Anthony Foster, Freelance WriterEARLY LEADERS St. Catherine CC will travel to Nelson Oval to face Lucas in one of six third-round Supreme Ventures Super Cup matches today.
St. Catherine lead the 10-team standings after two rounds with seven points, this as they recorded the season's only outright win, a six-wicket victory over defending champions Manchester at Kirkvine Sports Club last weekend.
In their hunt for maximum points, national leg-spinner Odean Brown, who has put down two five-wicket performances so far this season, is a key figure. Apart from Brown, St. Catherine have Bevon Brown who bagged 6-20 against Manchester and Tamar Lambert.
The batting will be led by Lambert, Kieth Hibbert and Danza Hyatt.
Lucas, who beat the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) before dropping first innings to Kingston's Tigers, are on four points and should fancy their chances at home this weekend.
Veteran Delroy Morgan, Wayne Gayle, Ryan Smith, along with bowlers Omar Burke and Gary Herbine are experienced at this level and will lead the Lucas charge.
Joint second place teams St. Elizabeth and Kingston will face-off at Alpart Sports Club. Both teams pocketed two first innings points in their opening encounters and are on six each.
St. Elizabeth with two centurions in Damion Ebanks and Shawn Findlay this season, along with Shane Powell who made 96 in the opening round and national opener Brenton Parchment who got a half century will be looking to reproduce the form that spurred them to 382-5 against St. Mary, to dominate former West Indies skipper Jimmy Adams and the Tigers.
Adams and Youth player Jamie Trenchfield scored big centuries in last weekend's second round and should again lead Kingston's batting. St. Elizabeth's bowling with Ainsley Goss, Howard Powell, Wayne Simpson and Findlay are far more inexperienced than Kingston's with Nehemiah Perry, Adams and former Jamaica pacer Audley Sanson so it could be an interesting match.
TODAY'S MATCHES
Lucas vs St. Catherine CC
St. Elizabeth vs Kingston
Portland vs JDF
Melbourne vs St. Mary
Westmoreland vs Manchester
(Home teams are named first)
