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Thursday, May 28, 2026
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Bascome & Coventry & North Warwickshire Fall to Walmley
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 A masterful century from Harry Wyatt proved the defining difference as Walmley Cricket Club secured a hard-fought four-wicket victory over Coventry & North Warwickshire Cricket Club. The encounter delivered high-quality individual performances from both sides, but it was Walmley's superior execution down the stretch that ultimately tilted the balance in their favor.
Having won the toss, Walmley elected to bowl first and task Coventry & North Warwickshire with setting a baseline target on a competitive surface. The decision yielded a demanding afternoon in the field as the Coventry batsmen dug in to post a substantial total of 233 before being bowled out. Akshaykumar Patel spearheaded the innings with a majestic knock of 118 runs, systematically punishing any loose deliveries to anchor his side's efforts.
Bermudian international Okera Bascome opened the innings with an aggressive, high-tempo cameo, blasting 11 runs off just five balls—a short but explosive sequence highlighted by a towering six and a boundary. However, Walmley’s bowling attack kept finding vital breakthroughs, with Jamie Hall leading the line spectacularly to finish with highly disciplined figures of three wickets for 46 runs from his maximum allotment of ten overs.
Faced with a daunting chase, Walmley anchored their reply around a flawless batting display from Wyatt. The standout batsman controlled the tempo of the innings beautifully, compiling a brilliant 108 runs to break the spine of the target. Coventry & North Warwickshire threw everything into their defensive effort, led by a clinical spell from Sameer Vohra, who bowled with immense control to return figures of two wickets for 39 runs from his ten overs, including two maidens.
Despite Vohra's best efforts to dry up the runs and trigger a late collapse, Walmley kept their composure cleanly to cross the line, reaching 234 for the loss of six wickets to seal a vital victory.
Coventry & North Warwickshire CC Inning
..11 (05) Okera Bascome b Lewis Hoffman
..00 (06) Sunair Siddique Khan c Max Southgate b Jamie Hall ..05 (08) Viraj Sorathia b Jamie Hall
..00 (04) Taran Toor c George Wyatt b Lewis Hoffman
118 (137) Akshaykumar Patel LBW Peter Shackleford
..25 (34) Ashvir Pandher c Amaan Nasar b Max Southgate
..00 (02) Abhinav Rangappa c Harry Wyatt b Peter Shackleford
..32 (63) George Neal b Jamie Hall
..18 (37) Sameer Vohra c Max Southgate b Bryan Mudalige ..01 (03) Toby Palmer st Harry Wyatt b Bryan Mudalige
..05 (04) Lee Golding Not Out
..18 Extras (4b-5lb-7w-2nb)
233 Total All Out after 50 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-11 (Bascome); 2-16 (Sorathia); 3-18 (Toor); 4-18 (Khan); 5-65 (Pandher); 6-66 (-Rangappa); 7-165 (Neal); 8-217 (Vohra); 9-227 (Patel); 10-233 (Palmer);
Walmley CC Bowlers
10.-0-46-3 Jamie Hall
4.0-0-08-2 Lewis Hoffman
10.-0-39-2 Peter Shackleford
2.0-0-08-0 Aaron Thomason
10.-1-55-1 Max Southgate
8.0-0-35-0 Jonathan Newis
6.0-0-33-2 Bryan Mudalige
Walmley CC Inning
..07 (10) George Wyatt LBW Sameer Vohra
..40 (47) Kaash Patel b Lee Golding
108 (131) Harry Wyatt Not Out
..26 (37) Peter Shackleford c & b Akshaykumar Patel
..05 (15) Amaan Nasar c & b Toby Palmer
..02 (07) Bryan Mudalige b Sameer Vohra
..03 (08) Jonathan Newis c Sameer Vohra b Akshaykumar Patel
..15 (22) Lewis Hoffman Not Out
..28 Extras (4b-7lb-14w-3nb)
234 Total for 6 wickets after 45.2 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-18 (Wyatt); 2-80 (Patel); 3-152 (Shackleford); 4-171 (Nasar); 5-180 (Mudalige); 6-185 (Newis);
Coventry & North Warwickshire CC Bowlers
10.-2-39-2 Sameer Vohra
8.0-2-37-0 Taran Toor
2.0-0-11-0 Abhinav Rangappa
2.0-0-07-0 Ashvir Pandher
6.2-0-46-1 Lee Golding
7.0-0-41-1 Toby Palmer
1.0-0-03-0 George Neal
9.0-0-39-2 Akshaykumar Patel
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Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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Clinical Warwick Cruise Past Saltus to Claim Super 8s Crown
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Warwick Academy have been crowned the 2026 Bermuda School Sports Federation's Middle School Boys Super 8s cricket champions after producing a clinical performance to dismantle Saltus Grammar School in the grand finale.
