Jermaine Lannaman, STAR Writer

Fritz Harris, secretary of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), says his organisation is awaiting reports as to the reason behind the abandonment of the third Jamaica Franchise trial match at Sabina Park on Wednesday.

The game, which formed part of the selection process of players for the upcoming four-day WICB Professional League tournament, was called off inside the first over of the second day due safety concerns.

Injuries and bruises

Several players representing either John Campbell's XI and Paul Palmer's XI suffered injuries and bruises throughout the affair.

"It's unfortunate that the game had to be called off," said Harris, whose association owns the Jamaica Franchise team.

"It robs the players, coaches, and everybody involved in the trials of valuable time and opportunities ahead of the season.

"The JCA, therefore, look forward to reports from the match officials, as well as officials of the franchise, to see what led to the abandonment," he declared.

Batsmen André McCarthy, Shacoya Thomas, and wicketkeeper-batsman Kemar Marshall all suffered injuries.

Harris, who explained that he expected JCA and the Jamaica Franchise's chief executive officer, Courtney Francis, to be in receipt of the first set of reports yesterday, said he was also looking for a speedy closure to the matter.

Harris, in the meantime, also expressed hope that the fourth trial match, which is also scheduled for Sabina Park, will go ahead as planned.

"The hope is that this set back will not disturb the schedule of trial matches as we still have a tournament to play," he said.