IN THE SPOTLIGHT

By Duane Coombs
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Excelsior Eagles Triumph in All-Island T20 Cricket Championship

The Excelsior Eagles upended rural champions, Manchester High, in thrilling fashion on Saturday, May 31, with a 32-run victory in the All-Island T20 cricket contest at the Sir P Oval in Clarendon, claiming their third title of the season. Excelsior had earlier won the Urban Grace Shield and the T20 titles.

SCORES: XLCR 245-2 (David Dewar 138 n.o., Justin Adlam 53 n.o., and Jamare Daley 45); Manchester 213-10 (Jovaine Williams 2-30, Tarique Forbes 2-35, Demarco Scott 2-26).

After being sent in to bat, Excelsior, led by premier batsman David Dewar, pummeled the Manchester High attack to all corners, mounting an impressive score of 245-2 in their allotted 20 overs. Dewar received solid support from Adlam and Daley as Excelsior cruised to what was thought to be an unassailable score.

Manchester High had other ideas, putting up a remarkably stout resistance to come within a hair’s breadth of overhauling the Excelsior total. In the end, the indomitable Eagles held their nerve to emerge victors in a hard-fought contest, further underscoring their claim as Jamaica’s foremost schoolboy cricket team.

Kudos to Coach Kirkland Bailey, Assistant Coach Clifford Bailey, Captain Demarco Scott, and the entire Excelsior cricket program, as Principal Deanroy Bromfield will now have to make room in Excelsior’s bulging trophy cabinet for yet another cricket trophy.

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