San Juan send off Stephanie Power in style

Set a modest 74 to win, the team from the east won the game with three balls to spare, in the last over, to win the inaugural tournament.

Playing under lights at the Pierre Road Recreation Ground, Charlieville, Iere won the toss and elected to bat. San Juan Captain Tyrel Job led the attack and were rewarded in the first over with the wicket of the opening batsman.

There was a steady fall of wickets thereafter and at one time the Iere boys seemed like they would capitulate for a meagre score. However, some loose bowling and fielding by the San Juan side gave them a reprieve and they pushed the score to 73 for nine. Justin Baldath top scored with 30 not out.

San Juan started slowly with captain Tyrel Job and heavy hitter Ronaldo Huggins opening the innings.

The east side stumbled when they lost their captain who was clean bowled at the end of the second over. At one stage they were 16 for one in the fourth over but Huggins picked up the pace in the fifth and sixth.

The two overs yielded 38 runs and the San Juan boys were well on their way to victory. Isaiah James and Daniel Osouna also added to the score.

Tight bowling by Iere in the ninth over saw the fall of three quick wickets and it came down to the last over where San Juan held its nerve and Umari Lara brought the game home with a boundary much to the delight of his teammates and supporters.

Huggins, for his hard work, was adjudged the Player of the Match, proving the best bowler with his three wickets for 12 runs and best batsman on the night (36 runs).

Head coach Stephanie Power expressed her pride in the team and the hard work the boys put in over the season.

The former Trinidad and Tobago coach and West Indies wicket keeper was overjoyed at the victory in her last week at the school.

The players deemed it a fitting retirement gift to her. Under her coaching, the team captured the East T10 title, reached the semi-final of the Powergen T20 won the East Zone 50 over competition and are awaiting a playoff which will put them into the national league.