VENUE WELL-SUITED WITH PROUD CRICKET HISTORY
Discovery Bay, St Ann; August 7, 2025
The Port Rhoades Sports Club (Discovery Bauxite), Discovery Bay St Ann, is gearing up to host the national finals of the Social Development Commission (SDC) 20/20 cricket competition on Sunday, August 10.
The club has been the traditional venue for the finals since 2012, except for the COVID-19 years, and last year’s trial run at Chedwin Park.
The Port Rhoades Sport Club has grandstand seating and grounds accommodation for over 5,000 spectators.
The 2025 competition commenced on May 22 and is the largest and most popular cricket competition in Jamaica with some 120 teams representing approximately 150 communities across the country.
Sunday’s games will see the Portmore Masters against SE Masters from St. Elizabeth in the Masters Finals at 10am, and Junction Ballards Valley from St. Elizabeth playing Richmond Park, Kingston, at 2pm.
(Action from the 20/20 SDC 2018 Finals at Port Rhoades)
Notable names in action on Sunday include Andre Russell, Darren Powell, Ruvan Powell, and Kennar Lewis.
The Port Rhoades Club (formerly Kaiser Sports Club) has hosted international matches as far back as 1978, a release from Discovery Bauxite said.
It has also been the home of the bauxite company’s Mini League cricket and netball summer training programmes for youngsters under 14 years.
Honourable Members of the Club include George Headley and Michael Holding, who both opened the Headley/Holding pavilion in 1976, former Governor General Sir Florizel
Glasspole, and cricket luminaries Courtney Walsh, Bruce Wellington, Carlton Forbes, journalist Tony Becca, and late international umpire Johnny Gayle.