Competing at the picturesque White Hill Field, Warwick's technical discipline on the field proved the definitive difference. Winning the toss and electing to bowl, the newly crowned champions choked the run rate from the opening delivery, systematically dismantling the Saltus batting order and restricting them to a modest total of 43 runs from their allotted overs.
Asa Trew-Smith offered the lone structural resistance for Saltus with a hard-fought 17 runs, while Cassano Dickenson chipped in with 14, but the target always appeared well below par against a high-firing Warwick lineup.
The second-innings chase developed into a straightforward assignment for the Warwick batsmen, who utilized an aggressive, high-tempo baseline to completely take control of the contest.
Losing just two wickets along the way, Warwick needed a mere 4.1 overs to aggressively hunt down the target and halt the match. Opener Lewis Macfarlane spearheaded the charge, anchoring the chase with a sharp 17 runs before capping off his magnificent afternoon by hitting a boundary to cross the line and seal an emphatic victory.
While the final proved a one-sided affair, the path to the showcase match delivered immense tournament drama during the morning semi-final brackets.
Saltus Grammar School punched their ticket to the finale following a thrilling, down-to-the-wire escape against The Whitney Institute Middle School. Trew-Smith was the undisputed star of the morning, unleashing a brutal, boundary-laden display to smash a blistering 43 runs—a high-octane knock highlighted by an astonishing seven towering sixes.
Saltus set a daunting target of 68, but Whitney mounted a ferocious counter-assault, falling agonizingly just two runs short on 66 as the final over concluded. In the adjacent semi-final bracket, Warwick Academy smoothly navigated their own high-stakes assignment, comfortably defeating a physical Sandys Secondary Middle School lineup to set up their eventual championship coronation.
POOL A
Sandys Secondary Middle School – 77/0
Somersfield Academy – 71/2
Somersfield Academy – 50/0
Francis Patton – 46/4
Somersfield Academy – 46/4
Whitney Institute – 49
Sandys Secondary Middle School – 28/0
Francis Patton – 26/2
Whitney Institute def. Francis Patton
Whitney Institute def. Sandys Secondary Middle School
Pool B
Dellwood Middle School – 18/7
Warwick Academy – 19/0
Saltus Grammar School – 128
Dellwood Middle School – 53
Saltus Grammar School – 39
Warwick Academy – 81
Semi-Finals
Warwick Academy def. Sandys Secondary Middle School
Saltus Grammar – 68/3
Whitney Institute- 66/6
FINAL
Saltus Grammar – 43/2
Warwick Academy – 46/2
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Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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Warwick Academy Edge Sandys in Last-Over Thriller
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Warwick Academy have been crowned the Bermuda School Sports Federation's Middle School Girls Super 8 Cricket champions after dethroning defending champions Sandys Secondary Middle School in a breathless final.
Setting a daunting target of 74 in their allotted six overs, Warwick’s innings was anchored by a blistering display from Adriana Dyer. Dyer led the charge by smashing two sixes and three fours on her way to a mandatory retirement score of 30, while teammate Lee Terceira added a crucial 14 runs.
Sandys mounted a spectacular chase, ignited by a boundary-laden 30 from Jerzi Smith—including three towering sixes—and a late surge alongside Yara Muhammad. However, with the West Enders needing just four runs for victory, Warwick's Evie Brogden turned hero in the final over, snatching two quick wickets to dash Sandys' hopes and leave them three runs agonizingly short on 71.
Earlier in the tournament, both finalists showcased their heavy-hitting pedigree in the Semi-Finals. Warwick Academy punched their ticket to the showcase match with a convincing 31-run victory over Saltus Grammar School. Terceira was in sensational form, smashing an unbeaten 30, supported well by Sommer Barclay's 28, easily overshadowing an impressive retirement knock of 30 from Saltus' Avalon Hollis.
