Jamaica at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Jamaica at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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CGF code	JAM
CGA	Jamaica Olympic Association
Website	joa.org.jm
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11 September 1998 (1998-09-11) – 21 September 1998 (1998-09-21)
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold 4 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 6
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Jamaica competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was Jamaica's 12th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Medalists

The following Jamaican competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event  Gold Dinsdale Morgan Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles  Gold Davian Clarke Greg Haughton Michael McDonald Roxbert Martin Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay  Gold Sandie Richards Athletics Women's 400 metres  Gold Gillian Russell Athletics Women's 100 metres hurdles  Silver Juliet Campbell Athletics Women's 200 metres  Silver Donnette Brown Juliet Campbell Gillian Russell Brigitte Foster Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Jamaica named the below squad for the tournament. ^{[1] [2]}

Roster

• Jimmy Adams (c)
• Gareth Breese
• Andre Coley (wk)
• Ryan Cunningham
• Leon Garrick
• Wavell Hinds
• Nehemiah Perry
• Kirk Powell
• Tony Powell
• O'Neil Richards
• Robert Samuels
• Audley Sanson
• Laurie Williams
• Carl Wright

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jamaica men	Men's tournament	Zimbabwe L by 6 wickets	Sri Lanka L by 67 runs	Malaysia W by 6 wickets	3	did not advance		10

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Sri Lanka	3	3	0	0	0	6	1.581
2	Zimbabwe	3	2	1	0	0	4	1.887
3	Jamaica	3	1	2	0	0	2	−0.122
4	Malaysia	3	0	3	0	0	0	−3.736

Source: ESPNcricinfo

9 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

Jamaica   142 (38.2 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 144/4 (36.4 overs)
Tony Powell 41 Grant Flower 2/5 (4 overs)		Craig Evans 55* (43) Laurie Williams 2/42 (9.4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
• Andre Coley and O'Neil Richards (Jam) both made their List A debut. ^[3]
• Points: Zimbabwe 2, Jamaica 0.

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12 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

Sri Lanka   211/5 (50 overs)	v	Jamaica 144/8 (50 overs)
Avishka Gunawardene 107 Kirk Powell 1/28 (8 overs)		Jimmy Adams 34* Russel Arnold 2/17 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 67 runs Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)

• Jamaica won the toss and elected to field.
• Avishka Gunawardene (SL) scored his maiden List A century. ^[4]
• Points: Sri Lanka 2, Jamaica 0.
• Jamaica were eliminated as a result of this match.

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14 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

Malaysia   83 (48.3 overs)	v	Jamaica 87/4 (21 overs)
Ramesh Menon 19 Ryan Cunningham 4/13 (10 overs)		Tony Powell 20* Suresh Navaratnam 2/23 (6 overs)

Jamaica won by 6 wickets Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Ismail Khan (Mas) and Saleem Badar (Pak)

• Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
• Carl Wright and Ryan Cunningham (Jam) both made their List A debut. ^[5]
• Audley Sanson (Jam) played his only List A match. ^[5]
• Rakesh Madhavan, David Thalalla, Ramesh Menon, Suresh Navaratnam, Matthew William, Kunjiraman Ramadas, Rohan Selvaratnam, Siswanto Haidi, Shankar Retinam, Rohan Suppiah, Chew Pok Cheong (Mas) and O'Neil Richards (Jam) all played their final List A match. ^[5]
• Points: Jamaica 2, Malaysia 0.

Netball

Squad

• Nadine Bryan
• Margaret Byfield
• Elaine Davis
• Roniesh Davis
• Connie Francis
• Nadine French
• Georgia Gordon
• Oberon Pitterson
• Nerine Riley
• Sharmalee Watkins
• Tashna Walker
• Sharon Wiles

Source: ^[6]

Summary

Jamaica finished fifth in the netball at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. In the group stages, they won three of their five matches. ^{[7] [8]}

Group A

14 September 1998	Jamaica	74–36	Canada

15 September 1998	England	52–51	Jamaica

16 September 1998	Malaysia	26–83	Jamaica

17 September 1998	Australia	70–38	Jamaica

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. "Jamaica Squad". ESPNcricinfo . 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
2. Becca, Tony (23 September 1998). "Jamaica on the attack". The Gleaner . Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025– via ESPNcricinfo.
3. "Jamaica v Zimbabwe - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group A)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
4. "Jamaica v Sri Lanka - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group A)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
5. "Malaysia v Jamaica - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group A)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
6. "Athletes' Profile: Netball". kl98.thecgf.com. 10 September 1998. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
7. "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur (MAS) 1998". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
8. "XVI Commonwealth Games". www.sadec.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

External links

• Official website