Outstanding Performances by Top Players in BCA Super Cup Championship Semifinalists

Three players, who will feature in the semifinals of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) Super Cup Championship on Sunday, boasted of outstanding performances at the end of the league phase.

The semifinals are: Wildey vs IGS Insurance Brokers Yorkshire at Weymouth and Carlton vs ESA Field Pickwick at Friendship.

Craig Holder of Pickwick has the most runs, Wildey off-spinner Tariq O’Neale the most wickets, and Carlton’s Leniko Boucher slammed a double-century.

Left-hander Holder has 324 runs including two centuries from five innings with one not out at an average of 81.00. He is also the only batsman with two hundreds – 102 not out against Walkers Reserve Isolation Cavaliers at Foursquare oval and 101 versus Windward at the same venue.

O’Neale has 14 wickets at 7.85 runs each with an economy rate of 3.02. His best figures are five for eight against Maple at Trents.

Opener Boucher made 219 not out in a total of 406 for three off 50 overs against SigniaGlobe Financial BCA Youth who were beaten by 155 runs (DLS method) at Desmond Haynes Oval.

Boucher faced 139 balls and struck 22 fours and 10 sixes. His century came off 61 balls with 15 fours and three sixes, 150 (111 balls, 15 fours, 7 sixes) and 200 (128 balls, 21 fours, 9 sixes).

It is only the second ever double century in the island’s top one-day competition.

Dale Richards, also of Carlton, scored an unbeaten 202 in 2006. Captaining the Black Rock team on home turf against Banks (now Wildey), Richards faced 145 balls and struck 20 fours and four sixes in a total of 381 for three off 48 overs. Carlton won by 156 runs.

Leading batsmen (in order of runs): Craig Holder (Pickwick) 324 (Ave: 81.00); Yvan Grant (Pickwick) 290 (Ave: 58.00); Leniko Boucher (Carlton) 280 (Ave: 280.00); Akil Greenidge (Spartan) 230 (Ave: 57.50); Rico Wiggins (Windward) 224 (Ave: 44.80); Hakeem Perryman (Empire) 220 (Ave: 55.00); Rivaldo Clarke (Gladiola) 216 (Ave: 72.00); Dwayne Smith (YMPC) 212 (Ave: 70.66); Kevin Wickham (Empire) 202 (Ave: 40.40); Raymon Reifer (Wanderers) 198 (Ave: 99.00); Zachary Carter (BCA Youth & Carlton) 187 (Ave: 93.50); Aaron Griffith (St. Catherine) 176 (Ave: 35.20)); Edwin Currency-Barnett (YMPC) 175 (Ave: 35.00); Rashawn Worrell (Gladiola) 171 (Ave: 42.75); Craig St. Hill (Wildey) 169 (Ave: 169.00); Nimar Bolden (Wildey) 166 (Ave: 55.33); Shaqkere Parris (UWI) 165 (Ave: 33.00); Zidane Harewood (Yorkshire) 164 (Ave: 41.00); Akeem Springer (Spartan) 161 (Ave: 32.20); Dario Cumberbatch (St. Catherine) 149 (Ave: 74.50); Jamar Yearwood (Police) 146 (Ave: 73.00); Shakeel Richards (Yorkshire) 142 (Ave: 47.33); Jamar Griffith (Maple) 134 (Ave: 26.80); Kevin Stoute (Empire) 133 (Ave: 26.60); Ian Boyce (Wanderers) 132 (Ave: 44.00); Davion Hoyte (Wanderers) 132 (Ave: 26.40); Aaron Weekes (St. Catherine) 126 (Ave: 25.20); Tennyson Roach (Windward) 125 (Ave: 25.00); Shamario Depeiza (Gladiola) 122 (Ave: 30.50); Damel Evelyn (UWI) 120 (Ave: 30.00); Shaquille Cumberbatch (Empire) 120 (Ave: 24.00); Shaquille Haynes (St. Catherine) 118 (Ave: 23.60); Jonathan Carter (UWI) 114 (Ave: 38.00); Kyle Mayers (Carlton) 112 (Ave: 112.00); Demetrius Richards (Wildey) 110 (Ave: 36.66); Dominic Drakes (Carlton) 109 (NB: Yet to be dismissed after 3 innings); Jason Greene (Wanderers) 107 (Ave: 107.00); Jonathan Drakes (Wanderers) 105 (Ave: 26.25); Tauron Gibson (Spartan) 105 (Ave: 35.00); Shakeem Blades (Windward) 103 (Ave: 51.50); Kemal Smith (YMPC) 103 (Ave: 34.33);