Sandys, meanwhile, booked their final spot by chasing down 67 against the Whitney Institute with a full six balls to spare. Despite Whitney's Yendi Chase Simmons blasting 35 runs—featuring four sixes—Sandys' opening duo of Yari Smith and Jerzi Smith proved relentless, combining for an unbeaten 68-run partnership to seal a dominant 10-wicket victory.
Pool A
Somersfield Academy - 52/5
Warwick Academy - 59/2
Somersfield Academy - 52/2
Whitney Institute - 53/1
Whitney Institute - 51/5
Warwick Academy - 55/2
Pool B
Sandys Secondary Middle school - 44/1
Dellwood Middle School - 43/3
Saltus Grammar - 63/3
Sandys Secondary Middle School - 66/1
Saltus Grammar - 65/1
Dellwood Middle School- 55/3
Semi Finals
Warwick Academy - 97/2
Saltus Grammar - 76/1
Sandys Secondary Middle School- 68/0
The Whitney Institute - 67/0
Final
Warwick Academy - 74/2
Sandys Secondary Middle School - 74/1
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Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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Jeffers Stars with Ball as Bristol West Indian Win
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Bristol West Indian Phoenix CC 199/9 Twyford House 140
All-rounder Cameron Jeffers produced a devastating bowling masterclass to inspire Bristol West Indian Phoenix CC to a comprehensive 59-run victory over Twyford House CC in the Bristol & District Cricket Association Second Division.
Having won the toss and elected to bat, Phoenix recovered from early setbacks to post a highly competitive 199-9 from their allotted 40 overs. Renel Stewart anchored the innings beautifully with a top-score of 61, while Jeffers chipped in with eight lower-order runs. Twyford House bowler Mark Fowler kept the hosts in check with a superb, economical spell of 3-19.
However, Twyford House's response completely crumbled under a relentless spin assault led by Jeffers. The Bermudian international administrative standard-bearer ripped through the visitor's batting lineup, extracting sharp turn to claim magnificent figures of 4-20 from his 6.5 overs.
Despite a resilient 31 from opener George Millett, Twyford House were emphatically bundled out for 140, handing Phoenix a thoroughly deserved maximum-points triumph to ignite their early-season momentum.
Bristol West Indian Phoenix CC Inning
..20 (60) Raj Chudasama b Alfie Huxtable
..00 (10) Mahir Toshniwal Run Out
..30 (30) Shawn Bennett c James Connell b Alfie Huxtable
..17 (26) Muntasir Nayeem b Mark Fowler
..02 (09) Felix Wright b Mark Fowler
..08 (13) Cameron Jeffers c Chris Sherring b Mark Fowler
..61 (61) Renel Stewart c Chris Sherring b Lachlan Graveney-Massey
..01 (05) Zemroy Thomas b James Marks
..14 (16) Yatin Patel c James Connell b Benjamin Smith
..08 (07) Ricardo Thompson Not Out
..08 (05) Cadell Reid Not Out
..30 Extras (2lb-26w-2nb)
199 Total for 9 wickets after 40 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-4 (Toshniwal); 2-61 (Bennett); 3-71 (Chudasama); 4-77 (Wrigh); 5-84 (Nayeem); 6-96 (Jeffers); 7-108 (Thomas); 8-176 (Stewart); 9-189 (Patel);
Twyford House CC Bowlers
8.0-0-56-1 Benjamin Smith
8.0-0-35-1 Lachlan Graveney-Massey
8.0-0-20-2 Alfie Huxtable
8.0-2-19-3 Mark Fowler
4.0-0-35-1 James Marks
4.0-0-32-0 Thomas Field
Twyford House CC Inning
..25 (37) Mark Fowler c Renel Stewart b Cadell Reid
..09 (06) Madhav Mehta b Cadell Reid
..05 (15) Alfie Huxtable LBW Cadell Reid
..31 (37) George Millett st Renel Stewart b Cameron Jeffers
..09 (24) James Connell b Ricardo Thompson
..18 (12) Matt Collins b Zemroy Thomas
..01 (02) Benjamin Smith b Cameron Jeffers
..08 (23) Chris Sherring c Cadell Reid b Cameron Jeffers
..03 (13) Thomas Field b Zemroy Thomas
..12 (16) Lachlan Graveney-Massey c Muntasir Nayeem b Cameron Jeffers
..03 (09) James Marks Not Out
..16 Extras (6b-7w-3nb)
140 Total All Out after 31.5 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-21 (Mehta); 2-37 (Huxtable); 3-44 (Fowler); 4-62 (Connell); 5-107(Collins); 6-109 (Millett); 7-110 (Smith); 8-119 (Field); 9-123 (Sherring); 10-140(Graveney-Massey);
Bristol West Indian Phoenix CC Bowlers
8.0-1-31-3 Cadell Reid
4.0-1-16-0 Yatin Patel
5.0-0-28-1 Ricardo Thompson
8.0-1-39-2 Zemroy Thomas
6.5-1-20-4 Cameron Jeffers
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Monday, May 25, 2026
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Weekend Top Performers with both Bat & Ball
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The curtain has officially come down on a thrilling domestic cricket season across Bermuda following a high-stakes weekend of final fixtures that settled league titles and relegation heartbreaks.
