Anthony Foster, Freelance Reporter
A West Indies supporter holds a Jamaica flag in the stands at the Guyana National Stadium on the final day of the first cricket Test match against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Sri Lanka won by 121 runs to secure its first ever Test victory in the Caribbean. - Dellmar photo
This weekend's second-round Jamaica Super League (JSL) semi-professional cricket tournament will feature the top half against the bottom half.
Trelawny, Kingston, Manchester and Melbourne, the top four teams, will face St Elizabeth, St Catherine Cricket Club, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and Westmoreland, the bottom four teams, respectively.
St Elizabeth Sharks take on Trelawny Buccaneers at Alpart, JDF Brigades take on Manchester Lions at Chedwin Park and Melbourne Kangaroos face Westmoreland Wizards at Melbourne Oval.
All matches start at 10:00 a.m.
On paper, St Catherine against Kingston Tigers at Sabina Park should be the clash of the round.
Despite dropping first innings points against Manchester last weekend, the Saints are very strong. Danza Hyatt, Tamar Lambert and Keith Hibbert, all of whom played for Jamaica this year, will lead the team's batting.
In the bowling department, West Indies discard Jermaine Lawson, along with national players Odean Brown, Bevon Brown and André Russell, should spearhead the bowling attack.
lost top players
As for the Tigers, who have lost four top players - Simon Jackson, Chadwick Walton and Jason Bennett (as they are representing the Combined Colleges and Campuses team) to the final round of the Carib Beer Series, and Brendon Nash who has returned to Australia, things are now left mainly in the hands of former West Indies player Nehemiah Perry.
With bat or ball, Perry can change a game any time and with support in the bowling department from Andrew Richardson and Jowayne Robinson, this game should be very competitive.
Like Perry, Robinson, who belted six fours and six sixes in compiling 107 against St Elizabeth Sharks, is also dangerous with bat and ball.
Tigers' coach Terrence Corke, who admitted they are at a disadvantage, said: "We will be carrying in some Junior Cup players."
