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Published:Tuesday | July 15, 2025 | 12:10 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

IN ONE of the most astonishing displays of fast bowling in Test history, Australia’s Mitchell Starc ripped through the West Indies batting line-up, skittling them out for a humiliating 27 runs, their lowest-ever Test total and the second-lowest in...

Published:Monday | July 14, 2025 | 12:10 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

AUSTRALIA SURGED to a commanding 181-run lead over the West Indies by stumps on day two of the third Test at Sabina Park, finishing on 99-6 in their second innings after bowling out the hosts for 143 earlier in the day. Despite a spirited...

Published:Saturday | July 12, 2025 | 12:10 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Despite the deadline jitters regarding the readiness of the venue, the Jamaica Cricket Association and Cricket West Indies have confirmed that the stage is set and everything is in place for the first-ever day-night Test match at Sabina Park, with...

Published:Thursday | July 10, 2025 | 12:15 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

THEY SAY home is where the heart is, and for West Indies batsman Brandon King, that saying cannot be truer as the Jamaican is relishing the opportunity of playing in the third Test against Australia on home soil, as the historic day-night clash...

Published:Wednesday | July 2, 2025 | 12:13 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

THE CARIBBEAN Amateur Golf Championship (CAGC) tees off today at the Barbados Golf Club in Durants, Barbados, and Jamaica’s talented young squad is ready to compete for top honours. While it was all smiles as the team jetted off on Monday, it will...

Published:Tuesday | June 10, 2025 | 12:10 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

KENSINGTON CRICKET Club broke a 21-year drought by winning the 2025 Jamaica Cricket Association Michael Holding Senior Cup title following their drawn final against St Catherine CC at the Ultimate Sports Ground in St Ann on Sunday. As was the case...

Published:Tuesday | June 3, 2025 | 12:09 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

A MAGNIFICENT spell of left-arm spin bowling from Kensington CC’s Ryan Francis helped to secure first-innings honours over Clarendon Cricket Association and a place in this weekend’s final against St Catherine CC in the Jamaica Cricket Association...

Published:Thursday | May 15, 2025 | 12:11 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICA TITANS head coach Nikita Miller has called for significant improvement after his team finished at the bottom of the recently concluded West Indies Breakout League table with just one win and four losses, accumulating only eight points....

Published:Tuesday | April 29, 2025 | 12:11 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

THE STAGE is set for exciting showdowns in the 2025 Stewart’s Auto-sponsored Jamaica Cricket Association Michael Holding Senior Cup quarter-finals following the final set of group games on Sunday. The knockout stage, scheduled for May 10–11,...

Published:Tuesday | April 15, 2025 | 12:10 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

EXCELSIOR HIGH School showed that they are the premier institution when it comes to cricket in the urban area, defending their Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) T20 cricket title following a 76-run win over last year’s beaten...

Published:Tuesday | April 8, 2025 | 12:09 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

ST CATHERINE Cricket Club and Trelawny Cricket Association secured the biggest margin of victories, while Boys’ Town also chalked up their second win, as fourth-round action in the Jamaica Cricket Association Michael Holding Senior Cup culminated...

Published:Friday | March 28, 2025 | 12:09 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

A couple of years ago, Alywn Williams had to be pulled from a regional first-class game for Jamaica due to a medical problem. Fast forward to the present, and the St Mary star batsman has taken the Jamaica Cricket Association’s Michael Holding...

Published:Sunday | March 23, 2025 | 9:51 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

MORE THAN half a dozen centuries were scored in the opening round of the 2025 Jamaica Cricket Association Stewarts Automotive-sponsored Michael Holding Senior Cup, which bowled off over the weekend at several venues across the island. In the...

Published:Monday | February 17, 2025 | 10:08 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Jamaica Premier League minnows Vere-Phoenix United squandered a glorious opportunity to ease themselves out of the relegation zone yesterday. They had home advantage but had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Harbour View at the Wembley Centre of...

Published:Monday | January 13, 2025 | 10:01 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Portmore United found the winning formulae again following a clinical 2-0 win against Vere United in their Jamaica Premier League clash at the Wembley Centre of Excellence. The St Catherine-based club had gone seven games without a win. Their last...

Published:Saturday | January 11, 2025 | 12:09 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

The Surrey Kings showed why they rule the roost in the local T10 competition as they easily brushed aside the Middlesex United Stars by 67 runs on the opening day of the Jamaica Cricket Association Dream XI-sponsored competition at Sabina Park...

Published:Friday | January 10, 2025 | 12:10 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

THE JAMAICA Cricket Association (JCA) Dream XI T10 tournament is set to bowl off today at Sabina Park starting at 11:30 a.m., and CEO of the JCA, Courtney Francis, has highlighted the significance of the tournament, which will be staged for the...

Published:Thursday | December 19, 2024 | 12:09 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Some of the island’s top young cricketing talent are set to test their skills against North America’s finest, as the highly anticipated Jamaican Youth Cricket Under-15 Tournament bowl offs next Sunday. Six action-packed match days are set to be...

Published:Monday | December 2, 2024 | 12:10 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

Fast bowler Jayden Seales continues to show how much he loves the surface at Sabina Park as the Trinidadian sent down one of the most miserly spells in Test cricket to help the West Indies maintain the upper hand against Bangladesh on the second...

Published:Saturday | November 30, 2024 | 12:08 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

For the first time in three years, Sabina Park will get a taste of Test match action, as the regional side looks to seal a series victory over Bangladesh when the second Test gets under way today at 10 a.m. Fresh off a commanding 201-run victory...

Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2024 | 12:14 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

IN A determined bid to rejuvenate the dwindling popularity of cricket in Jamaica, The Cricket Cave is taking an innovative approach to making Test matches at Sabina Park a hub of entertainment and engagement. The brainchild of Atishai Mansingh and...

Published:Tuesday | November 12, 2024 | 12:11 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

AFTER A thrilling second round at the Jamaica Open, Benjamin Martin of Trinidad and Tobago and Mac McClear of the United States emerged tied atop the leaderboard at six under par following day-two action at Tryall in Hanover yesterday. Martin...

Published:Monday | November 11, 2024 | 12:09 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

American Mac McClear is in front after day one of the 56th staging of the Jamaica Open Golf Championship following his five-under-par score of 67 at the Tryall Golf Course in Hanover yesterday. The Illinois-native, who turned pro this year, looked...

Published:Wednesday | October 23, 2024 | 12:09 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

HIS FLIGHT is already booked and he is itching to get on the course. Once again as the reigning Jamaica Open Golf Champion, American Andrew Arft, gets set to attempt a title defence at the prestigious event, taking place from November 9-12 at the...

Published:Tuesday | October 8, 2024 | 12:09 AMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer

A WEEKEND of scintillating tennis ended on Sunday evening with one of the island’s top players capping off the Downy Tennis Classic with a win at the Half Moon Tennis Courts in Montego Bay. Randy Phillips was just too good for his opponents, and...

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