Vere dethrone STETHS in GraceKennedy KO cricket
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Vere Technical High School beat defending champions St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) by four wickets for their first hold on the GraceKennedy knock out cricket competition for rural high schools in a stunning upset in Santa Cruz.
Having won the toss STETHS first made 191-7 in their allotted 35 overs.
But needing to score at a five and a half runs per over, Vere – cheered on by a small but lively support group – kept apace against an unusually untidy fielding and bowling effort by the home team to celebrate victory at 192-6 in the 34th over.
STETHS, by far the most dominant school in Jamaican schoolboy cricket over the last 30 years, were losing at under-19 level for the first time since the inauguration of the knock-out tournament in 2009 when they were also beaten by Vere in Santa Cruz at the quarter final stage.
