Quote:"It's a big achievement for me because it was my first hundred," declared Blackwood, who represented Jamaica in regional under-19 competition."This one is for my family and friends back home and all the players who had confidence in me that I could do it and I went out there and did it."

The promising Jamaican middle-order batsman was also one of the key architects of his team's huge first innings score of 392 falling four runs short of a century.

self-confidence
"I believe in my ability and I know what I can do and what I am capable of. I got out in the first innings playing a careless shot," Blackwood admitted.

"I know once I went out in the second innings and bat sometimes, play each ball on its merit, I will certainly get the hundred. As you can see, I went out there and put in the work and the hundred came, so I thank God for that."

Blackwood, who has been prolific at the Gros-Islet playing field, says he has been achieving targets for the season.
"I set myself some targets, before I came in I set myself to make 500 runs for the first-class season, and as you can see, I surpassed that and that is a good achievement," said Blackwood who scored a double century at the Gros Islet playing field representing Jamaica in regional Under-19 cricket.
"I should have gotten more centuries. I have to work harder next season and, hopefully, I can get more centuries."