At the summit of the batting charts, Somerset Cricket Club captain Dominic Sabir led entirely from the front to construct a magnificent masterpiece at the top of the order. Sabir anchored his side's batting line beautifully, hammering a glittering eighty-three runs off just fifty balls against Bailey's Bay. His explosive knock, peppered with eight boundaries and five towering sixes, set the foundation for an above-par total of one hundred and ninety-nine that ultimately secured a twenty-five-run victory for the West Enders.
Over at the Wellington Oval, opening batter Nzari Paynter put on an absolute clinic in aggressive stroke play to guide St. George's Cricket Club to local bragging rights against East End rivals St. David's. Paynter reached his half-century in just forty balls before eventually falling for a majestic sixty-one runs off forty-eight deliveries. His innings featured four boundaries and three massive sixes, igniting a dominant home display that powered St. George's to a comprehensive ninety-one-run triumph.
The celebration of the weekend belonged to the Southampton Rangers, who officially secured the Premier Division league title following a devastating performance against PHC at the Southampton Oval. Veteran campaigner Jordan DeSilva provided the fireworks with the willow, smashing a swashbuckling fifty-seven runs off a mere twenty-seven deliveries. DeSilva went on a merciless boundary-striking rampage, clearing the ropes five times and finding the fence on two other occasions to push his team past the two-hundred mark.
While the batsmen enjoyed plenty of short-boundary glory, the weekend ultimately belonged to a trio of masterclass bowling spells that completely tore through opposing batting line-ups.
The undisputed performance of the weekend came from newly crowned champion Onias Bascome, who doubled as chief tormentor for the Southampton Rangers. Bascome unleashed a historic spell of absolute destruction, tearing through the PHC middle and lower order with surgical precision. Coming on as the sixth bowler utilized, Bascome took five wickets while conceding an unbelievable six runs from his three overs, including a maiden, to bowl out the opposition for just seventy-five.
Despite ending up on the losing side in the East End derby, St. David's Cricket Club stalwart Justin Pitcher reminded everyone of his elite top-flight pedigree. Pitcher single-handedly restricted the St. George's surge during the death overs, mixing his pace beautifully to claim fantastic figures of four wickets for nineteen runs from his maximum allotment of four overs.
Meanwhile, a stellar individual performance from Micah Simons of Willow Cuts, operating with immense flight and tactical control during a tough First Division encounter against Cleveland County at the Somerset Cricket Club, Simons consistently found the outer edge to claim a superb four-wicket haul. Simons finished his highly disciplined four-over shift giving up twenty-nine runs, providing a bright spark on a weekend where the standard of local cricket reached a brilliant crescendo.
Batting Department
..83 Dominic Sabir - Somerset Cricket Club
..61 Nzari Paynter - St. George's Cricket Club
..57 Jordan DeSilva - Southampton Rangers
..55 Stephen Outerbridge - Bailey's Bay
Bowling Department
3.0-0-06-5 Onias Bascome - Southampton Rangers
4.0-0-19-4 Justin Pitcher - St. David's Cricket Club
4.0-0-29-4 Micah Simons - Willow Cuts
4.0-0-09-3 Sa-Qui Robinson - St. George's Cricket Club
4.0-1-10-3 Cory Tucker-Smith - Flatt's Victoria
4.0-0-29-3 Kwasi James - Somerset Cricket Club
4.0-0-33-3 Dennico Hollis - Bailey's Bay
4.0-0-37-3 Rodney Trott - Bailey's Bay
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