St. George’s Cricket Club Premier Division Knock-Out Champions
St. George’s Cricket Club Win by 2 Wickets
St. David’s Cricket Club 186/9 St. George’s Cricket Club 134/8 (Revised Target 134)
St. George's Cricket Club has been crowned the 2025 Premier Division 40-Overs Knockout Cup champions after a victory over St. David's Cricket Club in a final that was affected by rain and a revised target.
St. David's won the toss and elected to bat in the match at Lord's, which was reduced to 35 overs. They posted a strong total of 186 for 9, with Onias Bascome top-scoring with a knock of 42. The St. George’s bowling attack was led by Clay Darrell, who claimed three wickets for 39 runs.
After a rain delay, the target for St. George's was revised to 134 runs in 25 overs. St. George’s got a promising start with Nzari Paynter top-scoring with 33, St. George's was able to find a way to chase down the target, eventually finishing on 134 for 8 in their 21 overs. The St. David's bowling attack, led by Justin Pitcher, was the difference-maker, with Pitcher claiming four wickets for 32 runs in a superb spell. His performance was crucial but it was unsuccessful in securing the championship for St. David's.
St. David’s Cricket Club Inning
..32 (56) Dean Simons c Nzari Paynter b Detroy Smith
..08 (09) Aaron Paynter b Zeko Burgess
..15 (22) Tre Manders c Macai Simmons b Shaki Darrell
..42 (37) Onias Bascome c Detroy Smith b Nzari Paynter
..00 (03) Derrick Brangman LBW Clay Darrell
..34 (26) Isaiah O Brien c Nzari Paynter b Clay Darrell
..15 (13) Ricardo Brangman st Sinclair Smith b Clay Darrell
..07 (16) Justin Pitcher c Jason Anderson b Nzari Paynter
..03 (08) Kevon Fubler Run Out
..09 (13) Brandon Swainson Not Out
..03 (07) Naquan Smith Not Out
..18 Extras (1lb-17w)
186 Total for 9 wickets after 35 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1 -11 (Paynter), 2 -54 (Manders), 3 -74 (Simons), 4 -77 Derrick Brangman), 5 -131 (Bascome), 6 -154 (O’Brien), 7 -165 (Ricardo Brangman), 8 -173 (Fubler), 9 -176 (Pitcher),
St. George’s Cricket Club Bowlers
7.0-0-31-1 Zeko Burgess
7.0-0-21-1 Shaki Darrell
7.0-0-48-2 Nzari Paynter
7.0-0-46-1 Detroy Smith
7.0-0-39-3 Clay Darrell
St. George’s Cricket Club Inning
..16 (36) Jason Anderson c Ricardo Brangman b Kevon Fubler
..33 (21) Nzari Paynter b Justin Pitcher
..26 (12) Jonte Smith c Isaiah O’Brien b Justin Pitcher
..14 (09) Zachary Edmund c Tre Manders b Derrick Brangman
..00 (03) Macai Simmons c Isaiah O’Brien b Justin Pitcher
..17 (11) Zeko Burgess b Derrick Brangman
..07 (16) Detroy Smith c&b Justin Pitcher
..07 (12) Clay Darrell c Tre Manders b Onias Bascome
..02 (06) Sinclair Smith Not Out
..00 (02) Shaki Darrell Not Out
..10 Extras (8w-2nb)
134 Total for 8 wickets after 21 overs
Fall of Wickets 1 -51 (Paynter), 2 -55 (Anderson), 3 -91 (Jonte Smith), 4 -91 (Simmons), 5 -97 (Edmund), 6 -115 (Detroy Smith), 7 -123 (Burgess), 8 -131 (Darrell)
St. David’s Cricket Club Bowlers
3.0-0-12-0 Aaron Paynter
5.0-0-44-2 Derrick Brangman
5.0-0-23-1 Kevon Fubler
5.0-0-32-4 Justin Pitcher
1.0-0-17-0 Isaiah O Brien
2.0-0-06-1 Onias Bascome
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