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Sporting event delegation
Barbados at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Barbados
CGF codeBAR
CGABarbados Olympic Association
Websiteolympic.org.bb
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11 September 1998 (1998-09-11) – 21 September 1998 (1998-09-21)
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Barbados competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was Barbados's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Medalists

The following Barbadian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Andrea Blackett Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles
 Bronze Obadele Thompson Athletics Men's 100 metres
 Bronze Barry Forde Cycling Men's sprint

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Barbados named the below squad for the tournament.

Roster
Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Barbados men Men's tournament  Bangladesh
W by 4 wickets (D/L) 		 Northern Ireland
W by 176 runs 		 South Africa
L by 4 wickets 		2 did not advance 6
Group stage
Group C
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 0 6 1.143
2  Barbados 3 2 1 0 0 4 1.330
3  Northern Ireland 3 1 2 0 0 2 −0.643
4  Bangladesh 3 0 3 0 0 0 −1.547
Source: ESPNcricinfo


10 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
144/7 (47 overs) 		v  Barbados
160/6 (41.3 overs)
Shahriar Hossain 70* (123)
Henderson Bryan 3/32 (10 overs) 		Adrian Griffith 31
Naimur Rahman 2/30 (9 overs)
Barbados won by 4 wickets (D/L method)
Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Saleem Badar (Pak)
  • Barbados won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain, Barbados target was 160 runs.
  • Points: Barbados 2, Bangladesh 0.
13 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Barbados 
296/5 (50 overs) 		v  Northern Ireland
120/7 (50 overs)
Philo Wallace 92
Dekker Curry 2/42 (10 overs) 		Stephen Smyth 58
Ottis Gibson 2/18 (7 overs)
Barbados won by 176 runs
Rubber Research Institute Ground, Shah Alam
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and William Smith (Sco)
  • Northern Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ryan Hinds (Bar) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Barbados 2, Northern Ireland 0.
  • Northern Ireland were eliminated as a result of this match.
15 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Barbados 
254/6 (50 overs) 		v  South Africa
257/6 (48.2 overs)
Philo Wallace 74 (73)
Alan Dawson 2/47 (8 overs) 		Jacques Kallis 71 (96)
Ottis Gibson 3/38 (9 overs)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)
  • Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: South Africa 2, Barbados 0.
  • South Africa qualified for the semi-finals and Barbados were eliminated as a result of this match.


References

  1. "Commonwealth Games 1954 – 2022 (Medals won by Barbadians)". Barbados Olympic Association. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  2. "Barbados Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  3. "Courtney Browne out of Commonwealth Cricket Team". The Nation Barbados. 19 May 1998. Archived from the original on 21 March 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "Bangladesh v Barbados - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. "Barbados v Northern Ireland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  6. "Barbados v South Africa - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group C)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

External links

Associations at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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