Psychiatric take T20

PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL Sports Club etched their name in the annals of local cricket history yesterday by becoming the inaugural champions of the Barbados Cricket Association’s Twenty20 Shield Competition.

The Black Rock institution hung on to get the better of a nail-biting finish at Kensington Oval over Lords Sports Club of St. Lucy to be crowned champions of the shortest format among teams from the lower divisions.

Asked to bat first, Psychiatric battled their way to 119 for nine before dismissing Lords off the last ball of the final over for 115.

The triumph continued a successful sequence of championship victories for Psychiatric, who are also defending champions of the prestigious 40-over Shield for junior clubs. (WH)

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