Javon
Phillip Ramon Scantlebury-Searles was born on 21st
December 1986. A right-handed fast-medium bowler,
middle-order batsman and excellent fielder, he is
the most talented and exciting all-round cricketer
in his age group in the Region. This was confirmed
when he was awarded the prize for the Best
All-rounder in the just concluded 2005 TCL Group
– West Indies Under 19 Cricket Challenge, held in
St. Vincent & the Grenadines. He is blessed with all
the qualities needed to become a successful cricket
all-rounder at the highest level. He has immense
natural ability, physical strength, determination,
confidence, courage and a will to win. Very
athletic, well built and looking every inch a
cricketer, he is a natural attacking batsman and
superb catcher in any position; occasionally he
bowls with hostility and swing showing the ability
to lift his game to the next level, when required to
do so.
During the year 2005, he displayed these qualities
with match winning performances which resulted in
The Guardian General Barbados Youth First Division
Cricket Team being at the top of the standings for
the first five games of the local Banks/Legends
First Division Competition. He scored 57 against
Carlton and by the end of the fourth series his
batting average was 30.33. He also took four wickets
on two occasions, 4/40 vs Carib Carlton and 4/59 vs
Cable & Wireless.
With a batting average of 37.00 and bowling
statistics of 10 Wickets for 80 Runs, he ensured
that The Guardian General Barbados Youth reached the
Quarter finals of the Sagicor Cup Competition. This
performance included 4/46 vs Wanderers and 5/56 vs
Banks.
He was outstanding during the 2005 TCL Group – West
Indies Under 19 Cricket Challenge this year, being
the leading new ball bowler in the 3-day
tournament with 20 Wickets for 171 runs, which
included 5/18 vs Windward, 4/15 vs Jamaica, and 4/12
vs Trinidad. He also played some match winning
innings including 48 vs Jamaica.
In one of the two Limited Overs games played,
he took 4/20 in the final against Trinidad & Tobago.
He finished with 6/37 and at rate of 2.50 runs per
over, making a significant contribution to Barbados
placing second in both competitions.
It should also be noted that Javon has played a
critical role in his school, Coleridge and Parry,
reaching the 2005 final in the First Caribbean
International Bank Schools cricket competition.
He has demonstrated the kind of qualities and work
ethics of a true professional on the field of play
in the year 2005. As a result he is included in the
top 20 selected for the training camp in Trinidad
and Tobago during December 2005. If he continues to
show the effort, and desire to succeed, there is no
doubt he will be in the final fourteen for the
International under 19 World Cup Cricket
Championship in Sri Lanka in February 2006.
Being the Best All-rounder has placed him
among the top five under 19 cricketers in the
West Indies coming out of the tournament.
