Sports
Athlete of the Week
Jalon Linton
Cricket's Promising Batsman
More often than not local cricket fans havebeen overheard saying how much 17-year-old Jalon Linton resemblestest cricketer Carl Hooper, who has recently decided to returnto international cricket.
And to be sure, Jalon strives hard at becoming a great all roundcricketer like Hooper. He trains three times a week with U-19national cricket team, and does double duty working out with theU-17 national football squad twice a week, leaving Sundays forhis school work.
The 'Local Hoops', as he is affectionately known, is a fourthorder batsman, who has garnered two outstanding awards from theCayman Islands Cricket Association in 1999 -- Highest IndividualScore from the School Boys Group (59 not out) and Best Catch.
"I would just like to say that Mrs. Merta Day [Manager ofthe Cricket team] and Coach Cuffy [National Cricket Coach] arelike my backbone. They really have helped me with my grades. Sportsis really what has helped me keep up with my school work and ifthe coaches see that I am slacking off, they get on me to buckledown on the books," said Jalon Linton.
Theo Cuffy, the national cricket coach, had this to say aboutJalon's cricket exploits: "He participates extremely well.He is the first one to offer his help even if it is somethingoutside of cricket. He is a polite young man.
"He has a bright future in sports. He is good at footballerand cricketer. And while he is an average student, he does notgive up; instead he keeps his head in the right place," headded.