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Only 29.5 overs were bowled after Basement, playing in only their second final of the competition, won the toss and inserted defending champions Innswood Old Boys to bat.

Innswood, four-time winners, were stuttering at 129-7 in the 40-over match after Carlos Brown (41) and Andrew Davis (30) departed against the bowling of veteran player and captain Akbar Moodie, who bagged five wickets for 51 runs.

However, the rains would deny spectators of witnessing what seemingly was going to be an exciting final given all that had transpired in the semi-final.

Defending and four-time champions Innswood Old Boys will play two-time finalist Basement in the grand showdown despite trouncing the latter by nine wickets in the semi-finals two weeks ago.

Innswood’s opponent for the final should have been either of Old Harbour, the most successful team in the competition with 11 titles, or Passagefort from the ‘Sunshine City’ of Portmore.

Passagefort carved out a 22-run victory in the other semi-final over Old Harbour, who had West Indies player Rovman Powell in the team following an injury lay-off.

The Labor of Love Gala is the brainchild of famed attorney Stephen Drummond, of the law firm Drummond & Squillace; well-known attorney Willie Gary from the firm Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson & Gary, P.L.L.C.; Dawn Warren of Warren, Warren and Appolon, and friends. 

The expansion of the tournament to include first time hosts in the Central American and Caribbean territories comes as Concacaf works to increase access to the game and develop football, while ensuring our fans experience the highest quality of football in the region

The clinic was held March 23 at the Old Harbour Church of Christ basketball courts where the young prospects went through a series of basketball tenets and practice sessions led by Stewart, who is head of the Born Ready Elite basketball academy out of the United States of America.

Among the team of coaches present was pastor Ricardo Edwards, head coach of the Old Harbour High School basketball team, and from the US, two certified officials of the game.

Both teams met in the March 12-14 final to determine the best schoolboy cricket team for the corporate area.

In a repeat of last season finale, Excelsior exacted revenge, romping to a 306-run victory at Melbourne Oval on the final day to claim their first hold on the under-19 urban area schoolboy cricket title since 1963 - known back then as the Sunlight Cup. 

The south west St Catherine team went into last week’s quarter-final round clash away to Manchester High among three teams vying for a semi-final spot. Charlemont High, who had upset Manchester the previous week at Ewarton, were also in contention.

By avoiding defeat Old Harbour are assured of a first semi-final appearance in 17 years, while traditional powerhouse and former champions Manchester must win to have any chance of progressing.

“We expect some stiff competitions but I see us doing quite a bit of medaling in men’s doubles, mixed doubles, men’s singles,” Lewis told Old Harbour News prior to the start of the March 6-10 tournament.

The championships is an approved Badminton World Federation and Pan Am Badminton Confederation tournament and will see 26 countries vying for top honours as well as accumulating points in their quest for a berth at the 2020 Olympics.

Speaking to Old Harbour News at half-time during the final between Hanover’s Bethel Primary and St Benedict’s Primary of Kingston, Beckford said: “The pleasure is ours to first of all host the final.

“This is the age group we have always been advocating for to get as much exposure for the development of football not only in the parishes but nationally as a whole.

The six-pound four-ounce toddler was born on February 23, 2019 and named Avianna Amora Brown.

“Thank you Jesus for blessing us with this precious gift,” wrote Campbell-Brown, a multiple World and Olympic medalist.

Many of Campbell-Brown’s over 70,000 followers have offered congratulations to the athlete and her husband Omar.