regrouping in September for more action.

Henry's century leads St. Agnes to final

St. Agnes were indebted to visiting guest player Earl Henry for their place in the final of the Bahamas Cricket Association's (BCA) 40-over competition after beating Police by 71 runs in the second semi-final. Henry, a resident of the Turks and Caicos Islands, was in Nassau on business when he was invited to represent the team of his former TCI colleague John Dolphin.

Earl Henry

Henry responded with an exact hundred as St. Agnes accumulated 212 in 36.2 of their allotted overs. He received minimal support however, with Omar James 29 being the next best contribution. Police's captain Gregory Taylor Jnr was the most successful bowler, claiming three wickets for 29 runs with his lively left-arm medium-pacers. His brother Marc picked up three for 41 with his off-breaks while Rudolph Fox, Jamal Rolle and Leonard Dorsaint each took a wicket. Police could only muster 141 in 25.5 overs when they replied. Marc Taylor and Rolle both made 34 while Gregory Taylor Jnr contributed 20. For St. Agnes, Orville Wright took three for 23 and Henry two for 45. There was a wicket each for James, Dolphin and Earl Thomas, the third.

Police's Derek Gittens is bowled

The win meant St. Agnes qualified to play Dynasty Stars in the final on June 23 at the Haynes Oval on Bay Street. Dynasty booked their place in the final after winning by default over St. Alban's on June 15, the day before St. Agnes beat Police. St. Alban's failed to show up in sufficient numbers for the semi-final.