Sports Person of the Week

Jalon Linton

Friday, May 21, 2004

A BRIGHT young and upcoming star in the cricket world, has proven himself so many times that he deserves another look. At 20, Jalon Linton has already been on nine junior tours and three senior tours.

Jalon started out playing football and cricket from an early age at George Town Primary School. Jalon’s talents shone through and when he was 17, he played football and cricket for the Cayman Islands. He then decided he needed more time in his life, and wanted to focus on cricket.

This past summer, Jalon went away to Guyana to play in the U19 West Indies Tournament, playing for the Rest of Americas team. They did not go expecting to win, just to turn some heads, and they came home proud.

When he isn’t on the cricket field, Jalon can be found working with his father at J&R Contracting, Esso Standard Oil. Or studying at the community college, “Education comes first” he said, “I need the some doors left open for other careers.”

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