Jamaica at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Jamaica at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Jamaica
CGF codeJAM
CGAJamaica Olympic Association
Websitejoa.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)

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.

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

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

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


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. ^ a b c "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.
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