Leading bowlers (in order of wickets): Tariq O’Neale (Wildey) 14 (Ave: 7.85, Econ: 3.02); Zidane Clarke (Carlton) 13 (Ave: 14.30, Econ: 6.20); Jomel Warrican (Empire) 12 (Ave: 8.25, Econ: 2.58); Shavon Brooks (Spartan) 12 (Ave: 14.25, Econ: 7.12); Pius Emilien (Wanderers) 11 (Ave: 12.18, Econ: 2.87); Ian Boyce (Wanderers) 11 (Ave: 12.18, Econ: 3.72); Matthew Jones (Gladiola) 11 (Ave: 12.72, Econ: 3.04); Giovonte Depeiza (Gladiola) 11 (Ave: 15.81, Econ: 4.24); Jerome Jones (Wildey) 10 (Ave: 11.50, Econ: 3.83); Romario Greaves (UWI) 10 (Ave: 14.90, Econ: 3.60); Ajani Waterman (Pickwick) 10 (Ave: 15.60, Econ: 4.21); Javed Leacock (UWI) 10 (Ave: 22.60, Econ: 5.38); Shamar Marshall (YMPC) 9 (Ave: 13.88, Econ: 3.88); Jayden Roberts (Wildey) 9 (Ave: 15.44, Econ: 6.04); Kemar Smith (YMPC) 9 (Ave: 18.33, Econ: 5.32); Camarie Boyce (Empire) 9 (Ave: 19.66, Econ: 5.15); Akobi Crichlow-Byer (Windward) 9 (Ave: 19.77, Econ: 4.81); Rashad Willoughby (YMPC) 8 (Ave: 11.50, Econ: 4.84); Rondre Yearwood (Pickwick) 8 (Ave: 17.12, Econ: 3.77); Keon Harding (Carlton) 8 (Ave: 20.50, Econ: 7.45); Stefon King (Spartan) 8 (Ave: 21.50, Econ: 4.52); Dario Cumberbatch (St. Catherine) 7 (Ave: 17.57, Econ: 7.68); Andre Marshall (Spartan) 7 (Ave: 18.57, Econ: 3.39); Jair McAllister (Wanderers) 7 (Ave: 19.57, Econ: 5.07); Jediah Blades (UWI) 7 (Ave: 20.57, Econ: 5.53); Bryan Charles (Pickwick) 7 (Ave: 22.57, Econ: 4.47); Shaquille Cumberbatch (Empire) 7 (Ave: 24.14, Econ: 5.12); Davien Branker (Spartan) 7 (Ave: 25.85, Econ: 5.65); Raymon Reifer (Wanderers) 6 (Ave: 6.50, Econ: 4.25); Devon Stevenson (Police) 6 (Ave: 14.00, Econ: 4.94); Dwayne Smith (YMPC) 6 (Ave: 14.66, Econ: 3.66); Sachin Clarke (Maple) 6 (Ave: 16.33, Econ: 5.15); Keshawn Rollins (St. Catherine) 6 (Ave: 25.83, Econ: 6.73); Amari Goodridge (UWI) 6 (Ave: 27.33, Econ: 5.65); Tennyson Roach (Windward) 6 (Ave: 28.50, Econ: 5.18); Keshawn Vaughan (Isolation Cavaliers) 6 (Ave: 32.16, Econ: 6.26).

Centuries (11): Leniko Boucher (Carlton) 219 not out vs BCA Youth at Desmond Haynes Oval; Rivaldo Clarke (Gladiola) 136 not out vs Spartan at Rices; Dario Cumberbatch (St. Catherine) 128 v Lords at Lowlands; Raymon Reifer (Wanderers) 125 vs Isolation Cavaliers at KMV Oval; Yvan Grant (Pickwick) 109 vs Isolation Cavaliers at Foursquare Oval; Jason Greene (Wanderers) 107 vs Pickwick at Dayrells Road; Rashawn Worrell (Gladiola) 104 not out vs Spartan at Rices; Jamar Yearwood (Police) 103 not out vs St. Catherine at Bayfield; Craig Holder (Pickwick) 102 not out vs Isolation Cavaliers at Foursquare Oval; Craig Holder (Pickwick) 101 vs Windward at Foursquare Oval; Kemal Smith (YMPC) 101 v Maple at Beckles Road.

Five-wicket hauls (11 instances): Romario Greaves (UWI) 7-14 vs Maple at Trents; Dario Cumberbatch (St. Catherine) 6-17 vs Lords at Lowlands; Zidane Clarke (Carlton) 6-41 vs Police at Desmond Haynes Oval; Tariq O’Neale (Wildey) 5-8 vs Maple at Trents; Pius Emilien (Wanderers) 5-12 vs Gladiola at Dayrells Road; Jomel Warrican (Empire) 5-13 vs UWI at Bank Hall; Rikeem Headley (Carlton) 5-31 vs BCA Youth at Desmond Haynes Oval; Devon Stevenson (Police) 5-37 vs BCA Youth at Waterford ‘A’; Shavon Brooks (Spartan) 5-45 vs Isolation Cavaliers at Queen’s Park; Rashad Willoughby (YMPC) 5-46 vs Empire at Beckles Road; Kyle Mayers (Carlton) 5-47 vs Yorkshire at Friendship.

Top wicketkeepers: Demetrius Richards (Wildey) 7 (6 catches/1 stumping); Tauron Gibson (Spartan) 7 (6/1); Anton Lucas-Jones (Gladiola) 6 (6/0).

Other than wicketkeepers: Dominic Drakes (Carlton) 7; Craig Holder (Pickwick) 6; Jaden Leacock (Wildey) 5.

Keith Holder is a veteran, award-winning freelance sports journalist, who has been covering local, regional and International cricket since 1980 as a writer and commentator. He has compiled statistics on the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) Division 1 (rebranded Elite in 2012) Championship for over four decades and provides statistics and stories for the BCA website (www.barbadoscricket.org). Email: Keithfholder@gmail.com