SPBS, July 13th, 2018 -- Many Caribbean cricket enthusiasts would know our honoree as he was one of our young promising cricketers who was selected to the Leeward Island and West Indies B cricket teams at a very early age.
Shane Melvon Jeffers is the son of the proud parents Anthony and Erica Jeffers. The prolific, hard hitting cricketer, from the prestigious town of Sandy Point is one of the most renowned cricketers in Federation’s history capturing many first time and singular experiences for Sandy Point and St. Kitts. Like a true Sandy Pointer, Shane continues to unwaveringly represent his home town and over twenty years has represented St. Kitts, The Leeward Islands Under 15, Under 19 and Senior Cricket Teams, the West Indies B team and MCCYC out of Lord’s England.
With a father who was an avid cricketer, Shane inevitably began playing cricket at a very early age. Amongst his peers, he was famous for his powerful strikes which instilled a sense fear as they were afraid to field any ball he would hit. At the tender age of sixteen, Shane made his debut with the national senior team and just a year later, made his first maiden national century against Anguilla, scoring one hundred and eighteen runs. Shane went on to captain the Under 19 and senior team and notably, lead the St. Kitts Under 19 Team to victory for the first time ever in 1999.
In 2001, aged twenty, Shane went on to make his first-class debut against Bangladesh in St. Kitts, a first for any cricketer from Sandy Point. Shane (along with thirty-nine other cricketers from across the region) was invited to spend three months at the West Indies Shell Cricket Academy, at St. George’s University, Grenada to perfect his craft. After the three-month period, Shane was entrusted with captaincy of the West Indies B team.
Shane continued to play first class cricket for over a decade. Undeniably, his best seasons were between 2004 and 2006, with personal statistics placing him within the top three opening batsmen in the region and in striking range of the West Indies Senior Team. The MCCYC out of Lords England toured St. Kitts in 2007 and in collaboration with the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, decided to give an opportunity to the young cricketer. As a result of his superb performance against the touring side, Shane spent three months with MCCYC playing in the second county XI division in England.
In 2014, Shane lit Warner Park ablaze with powerful strikes and fantastic batting in a charity game dubbed the Beefy Bash, where legends of the game such as Brian Lara, Graeme Swann, Tom Moody, and celebrities Piers Morgan and Marcus Mumford took part. He scored a whopping 83 not out from just 40 balls and had Marcus Mumford begging for mercy. One month later, he smashed a brilliant century against the touring Bangladesh test team hammering 118 from 131 balls, pummeling 22 boundaries, Jeffers was in a marauding mood. Rightfully so, the Bangladeshi contingent thought he was international-player material as questions were asked of who he was and where he played his cricket. In 2015, Shane was contracted by the Leeward Island Hurricanes and played professionally for one year. It is worth mentioning the following; Shane is the first cricketer from Sandy Point to captain the national side, the first Kittitian to captain at the first-class level and the first and only Kittitian to score a century in one day cricket at the first class level.
Presently, Shane has retired from first class cricket but continues to play locally for his club Sandy Point. Additionally, he is a member of the coaching staff of the St. Kitts National Cricket Team and has recently been voted on as a Leeward Island selector for all levels of cricket in the Leeward Islands.
Indisputably, Shane has been one of St. Kitts’ best!
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