Barbados at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Barbados at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Barbados
CGF code	BAR
CGA	Barbados Olympic Association
Website	olympic.org.bb
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11 September 1998 (1998-09-11) – 21 September 1998 (1998-09-21)
Medals Ranked 22nd	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Barbados competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was Barbados's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Medalists

The following Barbadian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. ^[1]

Medal Name Sport Event  Gold Andrea Blackett Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles  Bronze Obadele Thompson Athletics Men's 100 metres  Bronze Barry Forde Cycling Men's sprint

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Barbados named the below squad for the tournament. ^{[2] [3]}

Roster

• Philo Wallace (c)
• Henderson Bryan
• Sherwin Campbell
• Pedro Collins
• Vasbert Drakes
• Ottis Gibson
• Adrian Griffith
• Ryan Hinds
• Roland Holder
• Ricky Hoyte (wk)
• Mark Lavine
• Winston Reid
• Floyd Reifer
• Horace Walrond

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Barbados men	Men's tournament	Bangladesh W by 4 wickets (D/L)	Northern Ireland W by 176 runs	South Africa L by 4 wickets	2	did not advance		6

Group stage

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	0	6	1.143
2	Barbados	3	2	1	0	0	4	1.330
3	Northern Ireland	3	1	2	0	0	2	−0.643
4	Bangladesh	3	0	3	0	0	0	−1.547

Source: ESPNcricinfo

10 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

Bangladesh   144/7 (47 overs)	v	Barbados 160/6 (41.3 overs)
Shahriar Hossain 70* (123) Henderson Bryan 3/32 (10 overs)		Adrian Griffith 31 Naimur Rahman 2/30 (9 overs)

Barbados won by 4 wickets (D/L method) Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Saleem Badar (Pak)

• Barbados won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain, Barbados target was 160 runs. ^[4]
• Points: Barbados 2, Bangladesh 0.

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13 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

Barbados   296/5 (50 overs)	v	Northern Ireland 120/7 (50 overs)
Philo Wallace 92 Dekker Curry 2/42 (10 overs)		Stephen Smyth 58 Ottis Gibson 2/18 (7 overs)

Barbados won by 176 runs Rubber Research Institute Ground, Shah Alam Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and William Smith (Sco)

• Northern Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
• Ryan Hinds (Bar) made his List A debut. ^[5]
• Points: Barbados 2, Northern Ireland 0.
• Northern Ireland were eliminated as a result of this match.

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15 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

Barbados   254/6 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 257/6 (48.2 overs)
Philo Wallace 74 (73) Alan Dawson 2/47 (8 overs)		Jacques Kallis 71 (96) Ottis Gibson 3/38 (9 overs)

South Africa won by 4 wickets Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)

• Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: South Africa 2, Barbados 0. ^[6]
• South Africa qualified for the semi-finals and Barbados were eliminated as a result of this match.

Netball

Squad

• Denese Alleyne
• Lydia Bishop
• Latonia Blackman ^[7]
• Jacqueline Browne
• Sandra Harper
• Marion Johnson
• Sherry Ann Martindale
• Julie Phillips
• Shonette Azore
• Joan Scantlebury
• Don Small
• Olivia Walcott
• Linda Wilson

Source: ^[8]

Summary

Barbados finished eighth in the netball at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. In the group stages, they won two of their five matches. ^{[9] [10]}

Group A

14 September 1998	England	51–29	Barbados

15 September 1998	Malaysia	30–58	Barbados

16 September 1998	Australia	71–36	Barbados

17 September 1998	Barbados	57–44	Canada

18 September 1998	Jamaica	71–39	Barbados

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Australia	5	5	0	0	377	145	+232	10
2	England	5	4	0	1	257	197	+60	8
3	Jamaica	5	3	0	2	317	223	-94	6
4	Barbados	5	2	0	3	219	267	-48	4
5	Canada	5	1	0	4	195	306	-111	2
6	Malaysia	5	0	0	5	120	347	-227	0

  Qualified for Semi-final 1
  Qualified for Semi-final 2

References

1. "Commonwealth Games 1954 – 2022 (Medals won by Barbadians)". Barbados Olympic Association . Retrieved 10 January 2025.
2. "Barbados Squad". ESPNcricinfo . 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
3. "Courtney Browne out of Commonwealth Cricket Team". The Nation Barbados . 19 May 1998. Archived from the original on 21 March 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2025– via ESPNcricinfo.
4. "Bangladesh v Barbados - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
5. "Barbados v Northern Ireland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
6. "Barbados v South Africa - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
7. "Latonia Blackman". results.gc2018.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
8. "Athletes' Profile: Netball". kl98.thecgf.com. 10 September 1998. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
9. "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur (MAS) 1998". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
10. "XVI Commonwealth Games". www.sadec.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

External links

• Official website