On Sunday, April 28th, the ET Willet Park hosted the grand finals of the local 40 overs league, organized by the Nevis Cricket Association. Brown Hill faced off against Empire to determine the first-division champions.
Brown Hill batted first and, thanks to a superb half-century from Shelton Forbes, managed to score 264 runs in their allotted 35 overs. Empire started strong, reaching 68 runs without losing any wickets after 8 overs. However, the task was too great, and the Empire team eventually gave up, finishing at 232 for 8.
Brown Hill won the championship, becoming the 2024 champions. The summarized scores for the match are as follows:
Brown Hill 264 for 7 in 35 overs: Shelton Forbes 87*, Trishawn Francis 42, Cameron Pennyfeather 27, Esroy Powell 27, Colin Archibald 26, Hosea Pluck 20. Kimani Nisbett took 2 for 42, and Rakeesh Subnarine took 2 for 41.
Empire 232 for 8 in 35 overs: Javia Liburd 40, Rajani Didder 34, Andre Browne 32, Rakeesh Subnarine 25, Reon Solomon 25, Nelson Bolan 20. Colin Archibald took 3 for 37, and Trishawn Francis took 3 for 41.
Brown Hill won the match by 32 runs.