Bermuda Masters 240

Jamaican Association 141

Bermuda Masters' 99-run victory over Jamaican Association at Lords on Saturday proved to be the "perfect send-off" for team manager Warrington (Soup) Zuill (pictured above) who died following a long bout with illness shortly after his team had triumphantly raised a trophy played in his honour.

The 77-year-old long-serving sports administrator, statistician and historian died peacefully at his Devonshire home among family members just hours after the Masters, Zuill's pride and joy, had pulled off a convincing win in the East End.

"He went peacefully to sleep without a grunt or a moan. At around 8 p.m. my sister (Dejeonge) informed my father the Bermuda Masters had won the game and within an hour he passed away," Zuill's eldest daughter Avril told The Royal Gazette.

"It was the perfect send-off and it was almost as if he was waiting all day for the result."

Zuill's son Hoyt, who took four for 38 in Saturday's match for the Masters, added: "It was a bitter-sweet occasion. Everybody just froze when we were told my father had died. He was a big part of this team."

The late Zuill was an integral part of the Bermuda Masters squad that won the 2006 Antigua and Barbuda Independence Festival title in Antigua.

"Obviously we were all saddened to learn that Soup had passed away . . . it was almost as if he was waiting for us to win. But it was good to know that we won the match in his honour," said Masters all-rounder Andre (Doc) Manders, who stroked 17 and then collected two for 12 against Jamaican Association.

Historian Zuill died the same day as Masters left-arm spinner James Swan celebrated his 51st birthday.

"After we had won the match I told Hoyt to take the trophy to his father so that he could see it. It's going to be one hell of a funeral," Swan said.

Led by a sparkling half -century from opener Allen Richardson (58) and solid contributions from their middle order, Masters rattled up an impressive total for the loss of nine wickets in their allotted 40 overs that proved well beyond their Jamaican rivals' reach.

Also among the runs for the Masters, who lived up to their name, were Ricky Brangman (29), Winston Simmons (27), Lloyd Morrison (24) and Ricky Hill (28) – one of four batsmen run out during the innings.

Dwayne Edwards (two for 34) and Chris Bailey (two for 57) were the pick of a Jamaican Association attack that was put to the sword.

Earlier Bailey cracked 55, Edwards 20 and Patrick Hamlett 21 before the Jamaicans eventually crumbled to give Masters a convincing win.