da cassino： Kingston – Jamaica were crowned regional four-day cricket championsfor 2000 yesterday after topping the Leeward Islands on first inningsin their drawn Busta Cup final at Sabina Park
29-Feb-2000Kingston – Jamaica were crowned regional four-day cricket championsfor 2000 yesterday after topping the Leeward Islands on first inningsin their drawn Busta Cup final at Sabina Park.The Busta Cup title completed a second successive regional title forJamaica who late last year won the limited-overs Red Stripe Bowlcompetition.Set an unlikely 353 runs to win in 50 overs on the final afternoon,the Leewards reached 114 for two when play was called off at 4:23p.m. with seven overs remaining, giving Jamaica their first hold onthe three-year-old Busta Cup.The triumphant Jamaicans had more reason to celebrate when theirprolific 20-year-old opener Chris Gayle, who scored 623 runs at anaverage of 56.63 in seven Busta Cup matches, was named the MostValuable Player of the tournament.Wavel Hinds, for his crucial first innings century, was named Man OfThe Final.An elated Jamaica captain Jimmy Adams described the last six months as’fantastic, starting with the Red Stripe Bowl. It’s just a fantasticfeeling’.