Thursday, April 30, 2026

Academy CCL U-16 champs

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Left-arm spinner Devon Stevenson produced a devastating spell to bowl Franklyn Stephenson Academy (FSA) to their first capture of the Community Cricket League (CCL) Under-16 title at Bennetts, St Thomas, on Sunday.

The 16-year-old Lodge School student, who is the great nephew of the tournament director Franklyn Stephenson, dismantled the UWI middle order with six wickets for 16 runs in six consecutive overs that produced two maidens.

Invited to bat in damp conditions, compliments the heavy showers experienced across the island on Saturday, the FSA romped to 256 for seven in their 30 overs, with attacking half-centuries from captain Malik Young and Jayden Roberts.

In reply, UWI were dismissed 181 in 29.5 overs with Stevenson, a former Barbados Under-15 representative, capturing at least one wicket in each over except his fifth. (WH)

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